Dr. Stuart Eldridge Smith M.D.
Orthopedist
301 21st Ave North Nashville TN, 37203About
Dr. Stuart Smith is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Nashville, TN. Dr. Smith specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Smith tends to bones, ligaments, muscles, joints, nerves and tendons. Orthopaedic surgeons can specialize in certain areas like the hand, spine, hip, foot and ankle, shoulder and elbow or the knee.
Education and Training
Vanderbilt Univ Sch of Med, Nashville Tn 1990
Vanderbilt University School of Med-Nashville 1990
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine 1990
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
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Data provided by the National Library of MedicineTreatments
- Joint Replacement (arthroplasty), Qlink
- Torn Meniscus
- Arthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Back Pain
- Rotator Cuff Syndrome
- Pain
- Degenerative Disc Disease (ddd)
- Abnormal Gait
Fellowships
- Massachusetts General Hospital of the Harvard Medical School Boston
- Harvard Medical School
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