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Brian A. Smith, MD Assistant Professor Sports Medicine

Dr. Smith’s areas of expertise include: 
Sports Medicine Injuries
Arthroscopic Surgery of the Knee and Shoulder
Ligament and Joint Reconstruction
Cartilage Repair and Joint Arthritis
Knee and Shoulder Replacement Surgery

Clinic Locations

Primary Care Pavilion 400 Harborside Dr. Galveston, Texas 77555 (409) 772-2222	South Shore Harbour 3023 Marina Bay Drive, Suite 101 League City, Texas 77573-1428 (281) 334-0620

Victory Lakes 2240 Gulf Freeway South League City, TX  77573 (832) 505-1200

Education

1981-86  B.S., University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
1987-91  M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
1991-92  General Surgery Internship, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
1992-96  Orthopaedic Residency, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Orthopaedic Research Fellowship, Musculoskeletal Center, Pittsburgh, PA
1997-98  Orthopaedic Research Fellowship, Hughston Sports Medicine Foundation

Surgical Interests/Background Emphasis

Sports Medicine, Shoulder and Knee Arthroscopy/Arthroplasty, Joint Reconstruction, Orthopaedic Trauma, General Orthopaedics

Certification

Board Certified

Role in Residency Program

Sports Medicine, Knee Arthroplasty, responsible for staffing clinic and surgical patients

Selected Publications  

1. Kusayama, T., Harner, C.D., Carlin, G.J., Xerogeanes, J.W., Smith, B.A., "The Anatomical and Biomechanical Characteristics of the Human Meniscofemoral Ligaments." European Journal of Knee Surgery, Sports Medicine, Traumatology, and Arthroscopy, 1994. 

2. Woo, S. L-Y., Johnson, G.A., Smith, B.A., "Mathematical Modeling of Ligaments and Tendons," Journal of Biomedical Engineering, 115: 468-473, 1993.

3. Harner, C.D., Xerogeanes, J.W., Livesay, G.A., Carlin, G.J., Smith, B.A., Kusayama, T.  Kashiwaguchi, S., Woo, S. L-Y., "The Human Posterior Cruciate Complex: An Interdisciplinary Study of Ligament Morphology and Biomechanical Evaluation," American Journal of   Sports Medicine, 23(6): 736-45, 1995.

4. Woo, S. L-Y., Smith, B.A., Livesay, G.A., Blomstrom, G.L., "Mini Symposium on Knee Ligament Injuries," Current Orthopaedics, 7: 73-84, 1993.

5. Smith, B.A., Livesay, G.A., Woo, S. L-Y., "Biology and Biomechanics of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament," Clinics in Sports Medicine, 12(A): 637-670, 1993.