UTMB Health
Clinic Locations:
Primary Care Pavilion
400 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, Texas 77555
(409) 266-7846
South Shore Harbour
3023 Marina Bay Drive,
Suite 101
League City, Texas 77573
(832) 505-1049
League City Campus
2240 Gulf Freeway South
League City, TX 77573
(832) 505-1200
Brian A. Smith, MD

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