
Hugh Franklin Smisson III MD FACS, FAANS
Clinical Assistant Professor, Mercer University School of Medicine
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840 Pine StSte 880Macon, GA 31201
Phone+1 478-743-7092
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Summary
- Hugh Smisson III, MD, is a neurosurgeon based in Macon, GA, and specializes in various areas including vertebral stress fractures, neurosurgical oncology, spinal fusion surgery, interventional neuroradiology, and cerebrovascular disease. He completed his medical education and residency at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University. Since 1992, he has been a partner at the Georgia Neurosurgical Institute. His research has been published in several reputable journals, with topics ranging from intraoperative monitoring techniques to surgical outcomes and complications. Dr. Smisson holds fellowships with the American College of Surgeons and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and received the CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification in 2017.
Education & Training
Medical College of GeorgiaResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1986 - 1992
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta UniversityClass of 1986
Certifications & Licensure
GA State Medical License 1992 - 2027
LA State Medical License 1986 - 1986
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification athenaClinicals, athenahealth, Inc., 2017
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
- Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 63 citationsUpper-limb somatosensory evoked potential monitoring in lumbosacral spine surgery: a prognostic marker for position-related ulnar nerve injuryInduk Chung, Jason A. Glow, Vasilios Dimopoulos, M. Sami Walid, Hugh F. Smisson
The Spine Journal. 2009-04-01 - 16 citationsQuantitative estimation of the recurrent laryngeal nerve irritation by employing spontaneous intraoperative electromyographic monitoring during anterior cervical disce...Vasilios Dimopoulos, Induk Chung, Gregory P. Lee, Kim W. Johnston, Ioannis Z. Kapsalakis
Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques. 2009-02-01 - 8 citationsLong-term survival after glioblastoma multiforme.Mohammad Sami Walid, Hugh F. Smisson, Joe Sam Robinson
Southern Medical Journal. 2008-09-01
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