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Office
8402 Harcourt Rd
Ste 830
Indianapolis, IN 46260Phone+1 317-338-0900- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Jodi L. Smith is an academic Pediatric Neurosurgeon at Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health and an Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery in the Department of Neurological Surgery at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, IN. Dr. Smith’s clinical interests include pediatric epilepsy surgery, brain and spinal cord tumors, brain and spinal cord congenital malformations, hydrocephalus, myelodsyplasia, craniofacial disorders, and Moyamoya syndrome.
Dr. Smith received her Ph.D. in Anatomy at the University of Utah School of Medicine for her doctoral dissertation studies on “Neurulation.” Dr. Smith subsequently completed medical school and residency training in Neurological Surgery at the University of Utah, as well. Following residency, Dr. Smith completed a pediatric neurosurgery fellowship at Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA. Dr. Smith joined the Department of Neurological Surgery at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, Indiana in 2000 and became the Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Riley Hospital for Children in 2006. In November 2009, she had the distinct honor of becoming the first John E. Kalsbeck Professor of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Riley Hospital for Children. Her career is dedicated to the advancement of all aspects of Pediatric Neurosurgery, including patient care, education, and research, and she treats all neurosurgical problems in children. She delights in caring for her patients and their families, as well as teaching medical students, residents, fellows, nurses, and other physicians (e.g., primary care physicians and pediatric neurologists) about pediatric neurosurgical problems. She is involved in basic science research studies on pediatric epilepsy and collaborates on other clinical research projects, with the aim of increasing general understanding of disease processes and, ultimately, improving neurosurgical care of children in Indiana and throughout the world.
Education & Training
- Children's Hosp Boston1999 - 2000
- University of Utah HealthResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1994 - 1999
- University of Utah HealthInternship, Surgery, 1993 - 1994
- University of Utah School of MedicineClass of 1993
- University of Utah School of MedicinePost-Doctoral Fellowship, Anatomy, 1988 - 1989
- University of Utah School of MedicinePh.D, Anatomy, 1983 - 1988
- Weber State CollegeB.S, Zoology/Chemistry, Summa cum Laude, 1979 - 1983
Certifications & Licensure
- IN State Medical License 2000 - 2025
- UT State Medical License 1994 - 2010
- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- AOA Honor Medical Society University of Utah School of Medicine, 1992-present, 2012
- 39 Red Shoes Awards 2005-2012, 2012
- Indianapolis’ Top Doctors Castle Connolly, Ltd, 2012
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 6 citationsSocioeconomic and demographic factors in the diagnosis and treatment of Chiari malformation type I and syringomyelia.Syed Hassan A Akbari, Asad A Rizvi, Travis S. CreveCoeur, Rowland H. Han, Jacob K. Greenberg, James C. Torner, Douglas L. Brockmeyer, John C. Wellons, Jeffrey R. Leona...> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics. 2021 Dec 3
- 45 citationsGABAkines - Advances in the discovery, development, and commercialization of positive allosteric modulators of GABAA receptors.Rok Cerne, Arnold S. Lippa, Michael M. Poe, Jodi L. Smith, Xiaoming Jin, Xingjie Ping, Lalit K. Golani, James M. Cook, Jeffrey M. Witkin> ;Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 2021 Nov 16
- Letter to the Editor. Standardization of shunt valves: one size does not fit all.Daniel H. Fulkerson, Jodi L. Smith> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics. 2021 Sep 17
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Journal Articles
- Surgical Treatment of Epilepsy in Children.Smith JL, Physician’s Practice, pp. A4-A7
- Surgical Management of Pediatric Epilepsy.Smith JL, Riley Today: A video journal for primary care physicians. Vol. VIII, No. III
- Long-term outcome in children with moyamoya syndrome following cranial revascularization by pial synangiosis.Scott RM, Smith JL, Robertson RL, Madsen JR, Soriano SG, Rockoff MA, J Neurosurg (Pediatrics 2);100:142-149
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Intraoperative monitoring during surgical treatment for moyamoya disease: A case presentation.Faust S, Smith JL, Utterback S, Wolfe SA, Brown SL, ASET – The Neurodiagnostic Society Annual Conference, St. Paul, MN
- Cyst-ventricle stent as primary or salvage treatment for posterior fossa arachnoid cysts: Report of three cases and review of the literature.Fulkerson DH, Vogel TD, Baker AS, Patel NB, Ackerman LL, Smith JL, Boaz JC, American Association of Neurological Surgeon’s Pediatric Neurosurgery Section Meeting, Cleveland, OH
- Yield of skeletal surveys in children ≤18 months with isolated skull fractures.Hopkins AD, Hicks RA, Smith JL, Laskey AL, Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia
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Lectures
- Management of Traumatic Brain Injuries in Children.Lifeline Neonatal-Pediatric Transport Conference – Clarian Health, Indianapolis, IN
- Orientation to Gross Brain.Multiple Locations, 2004, 2005, 2006
- Gross Brain: Surface Vasculature, Cranial Nerves.Multiple Locations, 2004, 2005, 2006
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Other
- Neurodevelopment and Congenital Disorders.Smith JL
https://daly.medicine.iu.edu/med/frameIndex.htm
Indiana University School of Medicine - Neurodevelopment and Congenital Disorders.Smith JL, Neuroscience & Clinical Neurology (NCN) 2005: D505/D852 – Course for MS2, D.P.T., and Ph.D. student
https://daly.medicine.iu.edu/med/frameIndex.htm
Indiana University School of Medicine
Press Mentions
- Looking ‘Pristine’; MRI Reveals Fort Wayne Teen’s Brain Has Completely HealedAugust 3rd, 2021
- ’45 Minutes from Death’: Fort Wayne Teen Saved with Emergency Brain SurgeryAugust 2nd, 2021
- In Memoriam: John Edward Kalsbeck, MD (1928–2017)July 19th, 2017
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Professional Memberships
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- Fellow
Hospital Affiliations
- Ascension St. Vincent Carmel HospitalCarmel, Indiana
- Indiana University Health North HospitalCarmel, Indiana
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