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1506 Dodson AveFort Smith, AR 72901
Phone+1 501-812-7215
Fax+1 479-709-7005
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Summary
- Dr. Kaleb Smithson is an orthopaedic surgeon based in Fort Smith, AR, with subspecialties in elbow and hand surgery. He graduated from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine in 2015 and completed his residency in orthopaedic surgery there in 2020. He pursued a fellowship in hand surgery at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University from 2020 to 2021. Dr. Smithson has published work on extensor tendon transfer and biomechanics of the elbow, among other topics, and has been recognized with an induction into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.
Education & Training
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUHFellowship, Hand Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery), 2020 - 2021
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of MedicineResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2015 - 2020- University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences College of MedicineClass of 2015
Certifications & Licensure
AR State Medical License 2021 - 2026
PA State Medical License 2020 - 2022
NJ State Medical License 2020 - 2021
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Surgery of the Hand
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Inductee Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Flail Arm Reconstruction After Failed Nerve Transfers: A Case Report.Kaleb B Smithson, Jacob Zeitlin, Kenneth Kearns, Adam Strohl, Matt Wilson
JBJS Case Connector. 2025-04-01 - Extensor tendon transfer for fracture-related extensor pollicis longus rupture: Long-term outcome case series.Alexander J Adams, Saral J Patel, Sebastian D Arango, Kaleb Smithson, Rick J Tosti
Journal of Hand Therapy. 2024-03-15 - 2 citationsBiomechanics of axial load transmission across the native human elbow.Kaleb Smithson, Jacob Smith, William R. Hogue, Erin M. Mannen, Shahryar Ahmadi
Shoulder & Elbow. 2021-10-01
Press Mentions
Ozark Orthopaedics Adds Burn, Creech (Movers & Shakers)September 27th, 2021
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