Gabriel Smith, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Neurological Surgery
School of Medicine

External Appointments

Neurosurgeon
University Hospitals Neurology

Publications

Selected Publications

Smith, GA, Pace J, Corriveau M, Lee S, Mroz TE, Nassr A, Fehlings MG, Hart RA, Hilibrand AS, Arnold PM, Bumpass DB, Gokaslan Z, Bydon M, Fogelson JL, Massicote EM, Riew KD, Steinmetz MP. Incidence and Outcomes of Acute Implant Extrusion Following Anterior Cervical SurgeryGlobal Spine J. 2017 Apr;7(1 Suppl):40S-45S. doi: 10.1177/2192568216686752. Epub 2017 Apr 1.

Smith, GA, Chugh, AJ, Steinmetz, MP. Separation Surgery for Spinal Metastases: A Review on Surgical Treatment GoalsWorld Spinal Column Journal. 2016, 7(1): 005-009.

Kaul A, Ahmed A, Smith GA, Manjila S, Pace J, Steinmetz MP. A Revolution in Preventing Fatal Craniovertebral Junction Injuries: Lessons learned from the Head and Neck Support® Device in Professional Auto RacingJ Neurosurg Spine. 25(6):1-6 · July 2016.

Lockwood M, Smith GA, Tanenbaum J, Lubelski D, Seicean A, Pace J, Benzel E, Mroz T, Steinmetz MP. CT angiogram screening after traumatic cervical spine fractures: narrowing imaging to improve cost-effectiveness, experience from a Level I trauma centerJ Neurosurg Spine. 2016 Mar;24(3):490-5. doi: 10.3171/2015.6.SPINE15140. Epub 2015 Nov 27.

Pace J, Smith GA, Pannunzio A, Rothstein B, Markowitz A, Hoffer A. Thorascopic-Assisted Ventriculo-Azygous Shunt Placement for the Treatment of HydrocephalusOper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2015 Dec 1;11(4):491-494. doi: 10.1227/NEU.0000000000000976. 

Smith GA, Kochar AS, Manjila S, Onwuzulike K, Geertman RT, Anderson, JS, Steinmetz MP. Holospinal epidural abscess of the spinal axis: two illustrative cases with review of treatment strategies and surgical techniquesNeurosurg Focus. 2014 Aug: 37(2):E11.

Dagostino PR, Whitmore RG, Smith GA, Maltenfort MG, Ratliff JK. Impact of bone morphogenetic proteins on frequency of revision surgery, use of autograft bone, and total hospital charges in surgery for lumbar degenerative disease: review of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample from 2002 to 2008Spine J. 2014 Jan;14(1): 20-30.

Manjila S, Cox EM, Smith GA, Corriveau M, Chhabra N, Johnson F, Geertman RT. Extracranial ligation of ethmoidal arteries before resection of giant olfactory groove or planum sphenoidale meningiomas: 3 illustrative cases with a review of the literature on surgical techniques. Neurosurg Focus. 2013 Dec;35(6):E13.

Smith, GA, Dagostino, P, Maltenfort, M, Ratliff, JK. Geographic variation and regional trends in adoption of endovascular techniques for cerebral aneurysmsJournal of Neurosurgery.  Jun;114(6):1768-77. Epub 2011 Feb 11.

Eames EF, Singer A, Smith GA, Wood Z Yan YL, He X, Polizzi S, Catchen JM, Rodriguez-Mari A, Linbo T, Raible  DW, Postlethwait JH. UDP xylose synthase 1 is required for morphogenesis and histogenesis of the craniofacial skeletonDevelopmental Biology, 2010 May 15; 341(2):400-15. 2010 Mar 15.

Smith, GA, Singer, A, Postlethwait, JH. The role of uxs1 in chondrocyte organization, morphogenesis, and signaling pathways during skeletogenesisUniversity of Oregon Clark Honors College, 2007.

Presentations

Kaul A, Abbas A, Smith GA, Manjila S, Pace J, Steinmetz MP. "A Revolution in Preventing Fatal Craniovertebral Junction Injuries: Lessons Learned from the HANS Device in Professional Auto Racing."

  • University Hospitals Case Medical Center Neurological Institute Research Meeting, April 2015.

Pace J, Smith GA, Pannunzio A, Rothstein B, Markowitz A, Hoffer A. "Surgical Nuance: Unique Report of Placement of a Ventriculo-Azygous Shunt for the Treatment of Hydrocephalus."

  • University Hospitals Case Medical Center Neurological Institute Research Meeting, April 2015.

Lockwood M, Smith, GA, Tanenbaum J, Lubelski D, Seicaan A, Benzel E, Mroz T, Steinmetz MP. "CT Angiogram Screening after Traumatic Cervical Spine Fractures: Narrowing Imaging to Improve Cost-Effectives."

  • Platform Presenation, AANS Annual Meeting, April 2014
  • University Hospitals Case Medical Center Neurological Institute Research Meeting, April 2015.
  • Ohio State Neurosurgical Society Annual Meeting, April 2015.
  • CNS Annual Meeting, October 2015.

Strohl M, Smith GA, Manjila S, Miller, JP. "Post-operative Pseudomeningocele: Incidence and Outcomes."

  • Ohio State Neurosurgical Society Annual Meeting, April 2015.
  • University Hospitals Case Medical Center Neurological Institute Research Meeting, April 2015.
  • AANS Annual Meeting 2015, May 2015.

Smith GA, Manjila S, Cox EM, Corriveau M, Chhabra N, Johnson F, Geertman RT. "Extracranial ligation of ethmoidal arteries before resection of giant olfactory groove or planum sphenoidale meningiomas: 3 illustrative cases with a review of the literature on surgical techniques."

  • University Hospitals Case Medical Center Neurological Institute Research Meeting, March 2014.
  • Ohio State Neurosurgical Society Annual Meeting, April 2014
  • CNS Annual Meeting, October 2014

Smith, GA, Brown C, Corriveau MS, Manjila SM, Geertman RT. "Neurologic Outcomes and Cerebrospinal Fluid Dynamics in Traumatically Brain-Injured Patients after Decompressive Hemicraniectomy: Experience from a Level I Trauma Center."

  • University Hospitals Case Medical Center Neurological Institute Research Meeting, March 2014.
  • Ohio State Neurosurgical Society Annual Meeting, April 2014
  • AANS Annual Meeting, May 2014
  • CNS Annual Meeting, October 2014
  • Oral Presenation at Ohio Committee on Trauma Conference, November 2014

Pace J, Smith GA, Hayek S, Miller JP. Case Report: Intramedullary Air following Cervical Injection: A Rare Case Causing Spinal Cord Injury. Poster presented at:

  • 2014 AANS Annual Meeting, April 2014.
  • University Hospitals Case Medical Center Neurological Institute Research Meeting, March 2014.
  • AANS Annual Meeting, May 2014
  • CNS Annual Meeting, October 2014

Smith, GA, Dagostino, P, Maltenfort, M, Ratliff, JK. "Treatment Of Cerebral Aneurysms: Regional Trends In The Adoption Of Endovascular Techniques."

  • AANS Annual Meeting, February 2011

Smith, GA. (2010, May). "Evidence-Based Neurointerventional for Acute Ischemic Strokes."

  • Neurosurgical Research Grand Rounds; Department of Neurosurgery, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Neurosurgical Grand Rounds; Department of Neurosurgery University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Neurosurgical Grand Rounds; Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

Smith, GA, Singer A, Postlethwait, JH. "The role of uxs1 in chondrocyte organization, morphogenesis, and signaling pathways during skeletogenesis."

  • Summer Program for Undergraduate Research, March 2006
  • International Zebrafish Conference; Madison, WI, May 2006

Education

Doctor of Medicine
Temple University School of Medicine
2011
Bachelor of Science
Neurobiology & Neurosciences
University of Oregon
2007

Residencies, Internships and Fellowships

Chief Resident, Neurological Surgery
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
2018
Fellowship, Complex Spine Surgery
Cleveland Clinic
2017
Residency, Neurological Surgery
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
2016