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Wade S. Smith, MD

Neurology • Vascular NeurologyDirector, UCSF Neurovascular Service
Stroke Center Parnassus
415-353-8897
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Wade S. Smith, MD

Neurology • Vascular NeurologyDirector, UCSF Neurovascular Service
Stroke Center Parnassus
415-353-8897

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About me

Dr. Wade Smith, director of the UCSF Neurovascular Service, specializes in stroke prevention, management of acute stroke, critical care medicine and medical management after stroke. He has expertise in transcranial Doppler techniques for cerebral blood-flow monitoring. As a neurointensivist – a specialist in both critical care and neurology – he directs UCSF's 16-bed neurological intensive care unit, dedicated to patients with neurological injuries. He evaluates many patients who have been referred for a second or third opinion, though he also evaluates patients who are seeing a neurologist for the first time.

Smith earned both his medical degree and a doctorate in neurophysiology from the University of Washington. He completed a residency as well as a fellowship in critical care medicine at UCSF.

Education & training

Board certification

  • Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Fellowship

  • Critical Care Anesthesia, UCSF Graduate Medical Education

Residency

  • Neurology, UCSF Graduate Medical Education

Internship

  • Internal Medicine, UCSF Graduate Medical Education

Degree

  • MD, University of Washington

My expertise

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