Overview
Matthew Smith is a Pediatric Infectious Disease specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Smith is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Pneumococcal Meningitis, Bacterial Meningitis, Kawasaki Disease, and Osteomyelitis in Children. Dr. Smith is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
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- PPO
Locations
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
Wassim Ballan is a Pediatric Infectious Disease specialist and an Infectious Disease provider in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Ballan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Coccidioidomycosis, Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), Pneumococcal Meningitis, and Strep Throat. Dr. Ballan is currently accepting new patients.
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Neil Friedman is a Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Friedman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1), Neurofibromatosis, Microcephaly with Spastic Quadriplegia, and Microcephaly.
Tara Mangum is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Mangum is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis, Post-Traumatic Epilepsy, Memory Loss, and Thrombectomy. Dr. Mangum is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- Pneumococcal MeningitisDr. Smith isAdvanced. Learn about Pneumococcal Meningitis.
- Experienced
- Bacterial MeningitisDr. Smith isExperienced. Learn about Bacterial Meningitis.
- GastroschisisDr. Smith isExperienced. Learn about Gastroschisis.
- Kawasaki DiseaseDr. Smith isExperienced. Learn about Kawasaki Disease.
- Osteomyelitis in ChildrenDr. Smith isExperienced. Learn about Osteomyelitis in Children.