Experienced in Brain Tumor

Dr. Sheila M. Smitherman

Neurosurgery
Providence
413 Lilly Road Northeast, 
Olympia, WA 
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth
Experienced in Brain Tumor
Providence
413 Lilly Road Northeast, 
Olympia, WA 
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Overview

Sheila Smitherman is a Neurosurgery provider in Olympia, Washington. Dr. Smitherman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. Her top areas of expertise are Radiation Induced Meningioma, Meningioma, Spondylolisthesis, Microdiscectomy, and Herniated Disc Surgery. Dr. Smitherman is currently accepting new patients.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Neurosurgery
Licenses
Neurological Surgery in WA
Hospital Affiliations
Grays Harbor Community Hospital
St Joseph Medical Center
Summit Pacific Medical Center
Providence Centralia Hospital
Providence St Peter Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Aetna
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Cambia Health Solutions
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Cigna
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Community Health
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Group Health Cooperative
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  • POS
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Health Care Services Corporation
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  • MEDICARE SNP
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Humana
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Medicare
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PacificSource
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Premera
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Premera Blue Cross
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Locations

413 Lilly Road Northeast, Olympia, WA 98506
Call: 360-491-9480

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.

1 Total Publications

Curvularia brain abscess.
Curvularia brain abscess.
Journal: Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia
Published: May 23, 2012
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