Catherine F. Smith
Experienced in Cortical Dysplasia

Dr. Catherine F. Smith

General Surgery
Prisma Health
Prisma Health Pediatric Neurosurgery – Columbia
9 Richland Medical Park Drive, Suite 640, 
Columbia, SC 
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Experienced in Cortical Dysplasia
Prisma Health
Prisma Health Pediatric Neurosurgery – Columbia
9 Richland Medical Park Drive, Suite 640, 
Columbia, SC 
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Overview

Catherine Smith is a General Surgeon in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Smith is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Subdural Hematoma, Myelomeningocele, Hydrocephalus, Gastrostomy, and Balloon Sinuplasty. Dr. Smith is currently accepting new patients.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 19 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Morehouse School Of Medicine
Residency
St. Louis University School of Medicine/Medical Center
Specialties
General Surgery
Licenses
Trauma Surgery in SC
Board Certifications
American Board Of Neurological Surgery
Fellowships
Children's Hospital Colorado
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

Insurance

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Accepted insurance plans:

Absolute Total Care South Carolina
  • HMO
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
Aetna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Blue Shield of California
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
  • PPO
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO
Medicaid
  • OTHER MEDICAID
  • STATE MEDICAID
UnitedHealthcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
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Locations

Prisma Health Pediatric Neurosurgery – Columbia
9 Richland Medical Park Drive, Suite 640, Columbia, SC 29203
Call: 803-434-2700

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Smith has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1)

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.


19 Total Publications

Acute-Onset Headache and Vision Loss in a 16-year-old Girl.
Acute-Onset Headache and Vision Loss in a 16-year-old Girl.
Journal: Pediatrics in review
Published: January 25, 2023
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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.

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      • Advanced
      • Bulging Fontanelles
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      • Chronic Subdural Hematoma
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      • Hydrocephalus
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      • Myelomeningocele
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      • Plagiocephaly
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      • Stroke
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      • Experienced
      • Apoplexy
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      • Arachnoid Cysts
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      • Baller-Gerold Syndrome
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      • Balloon Sinuplasty
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      • Brain Abscess
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      • Brain Herniation
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