Cameron R Smith, MD, PhD
Associate Professor Of Anesthesiology
Department:
MD-ANEST-ACUTE PAIN SERVICE
Business Phone:
(352) 273-8651
Business Email:
csmith@anest.ufl.edu
About Cameron R Smith
Dr. Smith, a native of Ontario, Canada, joined us after completing his fellowship in Acute and Perioperative Pain Medicine here at the University of Florida. Prior to this, he did his anesthesiology residency training and a research fellowship at the University of Florida as the Gravenstein Scholar in Clinical and Translational Science.
Dr. Smith attended medical school at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, where he also completed a Doctor of Philosophy in Physiology and Biophysics. Preceding this, he completed both a Master of Science degree in Pharmacology at the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, and a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Science at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario. Outside the hospital, Dr. Smith is both an avid SCUBA diver and an accomplished bassist.
Teaching Profile
Courses Taught
2018
MDC7700 Req Anes Crit Care
Board Certifications
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AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of Anesthesiology
Clinical Profile
Specialties
- Anesthesiology
Research Profile
Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)
0000-0003-1083-1257
Publications
2023
Comparing Spinal Chloroprocaine to Hyperbaric and Isobaric Bupivacaine for Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasties: A Retrospective Study.
Cureus.
15(3)
[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.35729.
[PMID] 37016653.
2023
Empirical guide to a safe thoracic paravertebral block based on dimensions of paravertebral space when ultrasound visualization is challenging
Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine.
rapm-2022
[DOI] 10.1136/rapm-2022-104181.
2023
Letter to the Editor: Preoperative Peripheral Nerve Blocks in Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery: A Guide to Diagnosis-Based Treatment
Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
31(9):e459-e460
[DOI] 10.5435/jaaos-d-22-00151.
2023
Protocol for a pilot and feasibility randomized-controlled trial of four weeks of oral γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) intake and its effect on pain and sleep in middle-to-older aged adults
Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications.
32
[DOI] 10.1016/j.conctc.2023.101066.
[PMID] 36712186.
2023
Staying proper with your personal protective equipment: How to don and doff.
Journal of clinical anesthesia.
86
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jclinane.2023.111057.
[PMID] 36696834.
2023
Ultrasound-guided Percutaneous Cryoneurolysis to Treat Chronic Postamputation Phantom Limb Pain: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.
Anesthesiology.
138(1):82-97
[DOI] 10.1097/ALN.0000000000004429.
[PMID] 36512721.
2022
Gastric Emptying of Orange Juice With and Without Pulp: A Point-of-Care Ultrasound Study.
Cureus.
14(11)
[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.30959.
[PMID] 36465215.
2022
Role of an Intercostobrachial Nerve Block in Alleviating Tourniquet Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Cureus.
14(2)
[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.22196.
[PMID] 35308761.
2022
Ultrasound-Guided Suprazygomatic Nerve Blocks to the Pterygopalatine Fossa: A Safe Procedure.
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.).
23(8):1366-1375
[DOI] 10.1093/pm/pnac007.
[PMID] 35043949.
2021
Predicting long-term postsurgical pain by examining the evolution of acute pain.
European journal of pain (London, England).
25(3):624-636
[DOI] 10.1002/ejp.1698.
[PMID] 33171546.
2021
Pterygopalatine Fossa Blockade as Novel, Narcotic-Sparing Treatment for Headache in Patients with Spontaneous Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.
Neurocritical care.
35(1):241-248
[DOI] 10.1007/s12028-020-01157-1.
[PMID] 33403584.
2021
Sphenopalatine ganglion block: do not give up on it just yet!
British journal of anaesthesia.
126(6):e198-e200
[DOI] 10.1016/j.bja.2021.02.020.
[PMID] 33795136.
2021
Visceral versus somatic pain: an educational review of anatomy and clinical implications.
Regional anesthesia and pain medicine.
46(7):629-636
[DOI] 10.1136/rapm-2020-102084.
[PMID] 34145074.
2020
A Flexible Enclosure to Protect Respiratory Therapists During Aerosol-Generating Procedures.
Respiratory care.
65(12):1923-1932
[DOI] 10.4187/respcare.08568.
[PMID] 33229369.
2020
Complete Tracheal Transection in a 3-Year-Old After Blunt Neck Trauma: a Case Report.
Romanian journal of anaesthesia and intensive care.
27(1):4-10
[DOI] 10.2478/rjaic-2020-0003.
[PMID] 34056117.
2018
A Better Way to Evaluate Postoperative Pain?
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.).
19(12):2334-2335
[DOI] 10.1093/pm/pny193.
[PMID] 30339242.
2017
Faculty Opinions recommendation of The contribution of reflex inhibition to arthrogenous muscle weakness.
Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature.
[DOI] 10.3410/f.721356437.793536754.
2016
Use-Dependent Curvature Changes in the GlideRite® Reusable Intubation Stylet.
A & A case reports.
6(10):299-304
[DOI] 10.1213/XAA.0000000000000303.
[PMID] 27075422.
Grants
Mar 2023
ACTIVE
Pterygopalatine Fossa (PPF) Block as an Opioid Sparing Treatment for Acute Headache in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NINDS
May 2022
ACTIVE
Eliminating Post-Mastectomy Pain and Opioids with Percutaneous Cryoneurolysis: A Single-Administration, Non-Opioid, Non-Addictive, Multiple-Month Analgesic
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UNIV OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO
via US ARMY MED RES ACQUISITION
Sep 2018
– Sep 2022
Simulator for learning the manual skills required for the placement of regional anesthetic blocks in the pterygopalatine fossa.
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: HEERMANN ANESTHESIA FOU, I
Sep 2018
– Sep 2021
Functionalized Thiel-embalmed cadavers as a clinical model for ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia training.
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: HEERMANN ANESTHESIA FOU, I
Sep 2017
– Apr 2022
Cryoanalgesia to Treat Post-Amputation Phantom Limb Pain: A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Masked, Placebo-Controlled, Definitive Human Subjects Clinical Trial
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UNIV OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO
via US ARMY MED RES AND DEVELOPMENT COMMAND
Education
Fellowship, Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine
2017
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University of Florida
Fellowship, Research
2016
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University of Florida
Residency, Anesthesiology
2016
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University of Florida
MD
2012
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Virginia Commonwealth University
PhD, Physiology and Biophysics
2008
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Virginia Commonwealth University
MS, Pharmacology
2004
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University of Toronto
Contact Details
Phones:
- Business:
- (352) 273-8651
Emails:
- Business:
- csmith@anest.ufl.edu
Addresses:
- Business Mailing:
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PO Box 100254
GAINESVILLE FL 32610 - Business Street:
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1600 SW ARCHER RD
1345 SW Center Drive, PO Box 100254
GAINESVILLE FL 326103003