Born in Portland, Oregon, to Esther and Addison Smith. Preceded in death by his parents and younger sister, Johanna. Survived by his loving wife, Teresa Maki; Children, Christine Spangler, Stephen Smith, Bradley Smith and stepsons, Mathew and Luke Jacobsen; and 12 grandchildren.
Dr. Smith was Medical Director, Neuromuscular Program, Gillette Children’s Specialty Clinic in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was also Neuropathologist at Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Senior Clinical Instructor, Neuromuscular Neurology, Children’s Hospital Colorado Springs, Colorado; Consultant Child and Adult Neuromuscular Diseases, Parkview Medical Center, Pueblo, Colorado; and Neuromuscular Pathologist, Department of Pathology, Parkview Hospital, Pueblo, Colorado. His medical education and experiences span decades. Dr. Smith will be cremated per his wishes and a memorial service will take place in Pueblo, Colorado and Minnesota at a future date. In lieu of flowers; please send donations in memory of Dr. Stephen A. Smith to Teresa Maki at 150 W. Mangrum Ct., Pueblo West, CO., 81007.
Medical School: University of Minnesota 1962-1966
Internship: Pediatrics, University Hospital of Cleveland (Case-Western Reserve University) 1966-1967
Pediatric Residency:
University Hospitals of Cleveland 1967-1968
University of Minnesota Hospitals 1968-1969
Pediatric Neurology Fellowship: University of Minnesota Hospitals 1969-1970 and 1972-1974; Special Fellowship, NINDS
Military Service: Honorable separation from Public Health Service 1970-1972
Position: Regional Director of Family Planning Services, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Boards:
Diplomate of American Board of Pediatrics, Inc 1974
Diplomate of American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology with Special Competence in Child Neurology 1977
Awards:
First Class Certificate of Merit in Medicine, University of Glasglow, Glasglow, Scotland 1965
Regional Health Director's Award for Outstanding Service, Public Health Service, Denver, CO 1972
Memberships:
Diplomate of National Board of Medical Examiners, 1968
American Academy of Neurology, 1969- Present
Minnesota Society of Neurological Sciences, 1973- Present
Child Neurology Society, 1974- Present
Colorado Medical Association, 2000- Present
Electron Microscopy Society of America 1989- Present
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