Sports Medicine Specialist Chase Smith, M.D., Joins UAMS

Sept. 20, 2016 | Sept. 20, 2016 | Orthopaedic sports medicine specialist Chase Smith, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).

He is an assistant professor in the Department of Orthopaedics in the UAMS College of Medicine. He began Aug. 31.

“Dr. Smith is an incredibly talented physician that we are thrilled to have join our staff,” said C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., chair of the Department of Orthopaedics. “The knowledge and surgical skill set skill set he has developed by working with Dr. Jim Andrews, the world’s foremost sports medicine expert, and his partners will complement our growing statewide sports medicine program.

Smith graduated magna cum laude from Auburn University in 2004 and earned his medical degree from UAMS in 2010. He completed his residency in orthopaedic surgery at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and a sports medicine fellowship in July at Andrews Sports Medicine Institute, where he worked with world-renowned orthopaedic surgeon James Andrews, M.D., and participated in the care of professional, college and high school athletes.

At the Andrews Institute, he specialized in arthroscopy and treatment of sports-related injuries, as well as open and arthroscopic treatment of the shoulder, elbow, hip and knee.

In addition, he completed extra training to treat cartilage injuries in the knee with articular cartilage implantation and meniscal transplantation. Other interests include rodeo-related injuries as he is a member of the Pro Rodeo Cowboys Association and Arkansas Rodeo Association and actively competes in steer wrestling.

“I’m excited to join such a well-respected institution as UAMS and its superb orthopaedics staff,” said Smith.

He has completed research on bicep tenodesis in pitchers, and the effects of self-adherent wrap on range of motion.

Smith is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine and the Arthroscopy Association of North America.

UAMS is the state’s only health sciences university, with colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Professions and Public Health; a graduate school; a hospital; a main campus in Little Rock; a Northwest Arkansas regional campus in Fayetteville; a statewide network of regional campuses; and eight institutes: the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute, Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, Psychiatric Research Institute, Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, Translational Research Institute, Institute for Digital Health & Innovation and the Institute for Community Health Innovation. UAMS includes UAMS Health, a statewide health system that encompasses all of UAMS’ clinical enterprise. UAMS is the only adult Level 1 trauma center in the state. UAMS has 3,485 students, 915 medical residents and fellows, and seven dental residents. It is the state’s largest public employer with more than 11,000 employees, including 1,200 physicians who provide care to patients at UAMS, its regional campuses, Arkansas Children’s, the VA Medical Center and Baptist Health. Visit www.uams.edu or uamshealth.com. Find us on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), YouTube or Instagram.

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