Dr. Smith graduated from Queen's University Medical School in Kingston, Ontario, Canada in 1995. After completing a residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) at Stanford University, Dr. Smith worked for three years in the Occupational Medicine Department at Kaiser Vallejo Medical Center in Vallejo, California. During this time, Dr. Smith became board certified in PM&R and in Electrodiagnostic Medicine. He also pursued continuing medical education courses in Osteopathic Medicine and completed the UCLA Acupuncture for Physicians Course. In July of 2002, Dr. Smith returned to school at the University of Michigan to complete a one-year fellowship in Spine and Sport Medicine.