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Dr. Don T. Smith Jr., MD

Anesthesiologist | Pain Medicine

4/5(6)
39 Kent Rd Suite 8 Tifton GA, 31794
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4/5

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Dr. Don Smith, Jr. is an anesthesiologist practicing in Tifton, GA. Dr. Smith, Jr. ensures the safety of patients who are about to undergo surgery. Anestesiologists specialize in general anesthesia, which will (put the patient to sleep), sedation, which will calm the patient or make him or her unaware of the situation, and regional anesthesia, which just numbs a specific part of the body. As an anesthesiologist, Dr. Smith, Jr. also might help manage pain after an operation.

Education and Training

Valdosta State University Bachelor Degree 0

Medical College of Georgia medical degree 1995

Provider Details

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Professional Memberships

  • American Society of Anesthesiologists, the Georgia Society of Anesthesiologists, the Georgia Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, and the American Medical Association  

Professional Society Memberships

  • American Society of Anesthesiologists, Georgia Society of Anesthesiologists, Georgia Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, American Medical Association

Dr. Don T. Smith Jr., MD's Practice location

Centers for Pain Management of Ga.

39 Kent Rd Suite 8 -
Tifton, GA 31794
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New patients: 229-391-2910

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Patient Experience with Dr. Smith, Jr.


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Dr. Don T. Smith Jr., MD has a rating of 4 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 6 patients. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Anesthesiologist in your area. These reviews do not reflect a providers level of clinical care, but are a compilation of quality indicators such as bedside manner, wait time, staff friendliness, ease of appointment, and knowledge of conditions and treatments.

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Get to know Anesthesiologist Dr. Don T. Smith Jr., who serves patients throughout the State of Georgia.

An experienced anesthesiologist, Dr. Smith Jr. joined Centers for Pain Management in 2014, seeing patients at their offices in Cordele and Tifton, Georgia.

A native of Tifton, he is a graduate of Tift County High School and Valdosta State University. He earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia in 1995, and completed his residency in anesthesiology at the same educational venue in 1999, serving his last year as Chief Resident.

In order to remain up to date in his field, Dr. Smith Jr. is an active member of the Georgia Society of Anesthesiologists, the Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, and the American Medical Association.

Prior to his current roles, he served as a Phoebe Putney Memorial Staff Anesthesiologist at Albany Anesthesia Associates (1999-2004), and was affiliated with Phoebe Dorminy Medical Center where he served twice as chief of the medical staff and chief of anesthesia services while maintaining a growing pain practice.

Anesthesiology is the medical specialty concerned with the total perioperative care of patients before, during, and after surgery. It encompasses anesthesia, intensive care medicine, critical emergency medicine, and pain medicine. Anesthesiologists have the primary responsibility of monitoring the patient’s vital signs during surgery. In addition to basic measurements such as pulse, blood pressure, and temperature, they measure the patient’s respiration.

An authority in his field, Dr. Smith Jr. has been the recipient of the Patients’ Choice Award (2018), and Compassionate Doctor Recognition (2018).

Happily married, he resides in Tifton with his wife, Nancy, and their three children, Trey, Hutton and Greyson.

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DORMINY MEDICAL CENTERl

200 PERRY HOUSE ROAD, BOX 1447 FITZGERALD GA 31750

Head south on Kent Road 2341 ft
Continue straight onto Arnett Mill Road 3098 ft
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TIFT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERl

901 E 18TH STREET TIFTON GA 31793

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IRWIN COUNTY HOSPITALl

710 N IRWIN AVENUE OCILLA GA 31774

Head south on Kent Road 2341 ft
Continue straight onto Arnett Mill Road 3098 ft
Go straight onto US 319 15.5 mi
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