Dr. Harvey E. Smith, MD

Expert Publications

• Interphalangeal joint cartilage: high-spatial-resolution in vivo MR T2 mapping--a feasibility study.
• Change in knee cartilage T2 at MR imaging after running: a feasibility study.
• An evaluation of image-guided technologies in the placement of anterior thoracic vertebral body screws in spinal trauma: a cadaver study.
• Spine journals: is reviewer agreement on publication recommendations greater than would be expected by chance?
• Transforming growth factor β controls CCN3 expression in nucleus pulposus cells of the intervertebral disc.
• Regional variation and spine care: an historical perspective.
• Spondylopelvic dissociation.
• Population average T2 MRI maps reveal quantitative regional transformations in the degenerating rabbit intervertebral disc that vary by lumbar level.
• A radiopaque electrospun scaffold for engineering fibrous musculoskeletal tissues: Scaffold characterization and in vivo applications.
• Vertebral body fracture after TLIF: a new complication.
• Correlations between quantitative T2 and T1ρ MRI, mechanical properties and biochemical composition in a rabbit lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration model.
• In vivo performance of an acellular disc-like angle ply structure (DAPS) for total disc replacement in a small animal model.
• Anterior hyperlordotic cages: early experience and radiographic results.
• Optimization of Preculture Conditions to Maximize the In Vivo Performance of Cell-Seeded Engineered Intervertebral Discs.

Media Releases

Get to know Orthopaedic Surgeon Dr. Harvey E. Smith, who serves patients throughout the State of Pennsylvania.

Seeing patients ages 18 and up, Dr. Smith serves as the Chief of Orthopaedic Spine Surgery at Penn Medicine. Namely, he practices at Penn Musculoskeletal Center – University City, 7th Floor, Penn Orthopaedics Radnor, Penn Orthopaedics Valley Forge, and The Penn Spine Center at Pennsylvania Hospital.

His affiliations extend to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Pennsylvania Hospital, and Chester County Hospital – Surgery.

A 2002 graduate of Penn State College of Medicine, Dr. Smith went on to perform his residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. He then furthered his training with a fellowship at Rothman Institute/Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.

Further solidifying his commitment to orthopaedic surgery, Dr. Smith attained board certification through the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS). The ABOS is an organization with the goal of establishing educational and professional standards for orthopaedic residents and surgeons as well as evaluating the qualifications and competence of orthopaedic surgeons.

Holding an academic appointment, Dr. Smith serves as an Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

His professional affiliations include the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) Web Based Longitudinal Assessment Orthopaedic Spine Knowledge Source Group, the Lumbar Spine Research Society, the North American Spine Society, the Orthopaedic Research Society, the Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Devices Panel Advisory Committee of the Food and Drug Administration, the Penn Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders, the Philadelphia Spine Research Society, and the American Orthopaedic Association.

Orthopaedic surgery is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Orthopaedic surgeons use both surgical and non-surgical means to treat musculoskeletal trauma, spine diseases, sports injuries, degenerative diseases, infections, tumors, and congenital disorders.

Recognized by Best Doctors in America in 2015 and 2016, Dr. Smith has consistently demonstrated exceptional medical expertise and a commitment to providing high-quality patient care.

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