Dr. Kelley W. Smith

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Get to know Cardiologist Dr. Kelley W. Smith, who serves patients in Huntsville, Alabama.

Dr. Smith is an experienced cardiologist at Huntsville Cardiovascular Clinic in Huntsville, Alabama.

He has an interest in all aspects of clinical cardiology as well as percutaneous coronary intervention and permanent pacemaker implantation. He also has an interest in diagnosis and treatment of venous disease to include radiofrequency ablation.

Practicing at both Crestwood and Huntsville Hospital, Dr. Smith has been the Medical Director of Cardiology at Crestwood Hospital since 2012.

His acclaimed career in medicine began after he earned his medical degree from Meharry Medical College in 1991. He then entered the United States Army and completed his residency in internal medicine at William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso, Texas.

Thereafter, he served two years as a staff internist at Winn Army Community Hospital in Fort Stewart, Georgia. During this time, Dr. Smith also served overseas in Kuwait. He then completed his fellowship in cardiology at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas in 1999. During the next three years on active duty, he was a staff cardiologist at Eisenhower Army Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia.

After leaving the military, Dr. Smith came to Huntsville to establish private practice at  Huntsville Cardiovascular Clinic. This practice offered him the opportunity to practice cardiology in a more traditional model in continuity and care for his patients. 

With years of experience, the doctor is board-certified in interventional cardiology, cardiovascular disease, and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.

Furthermore, he is board-certified in nuclear cardiology by the Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology.

Cardiology is a branch of medicine that deals with the disorders of the heart, as well as the circulatory system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease, and electrophysiology. Cardiologists are doctors who diagnose, assess, and treat patients with diseases and defects of the heart and blood vessels (the cardiovascular system).

Growing up in Columbia, Tennessee, Dr. Smith and his wife have five children and have been living in Huntsville since 2002.

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