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Roderic L. Smith, MD PhD

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3340 Providence Drive, Suite A565
Anchorage, AK 99508
3105.6 miles away
Speaks: English
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Providence Medical Group Alaska Pediatric Neurosciences

3340 Providence Drive, Suite A565, Anchorage, AK 99508

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About Roderic L. Smith

Dr. Smith has been a board certified neurologist with special expertise in child neurology since 1992, with extensive practice experience in both academic programs and in private practice. His MD and PhD were obtained at Washington University in 1987. Pediatric and neurology training was at University of Colorado School of Medicine, where he remained on faculty until 2002. From 2002 until January of 2017, he provided care to Alaskans through Pediatric Neurology Clinic of Alaska. In 1/2017 Dr. Smith joined the Providence Medical Group and PAMC to develop a multidisciplinary division of Pediatric Neurosciences and act as a director of PAMC neurodiagnostics. He has special interest in epilepsy, neurogenetic disorders, infectious and inflammatory disorders of the nervous system, and a general interest in all the neurologic conditions of childhood.

Bachelors of Arts

Harvard University
1980

Medical School

Washington University School of Medicine - Saint Louis, MO
1984

Doctor of Philosophy

Washington Univeristy
Cell Biology
1987

Internship and Residency

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Pediatrics
1989

Resident

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Pediatric Neurology
1992

Postdoctoral Fellow

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Neurovirology
1993

Providence Medical Group Alaska Pediatric Neurosciences
3340 Providence Drive, Suite A565
Anchorage, AK 99508

Affiliated Locations
Providence Alaska Medical Center

Clinical Interests

  • Abnormal Eeg
  • Abnormal Neuroimaging
  • Abnormal Reflexes
  • Absence Epilepsy
  • Acoustic Neurofibromatosis
  • Agenesis Of The Corpus Callosum
  • Aicardi Syndrome
  • Alexia
  • Alogia
  • Amnesia
  • Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain Syndrome (Amps)
  • Anencephaly
  • Aneurysm
  • Anoxic Encephalopathy
  • Aphasia
  • Apraxia
  • Arm Weakness
  • Arnold Chiari Malformation
  • Asperger Syndrome
  • Asymmetrical Crying Facies
  • Ataxia
  • Ataxia Telangiectasia
  • Athetoid Cerebral Palsy
  • Attention Deficit Disorder
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Auditory Processing Disorder (Apd)
  • Aura
  • Autism
  • Autoimmune Meningitis
  • Autonomic Dysreflexia
  • Autonomic Nervous System Disorders
  • Autonomic Neuropathy
  • Bacterial Meningitis
  • Becker Muscular Dystrophy
  • Behavioral Disorders
  • Benign Paroxysmal Torticollis Of Infancy
  • Beriberi
  • Brachial Plexus Lesions
  • Brachycephaly
  • Brain Concussion
  • Brain Injury
  • Brain Injury Rehabilitation
  • Cauda Equina Syndrome
  • Causalgia Of Lower Limb
  • Causalgia Of Upper Limb
  • Cephalocele
  • Cerebellar Anomalies
  • Cerebellar Ataxia
  • Cerebellar Disease
  • Cerebral Anomalies
  • Cerebral Contusion
  • Cerebral Degeneration In Childhood
  • Cerebral Dysgenesis
  • Cerebral Edema
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage
  • Cerebral Heterotopia
  • Cerebral Lipidosis
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid Abnormalities
  • Charcot Marie Tooth Disease
  • Childhood Epilepsy
  • Chronic Infantile Neurologic Cutaneous And Articular Syndrome
  • Chronic Migraines
  • Ciliary Neuralgia
  • Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder
  • Cluster Headache
  • Concussive Seizure
  • Congenital Anomalies Of The Central Nervous System
  • Congenital Ataxia
  • Congenital Brain Disorder
  • Congenital Cerebral Hemiatrophy
  • Congenital Cerebral Hemorrhage
  • Congenital Cerebral Hypoplasia
  • Congenital Deformity Of Nervous System
  • Congenital Hydrocephalus
  • Congenital Lesions Of The Nervous System
  • Congenital Macrocephaly
  • Congenital Muscular Dystrophy
  • Congenital Myasthenic Syndromes
  • Congenital Myopathies
  • Congenital Paralysis
  • Convulsion
  • Cornelia De Lange Syndrome
  • Costello Syndrome
  • Developmental Delay
  • Developmental Disabilities
  • Developmental Regression
  • Difficulty Reading
  • Difficulty Writing
  • Diffuse Cerebral Sclerosis
  • Diplegia Of Upper Limbs
  • Disruptive Behavior
  • Disturbance Of Attention
  • Dizziness
  • Dopamine Responsive Dystonia
  • Down Syndrome
  • Drug Induced Acute Dystonia
  • Dup15q Syndrome
  • Dysarthria
  • Dysautonomia
  • Dyslexia
  • Dysphagia
  • Dyspraxia
  • Dystonia
  • Encephalitis
  • Encephalopathies
  • Enlarged Ventricle
  • Epilepsy
  • Epileptic Confusional State
  • Epileptic Twilight State
  • Erb Palsy
  • Essential Tremor
  • Fabry Disease
  • Facial Asymmetry
  • Facial Nerve Palsy And Paresis
  • Facial Paresis
  • Familial Ataxia
  • Febrile Convulsions
  • Flaccid Hemiplegia
  • Focal Dystonia
  • Focal Seizures
  • Friedreich Ataxia
  • Fungal Meningitis
  • Ganglioneuroblastoma
  • Generalized Seizures
  • Genetic Dystonia
  • Grand Mal Status Epilepticus
  • Guillain Barre Syndrome (Gbs)
  • Handwriting Tremor
  • Head Banging
  • Head Trauma
  • Headache
  • Hemiatrophy
  • Hemicrania Continua
  • Hemidystonia
  • Hemifacial Microsomia
  • Hemineglect
  • Hemiparesis
  • Hemiplegia
  • Hereditary Sensory Neuropathy
  • Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Hydromyelia
  • Hypertonia
  • Hypoglossal Nerve Disease
  • Hypoglossal Nerve Injury
  • Hypotonia
  • Impaired Coordination
  • Infantile Cerebral Palsy
  • Infantile Hemiplegia
  • Infantile Spasms
  • Infectious Neuritis
  • Intellectual Disabilities
  • Intermittent Tremor
  • Intracranial Hypertension
  • Isolated Central Nervous System Vasculitis
  • Jc Virus
  • Juvenile Spinal Muscular Atrophy
  • Klumpke Palsy
  • Landau Kleffner Syndrome
  • Late Effect Of Spinal Cord Injury
  • Late Effects Of Poliomyelitis
  • Learning Disabilities
  • Learning Disorders
  • Leg Weakness
  • Leigh's Disease
  • Lennox Gastaut Syndrome
  • Lissencephaly
  • Macrocephaly
  • Marcus Gunn Phenomenon
  • Meningitis
  • Meningocele
  • Meralgia Paresthetica
  • Metabolic Brain Disorders
  • Microcephaly
  • Migraine
  • Mitochondrial Disorders
  • Motor Delay
  • Movement Disorders
  • Moyamoya
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Multisystemic Disseminated Toxoplasmosis
  • Muscle Eye Brain Disease
  • Muscle Spasticity
  • Muscle Weakness
  • Muscular Diseases
  • Muscular Disorder
  • Muscular Dystrophy
  • Myasthenia Gravis
  • Myelitis
  • Myelomeningocele
  • Myelopathy
  • Myoclonus
  • Myopathy
  • Myotonia
  • Myotonia Congenita
  • Myotonic Dystrophy
  • Narcolepsy
  • Nerve Diseases
  • Nerve Root Disorder
  • Nerve Sheath Tumor
  • Nervous System Disorders
  • Neural Tube Defects
  • Neuralgia
  • Neuritis
  • Neurocutaneous Syndromes
  • Neurofibromatosis
  • Neurogenic Dysfluency
  • Neurological Disorders
  • Neurometabolic Disorder
  • Neuromuscular Diseases
  • Neuromuscular Disorders
  • Neuropathy
  • Non Epileptic Event
  • Numbness
  • Olfactory Nerve Disease
  • Optic Nerve Disease
  • Oromotor Dyspraxia
  • Pachygyria
  • Paralysis
  • Paraplegia
  • Parasitic Meningitis
  • Paresthesia
  • Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated With Streptococcal Infections
  • Pediatric Epilepsy
  • Periventricular Leukomalacia
  • Peroneal Muscular Atrophy
  • Petit Mal Status
  • Pica
  • Plagiocephaly
  • Poliomyelitis
  • Polymicrogyria
  • Post Concussion Syndrome
  • Post Traumatic Amnesia
  • Post Traumatic Headache
  • Post Traumatic Seizures
  • Progressive Muscular Atrophy
  • Pseudotumor Cerebri
  • Psychogenic Non Epileptic Seizures
  • Rasmussen Syndrome
  • Reflex Neurovascular Dystrophy
  • Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
  • Restless Legs Syndrome
  • Rett Syndrome
  • Segmental Dystonia
  • Sensory Integration Disorder
  • Spasmus Nutans
  • Spastic Infantile Paralysis
  • Spasticity
  • Speech Delay
  • Speech Disorder
  • Spina Bifida
  • Spinal Cord Diseases
  • Spinal Muscular Atrophy
  • Spinocerebellar Degeneration
  • Spinocerebellar Diseases
  • Staring
  • Status Epilepticus
  • Stereotypic Movement Disorder
  • Sturge Weber Syndrome
  • Subdural Hematoma
  • Subdural Hemorrhage
  • Sudanophilic Cerebral Sclerosis
  • Syringobulbia
  • Syringomyelia
  • Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
  • Tension Headache
  • Tetany
  • Tic Disorders
  • Tingling
  • Tonic Clonic Seizure
  • Torsion Dystonia
  • Torticollis
  • Tourette Syndrome
  • Toxoplasmosis
  • Transverse Myelitis
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Tremor
  • Trigeminal Nerve Injury
  • Trigeminal Nerve Palsy And Paresis
  • Trigeminal Neuralgia
  • Tuberous Sclerosis
  • Twitching
  • Vagal Nerve Disorders
  • Vagus Nerve Disease
  • Ventriculomegaly
  • Viral Meningitis
  • Virtual Care
  • Von Hippel Lindau Disease
  • Williams Syndrome