Clark Charles Smith, MD
Locations and Appointments
CUIMC/Harkness Pavilion
Och Spine at NewYork-Presbyterian/The Spiral
ColumbiaDoctors - Midtown
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Insurances Accepted
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- AETNA
- Affinity Health Plan
- AgeWell
- Amerigroup of New Jersey
- CIGNA
- Emblem/GHI
- Emblem/Hip
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthplus
- Fidelis Care
- Healthfirst
- Local 1199
- Magnacare (National)
- Medicare
- Multiplan
- MVP Health Care
- Quality Health Management
- RiverSpring
- UnitedHealthcare
- VNSNY CHOICE
- WellCare
- World Trade Center Health Plan
About Clark Charles Smith, MD
Clark Smith, MD, MPH, FAAPMR is an Associate Professor of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. He specializes in treating patients with acute and chronic sports and spine injuries. Dr. Smith is board certified in both Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine. He completed his undergraduate education at Duke University, received his M.D. and Masters of Public Health (M.P.H.) from Tulane University, underwent residency training in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Emory University where he also served as Chief Resident, and completed a multidisciplinary pain medicine fellowship at Northwestern University and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.
Dr. Smith has a special interest in pain and sports medicine. He uses a multidisciplinary non-operative approach to treating acute and chronic sports and spine problems. Depending on the scope and severity of the problem, treatment options may include individualized therapy programs, medications, or non-operative interventional procedures targeted at a particular injury or problem. Procedures that Dr. Smith performs include: ultrasound and fluoroscopically guided joint injections, Platelet Rich Plasma (PrP), spine injections, epidural steroid injections, radiofrequency ablation, and many others. The goals of Dr. Smith's treatment are to help every patient achieve his or her highest level of performance and function.
Dr. Smith sees patients at CUMC's main campus at 180 Ft. Washington Ave, Suite 199, HP 182, and at CUMC's midtown campus at 51 W 51st st. between 5th and 6th ave., 3rd Floor. Call 212-305-3535 for an appointment.
Board Certifications
- Pain Medicine
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Expertise
Arthritis
Arthritis of Spine
Back and Neck Pain
Back Pain
Cervical Disc Herniation
Cervical Neck Pain
Cervical Spinal Stenosis
Cervical Spine Disease
Cortisone Injection
Degenerative Cervical Spinal Stenosis
Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Degenerative Spinal Disorder
Degenerative Spine Disease
Disorder of Intervertebral Disc
Herniated Cervical Disc
Herniated Disc
Herniated Lumbar Intervertebral Disc
Hip Pain
Knee Pain
Knee Problem
Kyphosis
Low Back and Neck Pain
Low Back Pain
Lower Back Pain
Lumbar Disc Herniation
Lumbar Herniated Disc
Muscle Strain
Musculoskeletal Pain
Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
Neck and Lumbar Spine Problems
Neck Pain
Neck Pain, Acute
Nerve Blocks
Nerve Pain Due to Spinal Stenosis
Non-Surgical Spine Treatments
Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP)
Radiculopathy
Radiofrequency
Radiofrequency Ablation
Rehabilitation
Rotator Cuff Tear
Rotator Cuff Tendonitis
Runner's Knee
Sacroiliac Joint Pain
Sciatica
Scoliosis
Shoulder Arthritis
Shoulder Pain
Spinal Arthritis
Spinal Disorder
Spinal Injections
Spinal Nerve Root Block
Spinal Stenosis
Spinal Stenosis of Lumbar Region
Spine Deformity
Spine Rehabilitation
Spine Tumors
Spondylosis
Sports Injuries
Sports Injury
Sports Injury Rehabilitation
Sports Medicine
Sports Medicine Rehabilitation
Sprains and Strains
Tendonitis
Trigger Point Injections
Education
Fellowship: Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Internship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Medical School: Tulane University / School of Medicine
Residency: Emory University Affiliated Hosptials
Languages
- Spanish
Titles & Positions
Director, Interventional Spine
John A. Downey Associate Professor of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center
Medical Director, Outpatient Operations
Hospital Affiliations
NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
Och Spine At NewYork-Presbyterian
Education
- Internship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
- Residency: Emory University Affiliated Hosptials
- Fellowship: Northwestern Memorial Hospital
- Medical School: Tulane University / School of Medicine
Titles & Positions
- Director, Interventional Spine
- John A. Downey Associate Professor of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center
- Medical Director, Outpatient Operations
Board Certifications
- Pain Medicine
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Languages Spoken
- Spanish