Peak Heart & Vascular – Avondale
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10825 W McDowell Rd, Ste 310
Avondale, AZ 85392 -
602-698-7325
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[email protected]
Dr. Stephen Smith is a founding partner of Peak Heart & Vascular and a board-certified vascular surgeon with advanced training in endovascular and minimally invasive vascular surgery. His expertise and teaching excellence have been widely recognized and awarded. Dr. Smith founded the ACGME-accredited Vascular Surgery Fellowship Program at Abrazo Arizona Heart Hospital, where he serves as the Program Director.
After earning his medical degree from The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas in 2001, Dr. Smith completed his general surgery residency and vascular surgery fellowship at UT Southwestern and Parkland Memorial Hospital. He then served as an Assistant Professor of Surgery at UT Southwestern and was Chief of Vascular Surgery at Parkland Memorial Hospital.
In 2010, Dr. Smith moved to Phoenix, where he has worked to advance vascular surgery across the Valley and northern Arizona. He has held leadership roles at Honor Health, including as the Founding Chair of the Amputation Prevention Center across the network. Dr. Smith is also heavily involved in the education and training of surgical residents at Valleywise/Creighton University, earning multiple teaching awards.
Dr. Smith has advanced training and a special interest in the endovascular treatment of thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysms and lower extremity peripheral arterial disease. He has conducted academic research in the area of deep venous thrombosis and has extensive experience in its minimally invasive treatment. He also specializes in treating all aspects of venous diseases, including varicose veins. Dr. Smith was selected to be a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and is an active member of this organization and the Society of Vascular Surgery.
Dr. Smith is certified by the American Board of Surgery in General Surgery and Vascular Surgery and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Venous and Lymphatic Medicine.
