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Specializing in both multiple sclerosis (MS) and neurorehabilitation, Charles Smith, MD, offers his patients comprehensive treatment that includes management of MS-related fatigue; cognitive impairment; and bladder, bowel, and sexual dysfunction. Prior to joining Scripps Clinic, Dr. Smith was director of the Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Centers at White Plains and Bronx Lebanon Hospital Centers in New York. He also served as director of the federally-funded Medical Rehabilitation Research and Training Center for Multiple Sclerosis at both Albert Einstein College of Medicine and New York Medical College. Dr. Smith is a fellow of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada. His scientific articles about MS and other neurological conditions have been published in more than 40 medical journals.

Started Practice: 1981

Joined Scripps Clinic Medical Group: 2009

• American Academy of Neurology

• New York Magazine, “Best Doctors in New York” – 2000, 2002

• Multiple sclerosis (MS)

• Multiple sclerosis (MS)
• Spasticity
• Spinal cord diseases
• Spinal cord injuries

• Neurorehabilitation

Board Certification

American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology, 1984

Royal College of Physicians/Surgeons of Canada, Neurology, 1981

Medical Education

University of Toronto, MD, 1976

Residencies

St Michael Hospital, Residency, Electrophysiology, 1980
Toronto General Hospital, Residency, Neurology, 1980
Mount Sinai Hospital - Toronto, Residency, Neurology, 1979
Toronto Western Hospital, Intern/Resid, Internal Medicine, 1978
St Michael's Hospital, Residency, Neurology, 1978

Fellowships

Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Fellowship, Neuroimmunology, 1983