Dr. David R Oliver-smith, MD



Neurosurgery   -  Pennsylvania,  Pittsburgh

 Overview

Dr. David R Oliver-smith, MD works in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is a specialist in Neurosurgery and graduated Boston University in 1986. Dr. Oliver-smith is affiliated with Allegheny General Hospital, Allegheny General Hospital Suburban Campus and practicing for 38 years

 Specialties

  • Neurosurgery

 Conditions

• Acute Urinary Retention
• Adrenal Gland Diseases
• Amniotomy
• Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
• Cervical Spine Myelopathy
• Cranial Trauma
• Craniopharyngioma
• Elbow Or Upper Arm Arthritis
• Eosinophilia Myalgia Syndrome
• Food Additive Allergy - Annatto
  ...
• Food Allergy - Codfish
• Functional Hemispherectomy
• Functional Movement Screening
• Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for AVM
• Helminthosporium Fungus Allergy
• Implanon® Placement
• Isolaz System Acne Treatment
• IV Sedation
• Joint Fluid Test
• Joint X-Ray
• Lattice Corneal Dystrophy, Type 1
• Muscular Dystrophy, Congenital, Type 1C
• Mycobacterial Infections
• Neurological Injuries
• Pediatric Chronic Infection
• Pediatric Dermatologic Disorders
• Pediatric Thoracic Disorders
• Pediatric Voiding
• Pelvic Support Problems
• Pneumatic Dilations (PD)
• Pneumoconiosis
• Recurring Pneumonia
• Rheumatic Diseases
• Sinus Node Disease
• Surgical Mesh Removal
• Syndactyly
• The treatment of complicated hypertension
• Tissue Plasminogen Activator (tPA)
• Women's Health Rehabilitation
• Wound and-or Ulcer Foot
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 Procedures

• Acoustic Neuroma
• Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
• Brain Aneurysm
• Brain Cancer
• Brain Injury
• Cerebral Artery Thrombosis
• Cerebral Hemorrhage
• Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Shunt - Insertion, Repair or Removal
• Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak (CSF Leak)
• Cervical Spine Fracture
  ...
• Cervical Spine Myelopathy
• Cranial Trauma
• Craniectomy, Craniotomy, Surgery of Skull Base, Neuroendoscopy
• Craniopharyngioma
• Degenerative Disc Disease
• Dural Repair or Other Spinal Spinal Cord Repair
• Epidural Block, Facet Blocks
• Epilepsy
• Herniated Disc Surgery
• Hydrocephalus
• Intervertebral Disc Herniation
• Lamina Procedures (incl. Laminectomy, Laminoplasty, Laminotomy)
• Low Back Pain
• Lumbar Spine Fracture
• Meningiomas
• Myelopathy
• Nerve Block, Somatic
• Nerve Destruction by Neurolytic Agent
• Neuroplasty
• Neurostimulation
• Neurostimulation, Spinal
• Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
• Osteoarthritis of Spine
• Osteosarcoma
• Pathological Spine Fracture
• Pituitary Gland Cancer
• Post-Laminectomy Syndrome
• Pseudotumor Cerebri
• Radiculopathy (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
• Scoliosis
• Secondary Malignancies
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Spinal Cord Tumor
• Spinal Fusion
• Spinal Nerve Block
• Spinal Reconstructive Surgery for Deformities
• Spinal Stenosis
• Spine Deformities
• Spine Fractures, Traumatic
• Spondylolisthesis
• Stroke
• Thoracic Spine Fracture
• Thoracic Spine Myelopathy
• Ultrasound, Carotid
• Vertebral Column Tumors
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 Board Certifications

  • Board Certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery

 Years Since Graduation

  • 38

 State License

  • Pennsylvania

 Education & Training

Internship Hospital

Boston University

Boston, MA, USA

Year completed: 1986

Medical School

Boston University School Of Medicine

Boston, MA, United States

Graduated: 1985

Residency Hospital

University Pittsburgh Med Center

Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Year completed: 1992

 Awards

1   AANS
2   AMA
3   Pennsylvania Medical Society

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 Office Locations


Primary location

 Allegheny General Hospital NSG
420 East North Avenue Suite 302
Pennsylvania (PA)
Pittsburgh
15212
 Phone:(412) 359-6200
Additional data:
Free Standing Surgery Center?    No
Office Volume:    20 patients per day
Performs Procedures On Site?    No

Other Office Locations

 Neurosurgery Group
223 South Pleasant Avenue Suite 102
Pennsylvania (PA)
Pittsburgh
15501
 Phone:(814) 443-9783

Accepting New Patients

  • No
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 Map & Directions



Allegheny General Hospital NSG, 420 East North Avenue Suite 302, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PA), 15212




 Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)

  • Aetna
  • Aetna HMO
  • Blue Card PPO
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Capital Blue Cross
  • Choice Care PPO
  • Choice Plus POS
  • Choice Plus POS II
  • Cigna
  • Cigna HMO
  • Cigna PPO
  • Community Blue PPO
  • Coventry Health America PPO
  • Coventry Health Care
  • First Health (Coventry Health Care)
  • First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
  • Geisinger Health Plan
  • Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Humana
  • Navigate HMO
  • Navigate POS
  • Open Access Plus
  • Options PPO
  • Select
  • UnitedHealthCare
  • UPMC
  • UPMC PPO

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 Affiliated Hospitals


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Allegheny General Hospital

320 East North Avenue Pennsylvania PA, Pittsburgh, 15212

Allegheny General Hospital is a hospital located in Pittsburgh, PA. This hospital reports jointly with Allegheny General Hospital Suburban Campus. Therefore the ratings and awards apply to multiple hospitals and this specific hospital may not provide all rated services. Procedures/Diagnosis costs ar...



Allegheny General Hospital Suburban Campus photo


Allegheny General Hospital Suburban Campus

100 South Jackson Avenue Pennsylvania PA, Pittsburgh, 15202

Allegheny General Hospital Suburban Campus is a hospital located in Pittsburgh, PA. This hospital reports jointly with Allegheny General Hospital. Therefore the ratings and awards apply to multiple hospitals and this specific hospital may not provide all rated services. Procedures/Diagnosis costs ar...



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