Dr. Smuck is the Chief of PM&R and Associate Professor of Orthopaedics at Stanford University, and is the Medical Director of Rehabilitation Services for Stanford Hospitals and Clinics. He specializes in the comprehensive conservative management of spine disorders at the Stanford University Spine Center. He received his medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine. Afterward he completed his residency training in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Stanford University, followed by a one year Spine Fellowship at Stanford.

Dr. Smuck is a Deputy Editor of The Spine Journal, Co-Editor of the Orthopedics Knowledge Update in Spine, 4th edition and is on the Assistant Editorial Board of the European Spine Journal. He serves multiple leadership roles in prominent national and international physician societies. This includes sitting on the Board of Directors for the International Spine Intervention Society, and serving as Chairman of the North American Spine Society’s Advanced Lumbar Spine Injection Course. Dr. Smuck’s research interests lie in objective measures of activity and outcomes assessment in musculoskeletal diseases, and in maximizing the effectiveness and safety of percutaneous spine interventions. He has published numerous book chapters and scientific articles over the course of his career. His work was recognized with The Spine Journal’s 2013 Outstanding Paper Award for Medical and Interventional Science, and with best research awards at the annual meetings of the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine in 2012; the International Spine Intervention Society in 2011, 2012 and 2013; the American Academy of PM&R in 2011 and 2013; and the North American Spine Society in 2009 and 2013. He has been invited to lecture on spine and rehabilitation topics at Universities and medical conferences across the US and on 4 continents.

Dr. Smuck specializes in precision diagnosis and comprehensive treatment of cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine disorders. His research interests lie in objective measures of activity and outcomes assessment in musculoskeletal diseases, and in maximizing the effectiveness and safety of percutaneous spine interventions.