Kenneth (Buck) S. Smith, MD

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Contact Information

• Office 314-849-0311
• Fax 314-849-4423
• After Hours 314-470-8735

Specialties

• Orthopedics
• Foot and Ankle
• Sports Medicine
• Trauma

Areas of Interest

Achilles Rupture and Tendinosis, Ankle Arthritis, Ankle Arthroscopy, Ankle Fractures, Ankle Reconstruction, Ankle Replacement, Arthroscopic Surgery (Minimally Invasive), Bunion Deformity, Complex Trauma Reconstruction, Diabetic Charcot Arthropathy, Flatfoot Deformity, Foot Arthritis, Foot Drop, Foot Fractures, High Arched Deformity (Cavus Foot), Plantar Fasciitis, Upper and Lower Extremity Fracture Care, Limb Salvage

About

Dr. Kenneth S. "Buck" Smith is a St. Louis-based sports medicine physician and a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who is fellowship-trained in foot and ankle conditions. He treats all orthopedic ailments and provides minimally invasive treatments, total joint replacements, and joint arthroscopy.

"The foot and ankle subspecialty includes a huge variety of conditions making every day unique and exciting," Dr. Smith says. "I love seeing the smiles on patients’ faces after we have successfully treated their conditions and their pain is gone."

Over the course of his career, Dr. Smith has cared for professional athletes on teams such as the Colorado Rockies, the Denver Broncos, and the Denver Nuggets, as well as athletes at the University of Colorado. In his spare time, Dr. Smith enjoys hunting, fishing, playing basketball and softball, and brewing his own beer.

Dr. Smith accepts all major insurances. For more information, please visit our Insurance page.

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Education

Fellowship: University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado
Residency: University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama
Medical School: University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama
Undergraduate: Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri

Languages Spoken

English

Certifications & Organizations

Advanced Trauma Life Support
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
University of Alabama Medical Alumni Association
American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
Mid-America Orthopaedic Association 
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Awards & Honors

Administrative Chief Resident, Orthopaedic Surgery 
2nd place, Chestley L. Yelton Resident Essay Competition, Alabama Orthopaedic Society 3rd place, Chestley L. Yelton Resident Essay Competition, Alabama Orthopaedic Society American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) Resident Scholar 
1st place, Chestley L. Yelton Resident Essay Competition, Alabama Orthopaedic Society Gold Humanism Honor Society, UASOM 
McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing Lange Student Award, UASOM

Publications

• Book Chapters

  Waldrop III, Norman E. and Smith, Kenneth. “Principles of Rehabilitation for the Foot and Ankle” in: Baxter’s The Foot and Ankle in Sport, Third Edition, edited by David Porter, Elsevier, to be published in 2020, Section 5, Chapter 32

• Peer-Reviewed Publications

  Smith, K., Waldrop, N. (2018) Surgical Outcomes of Grade Three Turf Toe Injuries in Competitive Football Players. Foot and Ankle International, June 17

  Ewing M., Huntley S., Baker D., Smith K., Hudson P., McGwin G., Ponce B., Johnson M. (2018) Blood Transfusion During Total Ankle Arthroplasty Is Associated With Increased In-Hospital Complications and Costs. Foot and Ankle Specialist, Apr 1

  Smith, K., Araoye, I., Gilbert, S., Waites, K., Camins, B., Conklin, M., Ponce, B. (2018) Is Retained Bone Debris in Cannulated Orthopedic Instruments Sterile After Autoclaving? American Journal of Infection Control, April 13v

  Staggers, J., Smith, K., Netto, C., Naranje, S., Prasad, K., Shah, A. (2018) Reconstruction for Chronic Achilles Tendinopathy: Comparison of Flexor Hallucis Longus (FHL) Transfer Versus V-Y Advancement. International Orthopaedics, February 16

  Smith, K., Jones, CW., Pinter, Z., Shah, A. (2018) Isolated Gastrocnemius Recession for the Treatment of Achilles Tendinopathy. Foot and Ankle Specialist, February 1

  Smith, K., Araoye, I., Jones, CW., Shah, A. (2017) Outcomes of Locking-Plate Fixation for Hindfoot Fusion Procedures in 15 Patients. Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery, Nov-Dec

  Araoye, I., Chodaba, Y., Smith, K., Hadden, R., Shah, A. (2017) Use of Intramedullary Carbon Fiber Nail in Hindfoot Fusion: A Small Cohort Study. Foot and Ankle Surgery, July 28

  Pinter, Z., Smith, K., Jones, C., Hadden, R., Elattar, O., Hudson, P., Shah, A. (2017) A Retrospective Case Series of Carbon Fiber Plate Fixation of Ankle Fractures. Foot and Ankle Specialist, July 1

  Leung, W., Smith, K., Elgin, S. et al. (2015). Drosophila Muller F Elements Maintain a Distinct Set of Genomic Properties Over 40 Million Years of Evolution. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 58. g3journal.org

  Singhal, S., Allen, M., Mcannally, J., Smith, K., Donnelly, J., Wang, H. (2013). National Estimates of Emergency Department Visits for Pediatric Severe Sepsis in the United States. PeerJ 2013 May 21;1:e79