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Other Locations: Orlando

Specialty 1: Orthopedic Surgery

Specialty 2: Orthopedics

Specialty Focus:  Richard C. Smith MD, FACTS Dr. Richard C. Smith has been a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and has been practicing in Central Florida since 1990. His vast experience, including minimally invasive spine and joint surgery, allows him to provide expert opinions and treatment recommendations for a wide range of patients. Along with several well-respected physicians, including Denise Carter M.D., he founded the Florida Center for Orthopaedics in 1999.

Medical School: Medical College of Pennsylvania

License(s): ME6185

Years in Practice: 32 years

Experience:

• 30 years performing IMEs
• 1500 IMEs performed
• Deposed/Testified 90 times

IME Certification: Expert Medical Advisor (EMA) June 1998-present and Special Expert Witness (State of Florida)

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Additional Information

United States Navy Reserves, 1981-1994 Honorable discharge, 1994 Chairmanship: Millenia Surgery Center (2012-Present) Expert Medical Advisor (EMA) June 1998-present (Division of Worker's Compensation Florida Dept. of Labor Special Expert Witness (State of Florida Agency of Health Care Administration) June 1997- present