Dr. Eric Smith

Biography

Eric Smith is the Medical Director of the Cognitive Neurosciences Clinic and a member of the Calgary Stroke Program. He holds a professorship in the Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Calgary, where he is the inaugural holder of the Katthy Taylor Chair in Vascular Dementia. Dr. Smith obtained his MD degree from McGill University and completed his neurology residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital, which are teaching hospitals affiliated with Harvard Medical School. His research program focuses on the risk factors and consequences of diseases related to cerebral microcirculation, emphasizing improvements in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of vascular contributions to cognitive decline and vascular dementia. He has received funding for his research from Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, and the U.S. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Additionally, he was honored with the Robert G. Siekert Award from the American Heart Association for his research contributions. Dr. Smith serves as an Assistant Editor for the journal Stroke and is a member of the Editorial Board for the journal Neurology. He actively sees patients at the Cognitive Neurosciences Clinic and the Stroke Prevention Clinic.

Research Interests