on Anaesthesiology, Intensive Therapy and Pain Medicine

Hugh Smith

Hugh M Smith, M.D. Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Consultant, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic (USA).

Dr. Smith is originally from Manitoba, Canada. He completed an undergraduate degree in Economics at Queens University, Kingston, Ontario.  He then obtained a Master’s degree in Philosophy, and a Doctorate in Medical History prior to commencing medical training at the University of Minnesota Medical School.  After completing anesthesia residency at Mayo Clinic, Dr. Smith joined the staff and completed a fellowship year in Regional Anesthesia. He has been on staff with the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine since 2005.

Dr. Smith is the project chair of an institutionally sponsored effort to implement a perioperative surgical home in Orthopedic Surgery, and a representative of Mayo Clinic with the American Society of Anesthesiology’s Perioperative Surgical Home Collaborative 2020.

At the Eleventh British-Ukrainian Symposium, Hugh M Smith will focus on the following topics:

  • Perioperative Inflammation and its Management
  • Regional Anesthesia:  Current Adjuvants