Dr. Kris Smith, MD

Knowledgeable and skilled. Consult and diagnostic procedure went very well. Trust him to place RNS device.

Dr. Smith was recommended for excising a tumor attached to the brain, saw him for consultation and he decided surgery was not urgent so we waited 3 months for a surgery appointment. Apparently, the surgery went well as he assured family afterwards but acknowledged that the long wait caused more long-term damage and growth into other facial structures. His fellow or resident closed the incision with staples and it looks and feels atrocious, a raised thick welt.The aftercare while hospitalized was terrible: During morning rounds Dr. Smith advised patient would be discharged less than 36 hours after a 10-hour surgery when PT had not even cleared patient to stand up from the bed. He and his residents or fellow kept giving differing information to patient and family, adding huge stressors to recovery. Dr. Smith lost his professional composure when family disagreed and did not return for rounds the following days.Great Surgeon, but everything else needs improvement.

All Wanted to pass some feedback regarding gamma tiles, surgery at Barrows Pheonix and Dr Kris Smith. My 48 year old Husband with butterfly GBM had his 2nd recurrence middle of January this year 20 months post diagnosis in the deeper areas of right frontal lobe near right basal ganglia. Nuero oncologist Dr David Piccioni at Ucsd had given up hope for further treatment. Husbnad had already gone through SOC, Optune and immunotherapy keytruda with TKIs so not a candidate for trials. Husbnad started having swallowing issues and started losing mobility on left side and hemiplegia (left side neglect). Having exhausted all these options, we checked with barrows Dr Kris Smith for surgical options. Though disease was extensive , he was fairly confident he may be able to do a salvage surgery for husband. Unfortunately, surgery lead to husbnad not waking up completely from surgery , hydrocephalus, brain infection and a stroke and he passed away within few days

Dr. Smith gave my wife the life she has wanted for so long, he is a great surgeon and cares about people.

I called to the office of Dr. Kris Smith to schedule appointment. They told me that I should fax them referral, insurance and MRI. I did it. Nobody called me after that. When I called back week later, they said "you need to provide the films". Which been surprise for me, because receptionist didn’t told me about it on initial call. Two weeks wasted. Please respect your patient’s time, please fix your process. Please tell the patient what they need to provide to get the appointment.

I trust Dr. Smith implicitly. He allowed me to be able to smile again on both sides of my face. I am not in excruciating pain from that. I will forever be indebted to him and his talent, skill and wisdom, but mostly his humble manor. Impressive man who will some day be a legend.

I am a 12 year brain tumor survivor because of Kris Smith. He is brilliant, experienced, and the kindest and most gentle human being I have ever met. I am not only his patient, but I am an RN with 16 years of ICU experience, living and working in Phoenix, Arizona. It is valuable to find out what the OR nurses say about a surgeon. They say he is calm, meticulous, focussed, and has the stamina for these long and complex cases. They also call him a "friend". I say , "I am grateful".

Friendly and caring. Explained the surgery risks and went over all of my tests with me. Attentive and always professional. Post surgery met with my family and explained everything from the surgery. Highly Recommend.

Caring, kind, compassionate and meticulous. We had an excellent outcome with Dr. Smith. His staff was also incredibly helpful. We also had a rare situation: my mom was admitted into the hospital with a rare spinal infection at the exact same time that my husband was recovering from surgery. Although Dr. Smith was not my mom's doctor, he and his entire team sought out my mom's room and met with her and took the time to review her case to reassure us that she had the best team working on her.

Saved our sister's life. Brilliant surgeon. Would highly recommend! I am an RN with over 40 years in healthcare and what he did for her was extraordinary. FYI: this is the person that Mayo Clinic refers to when they have difficult or inoperable cases.