Penn Medicine Provider
Orthopaedic Surgery
Harvey E. Smith, MD
4.9
(499)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 14 and up
Penn Orthopaedics Radnor
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About me

  • Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Veteran's Administration Medical Center
  • Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery in Neurosurgery

Dr. Smith specializes in orthopaedic spine surgery, including minimally invasive surgical procedures.

Recognized by Best Doctors in America 2015, 2016

Education and training

  • Medical School: Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
  • Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
  • Fellowship: Rothman Institute/Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
4.9

499 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

April 2025
5.0
5.0
he's very patient and explains everything with detail details
April 2025
5.0
5.0
just great kind caring
April 2025
5.0
5.0
he explained everything clearly
April 2025
1.0
1.0
my provider was a wonderful doctor. courteous, patient, kind, very informative and very hélpful.

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Chester County Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Smith is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

My research

Fainor M, Bazaz A, Smith HE, Gullbrand SE Assessing Cell Therapy Retention And Survival Across A Spectrum Of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration In Rabbits , Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society: 2025


Gullbrand SE, Kiapour A, Barrett C, Fainor M, Orozco BS, Hilliard R, Mauck RL, Hast MW, Schaer TP, Smith HE Restoration of physiologic loading after engineered disc implantation mitigates immobilization-induced facet joint and paraspinal muscle degeneration , Acta Biomaterialia, 192: 2025,128-139


Ongini, ED, Abdullah M, Engiles JB, Orozco BS, Moehl A, Peredo A, Mahindroo S, Hilliard R, Schaer TP, Mauck RL, Smith HE, Farshad M, Snedeker JG, Gullbrand SE Annulus Repair Via Interpenetrated Non-woven Scaffold Supports Tissue Integration And Prevents Herniation. , Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society: 2025


Fainor M, Bazaz A, Mauck RL, Smith HE, Gullbrand SE Controlled Delivery of Deferoxamine in a Subcutaneous Model of Semi-Orthotopic Bone Formation , Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedeic Research Society: 2025


Ongini ED, Abdullah M, Engiles JB, Orozco BS, Moehl A, Peredo A, Mahindroo S, Hilliard R, Schaer TP, Mauck RL, Smith HE, Farshad M, Snedeker JG, Gullbrand Se Annulus Fibrosus Repair via Interpenetration of a Non-Woven Scaffold Supports Tissue Integration and Prevents Re-Herniation , JOR Spine: 2025


Peredo AP, Tsinman TK, Bonnevie ED, Jiang X, Smith HE, Gullbrand SE, Dyment NA, Mauck RL Developmental Morphogens Direct Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Toward an Annulus Fibrosus-like Cell Phenotype , JOR Spine, 7(1): 2024


Burt KG, Barrett C, Schaer T, Smith HE, Mauck RL, Gullbrand S Innervation And Inflammation Correlate With Structural And Mechanical Changes In A Large Animal Model Of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration , Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society: 2024


Gullbrand SE, Kiapour A, Hast M, Orozco B, Fainor M, Godshall S, Hilliard R, Schaer T, Mauck RL, Smith HE Mechanisms Of Facet Degeneration Adjacent To Engineered Discs Implanted With Plate Fixation , Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society: 2024


Abdullah MS, Dehghani B, Engiles J, Barrett C, Burt K, Mauck RL, Smith HE, Schaer T, Gullbrand S In Situ And In Vivo Mechanoactivation Of Anti-inflammatory Tension-activated Repair Patches , Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society: 2024


Gullbrand SE, Orozco BS, Fainor M, Meadows K, Hilliard R, Boyes M, Mahindroo S, Mauck RL, Elliott DM, Schaer TP, Smith HE Intervertebral disc degeneration instigates vertebral endplate remodeling and facet joint pathology in a large animal model , European Cells and Materials, 47: 2024,125-41