Eric Smith, MD, MPH, FRCPC, FAHA

Dr. Eric Smith is Professor of Neurology, Radiology, and Community Health Sciences at the University of Calgary, and the holder of the endowed Katthy Taylor Chair in Vascular Dementia. He directs the Cognitive Neurosciences Clinic at Foothills Medical Centre and is a member of the Calgary Stroke Program. Dr. Smith graduated from McGill University, trained in Neurology in teaching hospitals of Harvard Medical School, and was Assistant Professor of Neurology at Harvard University before being recruited to Calgary in 2008. He has received the Robert G. Siekert New Investigator Award in Stroke from the American Heart Association and has been elected to the Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists. Dr. Smith is interested in how cerebral small vessel diseases, including cerebral amyloid angiopathy, contribute to risk for cognitive decline and dementia.

Presentation(s):

• Grand Plenary

  Wednesday, June 7, 2023
  8:00 AM – 12:00 PM MST

• CSC Sandra Black Lecture | Dr Eric Smith - Small Vessels Cause Big Problems: Advances in Understanding the Pathophysiology of Cerebral Small Vessel Disease

  Wednesday, June 7, 2023
  11:30 AM – 12:00 PM MST