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AT THE FUND RAISER, THE GATSBY GALA – INSPIRING HOPE FOR 45 YEARS,
THE NHF PRESENTED THE FOLLOWING AWARDS:
The Lifetime Achievement Award:
The Lifetime Achievement Award is given to a health care
practitioner in recognition of an impressive body of work
in the field of headache. Previous winners include Roger
K. Cady, MD, K. Michael Welch, MB, and Robert B. Daroff,
MD.
This year’s winner is Timothy R. Smith, MD, R Ph, FACP.
Dr. Smith serves as Vice President-Research for the
Sisters of Mercy Health System, St. Louis, MO, Clinical
Instructor of Medicine at Washington University School
of Medicine in St. Louis, and Clinical Affiliate Faculty for
the Southern Illinois University School of Pharmacy
in Edwardsville, IL. A native of Corinth, MS, Dr. Smith
received his BS in Pharmacy as well as his MD degree
from the University of Mississippi. In 1997, he became
involved in headache medicine when he joined the Ryan
Headache Center in St. Louis, as Medical Director and
Director of Clinical Research. In 2001, Dr. Smith received
the CAQ in Headache Medicine from the NHF and, in
2006, a Subspecialty Certification in Headache Medicine
from the United Council of Neurologic Specialties.
At Mercy, Dr. Smith has research governance and
infrastructure responsibilities for the entire health
system, including 42 hospitals and 494 medical clinics
across four states. In 2010, he received an NHF research
grant which enabled him to initiate the country’s first,
and now longest-running, tele-headache program. It
provides headache specialty care to patients in rural
Missouri and Kansas via streaming video technology
from Mercy’s Virtual Care Center in St. Louis.
Dr. Smith has been an NHF member since 1997, and
has served on the Board of Directors since 2010. He
currently heads the Certificate of Additional Qualification
in Headache Medicine committee, and serves on the
long-range planning and research committees of the
Board. In 2001, Dr. Smith received the National Headache
Foundation Lectureship in Rancho Mirage, CA. HW
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Volume 4, Issue 4 • 2015
Timothy R. Smith, MD, R Ph, FACP
Dr. Timothy Award admiring his award
with Dr. Vincent Martin