Dr. Jason Smith completed his undergraduate degree in Biology at Princeton University and throughout competed for the Princeton Tigers NCAA division I hockey team. Upon graduation he played professional hockey with the Calgary Flames AHL affiliate, St. John Flames in Saint John, NB. Dr. Smith then went on to complete medical school at the University of Calgary, followed by Orthopaedic residency at McGill University.

He then pursued a sports fellowship in Birmingham, Alabama at the American Sports Medicine Institute under supervision of Dr. James Andrews. Here he learned from Dr. Andrews, a world-renowned baseball injury specialist, the intricacy of sports injuries and particularly those in the throwing athlete. Dr. Smith then headed to Toronto to start his orthopaedic practice in 2007 at the Scarborough Health Network where he specializes in sports injuries pertaining to the shoulder, elbow and knee with a special interest in the throwing arm.

He’s one of a small handful of Canadian surgeons who performs Tommy John surgery (UCL reconstruction), a common injury sustained in pitchers. Alongside his active surgical practice in Toronto he works with the Toronto Blue Jays and is an active member of the MLB Team Physician Association. He is also the lead orthopaedic surgeon with Team Canada Baseball and works with the NHLPA providing second opinions for NHL hockey players.

Personally Dr. Smith is a sports enthusiast and enjoys skiing, kite surfing and playing hockey. He lives in Toronto with his beautiful wife Dana and their son Lennox.