Garnett Smith, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology, Medical School

Dr. Garnett Smith is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology at the University of Michigan whose research focuses on improving the care of patients with epilepsy through data-driven, clinically grounded methods. As a practicing epileptologist, Dr. Smith works to translate insights from intracranial EEG and computational tools into practical applications for diagnosis and treatment. His research has contributed to several collaborative, multi-institutional projects that aim to better understand seizure networks and improve surgical and device-based therapies. These include studies exploring how high-frequency oscillations (HFOs) relate to seizure onset and outcome, as well as efforts to define the role of HFO networks in predicting surgical success. He has also helped develop and evaluate new approaches to seizure source localization using techniques such as seizure-specific frequency window analysis and dynamic mode decomposition. Additionally, Dr. Smith has worked on projects focused on responsive neurostimulation in children and improving outcome prediction in status epilepticus.