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Dr. Jason Kane Smith, MD

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(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Cardiac Electrophysiology (Heart Rhythm)

Ohio State University College of Medicine (1995)

Professional interests include: anxiety, heart failure, atrial flutter, and more.

95 Arch Street 3rd Floor
Akron, OH 44304

(330) 376-7000

Dr. Jason Kane Smith, MD is a cardiac electrophysiologist in Akron, OH specializing in cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm). He graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine in 1995 and has 29 years of experience. Dr. Jason Kane Smith, MD is affiliated with SUMMA PHYSICIANS INC.

Office Locations

Address:

95 Arch Street 3rd Floor
Akron, OH 44304

Some issues Dr. Jason Kane Smith, MD can help you with:

Anxiety

Anxiety is a generic name given to a variety of conditions characterized by unusual amounts of fear and worry, especially unrealistic fears and tension. People who suffer from anxiety often are aware that their fears are irrational, but that knowledge does not make the feeling of being scared and anxious go away. To qualify as anxiety, symptoms must last for 6 months or more and interfere with the way a person lives their daily life. Some cases may be mild, where, for example, a person simply avoids certain situations. Other cases can be severe enough to be disabling.

Some of the specific conditions covered under the general label of anxiety include:

Generalized anxiety disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Phobias
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Social phobia
Panic disorder

Collectively, anxiety disorders are the most common mental health issues diagnosed in the United States -- even more common than depression. Women are more likely than men to be diagnosed with anxiety, and it is extremely common for a person with anxiety to have another illness at the same time, such as depression, a physical illness, or substance abuse.

Treatment for anxiety usually involves medication and psychotherapy together. Medications used may include antidepressants (which also work for anxiety), anti-anxiety medications, or beta blockers (which can be used to control the physical symptoms of anxiety). Psychotherapy can be useful to teach patients new ways of thinking and reacting so that they can manage their feelings of worry and fear. Support groups can also be very effective for anxiety, and they can be a form of treatment themselves for social phobias. Stress management, relaxation techniques, and meditation all help reduce feelings of anxiety or of being out of control. Finally, having a strong support network of family and friends is an excellent way to help manage the difficulties of life with anxiety.

Heart Problems

The heart is one of the most important organs in the body. This smooth muscle expands and contracts rhythmically an entire lifetime, pumping blood to the lungs and then to every other cell in the body. When heart problems occur, it becomes difficult for the body to get the nutrients and oxygen it needs via the blood. So while there are a variety of illnesses and disorders that affect the heart, most of them cause weakness, exhaustion and shortness of breath. The most common heart conditions include heart disease, angina, arrhythmia, and valve disorders.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. This includes coronary artery disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Some conditions, such as genetics, cannot be controlled. But there are many other things one can do to lower their risk for heart disease. Controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, reducing or stopping smoking, exercising more and losing weight if needed, and eating a diet low in sodium can all protect the heart.

Angina is a squeezing type of chest pain that happens when the muscles around the heart don't get enough oxygen. It can be regular or infrequent. Usually, angina is caused by coronary heart disease. However, not all chest pain is angina. Chest pain can also be caused by a lung infection or panic attack, for example, so it is important to have any sudden pain checked.

Arrhythmia is the word for when the heart beats too fast, too slow, or irregularly with skipped beats. It can feel frightening, and depending on the type it can be dangerous, but in most cases arrhythmia is not serious and can be treated. It is very common, especially in older adults.

Heart valve problems can happen in any one of the the heart's four valves that keep blood flowing where it needs to go. Babies can be born with problems in their heart valves, or valves can be damaged by infections. The valves can stiffen and become less mobile, or they can stop closing properly and 'leak' when the heart beats. Valve problems can usually be repaired surgically.

cardiac procedures	41
cardioversion	14
doctor visit	616
hospital care	345
implant surgery	42
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	13
inpatient care	345
lab tests	15
minimally invasive procedures	42

**Gender**
Male	769
Female	637

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1251
Black	131
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	400
From 75 to 84	470
85 and over	397
Less than 65	139

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	42
Dementia	19
Cancer	11

cardiac procedures	33
doctor visit	626
hospital care	258
implant surgery	21
inpatient care	258
lab tests	15
minimally invasive procedures	21
stress testing	12

**Gender**
Male	739
Female	627

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1210
Black	129
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	393
From 75 to 84	446
85 and over	395
Less than 65	132

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	40
Dementia	20
Cancer	10

cardiac procedures	69
cardioversion	14
doctor visit	684
hospital care	283
implant surgery	33
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	10
inpatient care	283
lab tests	13
minimally invasive procedures	33
stress testing	36

**Gender**
Male	1472
Female	1172

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2368
Black	216
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	34
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	758
From 75 to 84	876
85 and over	748
Less than 65	262

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	40
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	39
Dementia	18
Cancer	11

cardiac procedures	37
cardioversion	13
doctor visit	659
hospital care	153
implant surgery	38
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	18
inpatient care	153
minimally invasive procedures	38

**Gender**
Male	712
Female	556

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1140
Black	88
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	395
From 75 to 84	425
85 and over	330
Less than 65	118

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	44
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	38
Dementia	18
Cancer	12

cardiac procedures	26
cardioversion	19
doctor visit	542
hospital care	94
implant surgery	27
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	11
inpatient care	94
minimally invasive procedures	27

**Gender**
Male	699
Female	513

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1106
Black	67
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	381
From 75 to 84	425
85 and over	310
Less than 65	96

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	43
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	37
Dementia	19
Cancer	11

cardiac procedures	27
cardioversion	20
doctor visit	534
hospital care	145
implant surgery	28
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	11
inpatient care	145
minimally invasive procedures	28

**Gender**
Male	684
Female	527

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1090
Black	77
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	427
From 75 to 84	384
85 and over	301
Less than 65	99

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	42
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	39
Dementia	16
Cancer	11

cardiac procedures	16
cardioversion	22
doctor visit	441
hospital care	136
implant surgery	17
inpatient care	136
minimally invasive procedures	17

**Gender**
Male	824
Female	742

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1393
Black	117
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	593
From 75 to 84	490
85 and over	349
Less than 65	134

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	39
Dementia	19
Cancer	11

cardiac procedures	20
cardioversion	19
doctor visit	326
hospital care	134
implant surgery	21
inpatient care	134
minimally invasive procedures	21

**Gender**
Male	1005
Female	873

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1644
Black	166
Hispanic	0
Asian	14
Other	41
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	713
From 75 to 84	589
85 and over	382
Less than 65	194

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	41
Dementia	19
Cancer	12

cardiac procedures	36
cardioversion	37
doctor visit	773
hospital care	204
implant surgery	37
inpatient care	204
minimally invasive procedures	37

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jason Kane Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Jason Kane Smith, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Akron, OH were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

cardiac procedures	35
cardioversion	19
doctor visit	578
hospital care	194
implant surgery	29
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	12
inpatient care	194
lab tests	14
minimally invasive procedures	29
stress testing	24

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jason Kane Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	690
Female	564

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	99
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	1120
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	19

**Age**
75 to 84	410
85 and over	321
Less than 65	117
65 to 74	406

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jason Kane Smith, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Jason Kane Smith, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and heart failure.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	32
Cancer	8
Dementia	14

Education & Training

Dr. Jason Kane Smith, MD graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine in 1995. He has a state license in Ohio.

Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine (1995)

Licensed In: Ohio

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Jason Kane Smith, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

SUMMA PHYSICIANS INC

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Dr. Jason Kane Smith, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Jason Kane Smith, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Akron, OH.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-08-09