Background
Smith, Andrew Jeptha Kincannon was born on September 28, 1942 in Houston, Texas, United States. Son of A.J. Kincannon and Helen (Townes) Smith.
Smith, Andrew Jeptha Kincannon was born on September 28, 1942 in Houston, Texas, United States. Son of A.J. Kincannon and Helen (Townes) Smith.
Bachelor, University Texas, Austin, 1964; Master of Arts, University Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, 1968; Doctor of Medicine, University Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Minnesota, 1977.
Intern, University of Minnesota Hospital, Minneapolis, 1969-1970;
resident in neurological surgery, University of Minnesota Hospital, Minneapolis, 1972-1977;
staff associate, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1970-1972;
clinical instructor, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, since 1977;
practice medicine specializing in neurosurgery, Minneapolis Neurological Surgeons Ltd., since 1977. Chairman laser and critical care committee Methodist Hospital, Minneapolis, 1986-1988, secretary, treasurer medical staff, 1987, president elect medical staff, 1988, president, 1989. Board of Governors, since 1988.
Board directors West Metro. Indiana Physicians Associations, Minneapolis, president, 1988-1989. Member Council of State Neurosurg.
Socs. (Minnesota rep.1982-1984, 87, member negotiation and reimbursement methodologies committee 1983-1986). Board directors Midwest Medical Insurance Company, since 1993, vice-chair, 1995, chair-elect, 1996, chair, since 1996. Alternate committee Minnesota Health Care Commission, 1993-1907.
Board directors Criterion Health Care Network, 1993-1996, chair, 1993-1996.
Member Governor's Task Force on Violoence, since 1995. Served to lieutenant commander United States Public Health Service, 1970-1972. Member American Medical Association (alternate delegate 1994-1995, delegate since 1996), Minnesota Medical Association (chairman committee committee 1986-1988, delegate 1984-1988, ad hoc commission on worker's compensation 1983, chairman task force on risk management 1985, member task force on rural health 1986, professional liability committee 1987, policy implementation committee 1987-1988, trustee 1988-1996, board chairman 1990-1993, president 1994, Distinguished Svc. award 1997), Minnesota Neurosurg.
Society (president 1987), American Association Neurological Surgeons, Minnesota Physicians Foundation (board directors 1987-1992), Hennepin County Medical Society (board directors 1987-1995), Congress Neurological Surgeons, Allina Foundation (board directors since 1994).
Married Mary Ethlyn Hill, July 10, 1965. Children: Emily, Andrew, Bradley.