Neurocritical & surgical care
Acute-care NP across six academic medical centers. Currently at UC Irvine Neurocritical Care.
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Chadwycke R. Smith
MSN, NP, AGACNP-BC · UC Irvine Neurocritical Care
Open to select clinical-AI work
I work where the bedside meets the model.
Bedside in the morning.
Shipping infrastructure by lunch.
Acute-care NP across UCLA, Cedars-Sinai, USC Keck, and UC Irvine Neurocritical Care. I build clinical AI for clinicians, including a citation-audited procedure-training app. Previously VP Product at Atlas Meditech. Founder, SkyCon Dynamics & DURA_COLLECTIVE™.
- 15
- modules live on app.chadwycke.io
- 3
- hallucinations caught pre-publish
- AA
- WCAG 2.2 AA over the rendered backdrop
- 100%
- of PMIDs verified live against NCBI
Four lanes,
one practice.
Clinical AI & LLMOps
I build and audit clinician-facing LLM systems. Every PMID in app.chadwycke.io (opens in new tab) is checked against NCBI before publication. Case study →
Clinical education design
15 modules of WCAG 2.2 AA training content for APPs. Co-host of Atlas & Axis with Dr. Cohen-Gadol.
DURA_COLLECTIVE™
Evidence meets aesthetic: rigorous CEU on one side, wearable art on the other. duracollective.com → (opens in new tab)
Built, shipped, in use.
- app.chadwycke.io Procedure-training app for APPs · 15 modules · citation-audited · SvelteKit + Cloudflare Pages (opens in new tab)
- The Neurosurgical Atlas VP Product · co-led ATLAS clinical-decision-support platform with Dr. Aaron Cohen-Gadol (opens in new tab)
- Atlas & Axis Podcast Co-host with Dr. Cohen-Gadol · neurosurgical education (opens in new tab)
- DURA_COLLECTIVE™ Founder · evidence-meets-aesthetic CEU + wearable (opens in new tab)
Curriculum vitae.
Acute-care NP positions and selected clinical-AI work. Earlier RN roles (2012-2015) folded. Full deck on request. Licenses, NPI, DEA redacted; share by request.
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Nurse Practitioner - Neurocritical Care
UC Irvine · Department of Neurology, Division of Neurocritical Care
- Sole architect of app.chadwycke.io, 15 live procedure-training modules for APPs.
- Citation-audit pipeline: every PMID checked live against NCBI E-utilities; first pass caught two fabricated citations and one invented rule.
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Vice President - Product & Marketing
Atlas Meditech / Neurosurgical Atlas, Inc.
- Co-led ATLAS, an AI-powered clinical decision support platform in direct collaboration with Dr. Aaron Cohen-Gadol.
- Expanded subscription infrastructure and UX for The Neurosurgical Atlas, the largest open-access neurosurgical educational resource.
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Clinical Instructor - Nurse Practitioner, Neurological Surgery
Keck School of Medicine of USC
- Academic neurosurgery service; subspecialty in Neuro-Oncology, Skull Base, Functional Neurosurgery.
- CITI-certified clinical/research staff for several R-1 studies; development team for proprietary AI tumor modeling software.
- Producer and co-host of the “Atlas & Axis” Podcast with Dr. Cohen-Gadol.
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Nurse Practitioner - Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery
Dignity Health Medical Group
- Full-spectrum care in a community CVT surgery program, clinic through post-surgical management.
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Nurse Practitioner - Cardiothoracic Surgery + Critical Care
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
- Academic CT surgery service; subspecialty in cardiac critical care, ECMO/MCS, multi-organ transplant.
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RN → Nurse Practitioner - Neurosurgery + Critical Care
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- RN-to-NP progression on an academic neurosurgery service; subspecialty in pediatric endovascular, skull base, functional.
- Research interests: stroke, intracranial aneurysms, pediatric AVMs, Vein of Galen, neuromodulation, pituitary tumors. CITI-certified for multiple R-1 studies.
Earlier & contract roles
2012-2015 · Contract and per-diem RN at UMC Southern Nevada (CVCU/TICU), Banner UMC Tucson (CVICU), Harbor-UCLA, Chandler Regional, Norton Louisville (CVICU). High-volume trauma + underserved populations. Contract NP work at Cerebral Medical Group (telehealth psych, 2021), Desert Radiology (IR, 2022).
Education
- MSN - Master of Science in Nursing
- BSN - Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Certifications & licensure
- AGACNP-BC (Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - Board Certified), ANCC
- Dual-licensed Nurse Practitioner: California & Nevada
- ACLS - Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, American Heart Association
- ENLS - Emergency Neurological Life Support, Neurocritical Care Society
- BLS - Basic Life Support, American Heart Association
- Former CCRN - Critical Care Registered Nurse, AACN
License numbers, NPI, and DEA omitted from the public CV. Share by request.
