His main clinical focus is on management of patients with tumors and injuries to the brain, spine and spinal cord. In addition, because of his expertise in minimally invasive and endoscopic surgical techniques he sees complex patients with degenerative spine disease including thoracic disc herniation and patients requiring microsurgery for spinal cord decompression in the neck and back. Dr. Schmidt's clinic sees patients using a team approach to maximize patient centered informed decision making and aims to continuously improve the quality of care provided. The clinic is fully integrated to collect and analyze data in the National Neurosurgery Quality and Outcome Database (N2QOD) and which allows Dr. Schmidt to track the quality of care and outcomes at the highest level.