Overview
Dr. Sara Kathryn Smith is a pediatric gastroenterologist at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore, Maryland, specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of liver disorders, such as primary sclerosing cholangitis, autoimmune hepatitis, Wilson’s disease, metabolic diseases, biliary atresia, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), and acute liver failure. Dr. Smith is a trained pediatric transplant hepatologist, with special focus in caring for young liver transplant patients before and after surgery. Dr. Smith obtained her medical degree at the Medical College of Georgia. She followed that by completing a residency in pediatrics at Jackson Memorial Hospital at the University of Miami. She next completed a fellowship in gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition at Rady Children’s Hospital at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Smith completed her advanced fellowship in pediatric transplant hepatology at Benioff Children's Hospital at the University of California, San Francisco.
Dr. Smith is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Enlarged Liver. Her top areas of expertise are Enlarged Liver, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Chickenpox, Rubella, and Liver Transplant.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 7 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 1 article in the study of Enlarged Liver.
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- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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- HMO
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- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
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- OTHER MEDICARE
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Locations
Baltimore, MD 21287
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
1 Clinical Trials
Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
Natarajan Ravendhran is a hepatologist specializing in the diagnosis, treatment and management of liver diseases. He received his medical degree from Stanley Medical College, University of Madras in India, completed his residency in internal medicine at what is now Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital in Maryland and a residency in surgery at Railway Hospital in Madras, India. Dr. Ravendhran performed fellowship training in hepatology under the mentorship of Eugene and Leon Schiff at the University of Miami. Additionally, he received fellowship training in gastroenterology and liver disease at the University of Missouri. Dr. Ravendhran received a master’s degree in business administration in medical services management from The Johns Hopkins University. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the American Gastroenterological Association, and is a member of the European Association for the Study of the Liver. Dr. Ravendhran is interested in exploring cholestatic disorders. He has participated in many clinical trials that focus on hepatitis B and C, in addition to metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease trials. He enjoys teaching, rounding with fellows and seeing patients, and his motto is “Patients come first!”. Dr. Ravendhran is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Enlarged Liver. His top areas of expertise are Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Hepatitis, Visceromegaly, Enlarged Liver, and Endoscopy.
St Paul Place Specialists, Inc.
Paul Thuluvath is a Gastroenterologist in Lutherville, Maryland. Dr. Thuluvath is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Enlarged Liver. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Hepatitis, Hepatitis C, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy.
Delaware Center For Digestive Care LLC
Richard Caruso is a Gastroenterologist in Newark, Delaware. Dr. Caruso is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Enlarged Liver. His top areas of expertise are Childhood Volvulus, Portal Hypertension, Indigestion, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.
Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Experienced
- ChickenpoxDr. Smith isExperienced. Learn about Chickenpox.
- Enlarged LiverDr. Smith isExperienced. Learn about Enlarged Liver.
- GastroschisisDr. Smith isExperienced. Learn about Gastroschisis.
- Liver TransplantDr. Smith isExperienced. Learn about Liver Transplant.
- Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseDr. Smith isExperienced. Learn about Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.
- RubellaDr. Smith isExperienced. Learn about Rubella.