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 Gastroschisis. 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.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MEDICARE PDP
- PPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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
University Of Maryland Pediatric Associates, PA
Runa Watkins is a Pediatrics specialist and a Gastroenterologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Watkins is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastroschisis. Her top areas of expertise are Celiac Disease, Delayed Growth, Gastroschisis, and Crohn's Disease. Dr. Watkins is currently accepting new patients.
University Of Maryland Pediatric Associates, PA
Lina Diaz-Calderon is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist and a Gastroenterologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Diaz-Calderon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastroschisis. Her top areas of expertise are Crohn's Disease, Gastroschisis, Short Bowel Syndrome, Delayed Growth, and Appendectomy. Dr. Diaz-Calderon is currently accepting new patients.
Catherine Chao is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist and a Pediatrics provider in Fairfax, Virginia. Dr. Chao is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastroschisis. Her top areas of expertise are Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, Achalasia, and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD). Dr. Chao is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
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.