Smita Jha
Expertise in
1
conditions

Dr. Smita Jha

Endocrinology
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Suburban Hospital
8600 Old Georgetown Road, 
Bethesda, MD 

Expertise in
1
conditions
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Suburban Hospital
8600 Old Georgetown Road, 
Bethesda, MD 
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Overview

Dr. Jha is an endocrinologist with the Johns Hopkins Community Physicians Suburban Hospital. She completed her fellowship training in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at the National Institutes of Health with a research focus on disorders of bone and mineral metabolism primarily parathyroid diseases. She has authored scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals and has over 200 citations. She presents regularly at scientific conferences and was awarded the NIH Group Merit Award and the NICHD Collaboration Award for her work. She is also a recipient of the Helmsley Charitable Trust Abstract Award by Endocrine Society for her work on inpatient management of diabetes and its complications. Her article on relative decline in the use of anti-osteoporosis drugs, published in Journal of Bone and Mineral Research was awarded an Honorable Mention for the Outstanding Article of the Year Award by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. She has been recognized for excellence in teaching and serves as a reviewer for several scientific journals.

Dr. Jha is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH). Her top areas of expertise are Generalized Pustular Psoriasis (GPP), Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), Parathyroidectomy, and Thymectomy.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 47 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 47 articles in the study of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH).

Residency
North Shore Medical Center, Internal Medicine, 2012
Specialties
Endocrinology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in MA
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine
Fellowships
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Reproductive Endocrinology, 2016
Hospital Affiliations
Suburban Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Hindi
Gender
Female

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Locations

Suburban Hospital
8600 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20814
Call: 301-896-3100

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Jha has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)

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.


46 Total Publications

Spatial transcriptomic analysis of mouse parathyroid gland cells expressing an activating variant of Gcm2.
Spatial transcriptomic analysis of mouse parathyroid gland cells expressing an activating variant of Gcm2.
Journal: JBMR plus
Published: June 05, 2025
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