Overview
Dr. Smith earned his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and completed his internship and residency at Emory University School of Medicine. A native of New York City, Dr. Smith is board certified in internal medicine and is a member of the American College of Physicians. Dr. Smith strives to create a comfortable environment for his patients. He works one on one with his patients to serve as their advisor on health care. In his free time, he enjoys photography and playing tennis.
Dr. Smith is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Immunodeficiency (PID). His top areas of expertise are Infant Hyperglycemia, High Cholesterol, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Familial Hypertension.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Locations
105 Collier Road NW, Suite 2000, Atlanta, GA 30309
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.
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Areas of Expertise
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- Advanced
- CirrhosisDr. Smith isAdvanced. Learn about Cirrhosis.
- Familial HypertensionDr. Smith isAdvanced. Learn about Familial Hypertension.
- Folate DeficiencyDr. Smith isAdvanced. Learn about Folate Deficiency.
- Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism
- High CholesterolDr. Smith isAdvanced. Learn about High Cholesterol.
- HypertensionDr. Smith isAdvanced. Learn about Hypertension.
- Experienced
- Abdominal Obesity Metabolic SyndromeDr. Smith isExperienced. Learn about Abdominal Obesity Metabolic Syndrome.
- AbetalipoproteinemiaDr. Smith isExperienced. Learn about Abetalipoproteinemia.
- Acute Arterial Occlusion of KidneyDr. Smith isExperienced. Learn about Acute Arterial Occlusion of Kidney.
- Acute CystitisDr. Smith isExperienced. Learn about Acute Cystitis.
- Alopecia AreataDr. Smith isExperienced. Learn about Alopecia Areata.
- Alpha ThalassemiaDr. Smith isExperienced. Learn about Alpha Thalassemia.