Rachel W. Smith

Overview

Rachel Smith, MD, specializes in pediatric gastroenterology and hepatology and is board certified in General Pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics. She practices with UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition division, and is affiliated with UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. Dr. Smith completed her medical education at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and her residency at University of Michigan Mott Children's Hospital, followed by her fellowship at Mount Sinai in New York and Seattle Children's Hospital in Seattle.Dr. Smith’s clinical and research interests include fatty liver disease, liver transplant, and inflammatory bowel disease. She is a member of the North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease, and the Society of Pediatric Liver Transplantation.

Dr. Smith is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics and American Board Of Pediatrics . She is actively involved in clinical research, co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. Dr. Smith is currently accepting new patients.

Specialties

Pediatrics

Licenses

Pediatric Transplant Hepatology in PA

Board Certifications

American Board Of Pediatrics
American Board Of Pediatrics

Fellowships

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Languages Spoken

English

Gender

Female

Insurance

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Aetna
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  • HMO
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  • PPO
Blue Cross Blue Shield
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Capital Blue Cross
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Cigna
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Gateway Health Plan
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Geisinger
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Health Care Services Corporation
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  • MEDICARE PDP
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Highmark
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Humana
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Independent Health
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Managed Medicaid
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Medicaid
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Medicare
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PA Health and Wellness
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The Health Plan
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UnitedHealthcare
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UPMC
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Locations

Hepatology Clinic at Pediatric Gastroenterology in Lawrenceville
4401 Penn Avenue, Floor 3, Pittsburgh, PA 15224

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 Total Publications

Central venous catheter safety in pediatric patients with intestinal failure.
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3434 5th Ave, 
Pittsburgh, PA 
 (1.9 miles away)
Languages Spoken:
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