
Kathryn K. Smith, MD
Gastroenterology
Highlights
Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Kathryn K. Smith
Professional Titles
- Medical Director, Pediatric Liver Transplantation
Primary Academic Title
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Background
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.
Research Interests
Long-term outcomes in pediatric liver transplant, pediatric autoimmune hepatitis
Research Summary
Dr. Smith has been the co-investigator in NIH, FDA, and pharmacy-initiated studies for children with liver disease and post-liver transplant, including Hepatitis C and NAFLD/NASH. Her active research includes investigation of methods to optimize outcomes after pediatric liver transplant.
Memberships
- Studies for Pediatric Liver Transplantation (SPLIT)
- North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (NASPGHAN)
- American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD)
- American Society of Transplantation (AST)
Locations
- Rubenstein Child Health Building
- 200 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
- phone: 443-997-5437
- fax: 410-367-2762
Expertise
Education
University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
Fellowship, Pediatric Transplant Hepatology, 2016UC San Diego Health
Fellowship, Pediatric Gastroenterology, 2015University of Miami Jackson Health
Residency, Pediatrics, 2012Medical College of Georgia
Medical Education, Medicine, MD, 2009Board Certifications
Pediatric Transplant Hepatology
American Board of Pediatrics, 2016Pediatric Gastroenterology
American Board of Pediatrics, 2015Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics, 2014Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Humana
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- UnitedHealthcare
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)