Carrie Smith, MD
Carrie Smith, MD
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Medical Director, Women's Health Friends and Family Program
Specialties
- Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN)
Locations
- Chicago - River East
- Chicago - Hyde Park
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[MUSIC PLAYING] Hi, my name is Carrie Smith. I'm an OBGYN. I've been practicing since 2006. In obstetrics and gynecology, I take care of women. I take care of girls, starting in their adolescence, and all the way through menopause and an older women. I like to take care of people during their pregnancies. I also take care of people when they are completed with their childbearing, or before they wish to have children.
I am interested in taking care of women during their pregnancies. I will take care of them from prior to them wishing to start their families. I will counsel them about pregnancy. Then I'll take care of them through their entire pregnancy, and delivery. I also take care of women for their gynecologic needs. I will take care of them for just, well, woman visits. I'll take care of them if they have abnormal pap smears, abnormal menstrual cycles, if they need contraception, or any other gynecologic concerns.
My main philosophy of care is making sure that I have good communication with my patients. I like to take a lot of time to listen to my patients concerns and questions. And then, I'd like to take a lot of time to counsel and educate them, so that they can make well-informed decisions about their medical concerns. Definitely, developing relationships with my patients. Certainly, being there for the birth of people's children is extremely rewarding. But even for people who don't wish to have children, or are completed their families, developing relationships with them, kind of understanding their health concerns, and just their kind of whole person, is very rewarding for me.
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Carrie Smith, MD, is devoted to providing high quality patient care and establishing strong doctor-patient relationships. Dr. Smith spends time educating and counseling each patient about all of their healthcare options. Dr. Smith’s goal is to help her patients make well-informed decisions about their own health. At times, she also teaches medical students and residents in the clinical setting as she works to help empower future physicians to provide excellent patient-centered care.
She previously served as the Medical Director for the obstetrics and gynecology faculty at Rush Associates in Women’s Health, as well as served as the Medical Director of the Adolescent Family Center and the Section Chief of Ambulatory Obstetrics and Gynecology at Rush University Medical Center. While there, Rush honored Dr. Smith with the Patient Satisfaction Award, which is granted to physicians scoring in the top 10 percent of patient satisfaction nationwide.
At University of Chicago Medicine, Dr. Smith leads the Women’s Health Friends and Family Program.
Specialties
Areas of Expertise
- Annual Exams
- Low-Risk Pregnancy
- Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Sexual Health
Practicing Since
- 2006
Languages Spoken
- English
Medical Education
- University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Internship
- Rush University Medical College
Residency
- Rush University Medical College
Memberships & Medical Societies
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
News & Research
Carrie Smith has research and publications as well as a View Published Papers link, but not any Creds/Awards
Published Papers
Insurance
- Aetna Better Health *see insurance page
- Aetna HMO (specialists only)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO
- BCBS Blue Precision HMO (specialists only)
- BCBS HMO (HMOI) (specialists only)
- BCBS Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- BCBS PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna POS
- Cigna PPO
- CountyCare *see insurance page
- Humana Medicare Advantage Choice PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Choice PFFS
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Plus HMO
- Medicare
- Multiplan PPO
- PHCS PPO
- United Choice Plus POS/PPO
- United Choice HMO (specialists only)
- United Options (PPO)
- United Select (HMO & EPO) (specialists only)
- United W500 Emergent Wrap
- University of Chicago Health Plan (UCHP)
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