Dr. Lisa Smith, MD

I am an older patient who spent my whole life hearing that pectus excavatum was 'only cosmetic', until it started impacting my health & I finally got a referral to Dr. Smith.It hasn't been the easiest recovery, due to my age & frankly, stubbornness, but Dr. Smith has been extremely patient & attentive with me the entire way.I knew from the first time we met that this was, finally, someone who knew a LOT about pectus excavatum, and kept up-to-date on the research.I honestly enjoy every session, just getting to talk to her about current trends in research & after-care, as she is a fountain of knowledge & I am incredibly curious after a lifetime of Doctors who didn't know anything about the condition.I could not recommend her more highly; she's personable & cares in a way that is uncommon with surgeons, and I am so thankful I was referred to her, specifically.

Wonderful, caring , smart and made us feel more comfortable about our babies hernia. She even spelled it in our phones because it was such a long medical term, so we wouldnt have to try. Compassionate, dedicated to her work kind of doctor.

Went to Dr. Smith after being referred to her concerning circulation issues. Waited 2+ hours in the waiting room before getting called back only to wait another hour. When she finally came in it was with an unwelcoming presence. Laughing about our wait and saying she needs to be at a 1'clock surgery, so she hopes this won't be too long. I understand importance of surgeries but my appointment was supposed to have taken place 3 hours earlier, so it was from the start stated basically she needed to be somewhere so my appointment was to be fast. And this is exactly how the appointment was. She never asked my story of being there, just symptoms and took that small small piece of info and compared it to other patients, saying it's not a big deal and if it's not causing me disturbance then forget it. This being after I told her I experienced pain. She disregarded our concerns and I felt I was being talked to as lesser than her, making me feel stupid for thinking there was anything wrong.

Our fourth month old had a dermatoid cyst. Dr. Smith was nothing short of amazing. She explained it well and took time out to converse with our family. We felt special. We called her during her on call hours and she took even more time out for us. In a time where people are always saying racial things, I can truly say that she doesn’t care about race. She just wants to care about the patient. Thank you Dr. Smith!

We took our son in for a procedure this morning and were looking to Dr.Smith to take the time to answer our questions. This, however, did not happen. Dr. Smith seemed annoyed by our questions and all but dismissed and minimized our concerns. After the procedure was completed, very little care instruction was provided.She then accused us of not feeding our child due to him being "skinny."This was highly offensive and ignorant considering he is a growth restricted twin and gaining above 1oz daily.

She performed a surgery on daughter neck, she told us the surgery was successful but a week later the symptoms returned and got worse so we took her back for a second surgery were she didnt even show up. Another doctor had to perform the surgery to reduce the swelling in her neck caused by a cyst. The nurse set us up with a check up a few days later after surgery with her office were she walked in and no exaggeration she walked in a ripped the bandage right off my baby starting crying in pain.