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Rachel Warsco Smith, MD

  • Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Rachel Smith, MD, specializes in pediatric gastroenterology and hepatology and is board certified in both General Pediatrics and Gastroenterology 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 fellowships 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 structural inequalities in medicine. She is a member of the North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease, the Society of Pediatric Liver Transplantation, and the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society.

Professional and Scientific Society Memberships

  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, 2015-Present
  • North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition, 2018-Present
  • American Association for the Study of Liver Disease, 2020-Present
  • Society of Pediatric Liver Transplantation, 2021-Present

Education & Training

  • BS, Indiana University, 2012
  • MD, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 2016
  • Resident, University of Michigan Mott Children's Hospital, 2019
  • Fellow, Mount Sinai, 2021
  • Fellow, Seattle Children's Hospital, 2023

Selected Publications

Dolinger MT, Person H, Smith R, Jarchin L, Pittman N, Dubinsky MC, Lai J. “Pediatric Crohn’s Disease and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) and COVID-19 Treated with Infliximab.” J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2020; published ahead of print. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000002809

Smith RW, Pettini M, Gulden R, Wendel D. “Central Venous Catheter Safety in Pediatric Patients with Intestinal Failure.” Nutr Clin Pract. 2023 Dec;38(6):1273-1281. Doi:10.1002/ncp.11047. Epub 2023 Aug 3. 

Academic and Research Interests

  • Liver Transplantation
  • Fatty liver disease
  • Steatoic Liver Disease
  • Obesity
  • Nutrition
  • Health equity