Lanaya Williams Smith, MD| Rheumatology | MedStar Health
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Lanaya Williams Smith

Lanaya Williams Smith, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.9 out of 5 (2073 reviews)

Specialties: Rheumatology

Languages: English

866-625-0287

Clinical areas of focus

  • Ankylosing Spondylitis
  • Bursopathy
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Mental Health Medication Management
  • Osteoporosis
  • Raynaud's Disease
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Rheumatology Consultation
  • Rheumatology Treatment
  • Sjogrens Syndrome Treatment
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Treatment
  • Tendinitis
  • Vasculitis Treatment
  • Vitiligo Treatment
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abnormal Immunological Findings
  • Acantholytic Disorders
  • Ankylosing Spondylitis
  • Artery Disorders
  • Arthritis
  • Arthropathy
  • Autoimmune Disorders
  • Autoinflammatory Syndrome
  • Back Pain
  • Bleeding Disorders
  • Bone Density Disorder
  • Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
  • Bone Spur
  • Bursopathy
  • Cartilage Disorder
  • Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia
  • Chronic Gout
  • Connective Tissue Disorders
  • Deforming Dorsopathies
  • Dermatomyositis
  • Disorders Involving The Immune Mechanism
  • Effects Of Reduced Temperature
  • Elbow Arthritis
  • Elbow Pain
  • Elevated Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
  • Enteropathic Arthritis
  • Enteropathic Arthropathies
  • Enthesopathies
  • Enthesopathy Of Lower Limb
  • Episcleritis
  • Family History Of Disabilities And Chronic Diseases
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Fibrositis
  • Flexor Tendonitis
  • Foot And Ankle Osteoarthritis
  • Foot Joint Pain
  • Foot Osteoarthritis
  • Forearm Pain
  • Genetic Susceptibility To Disease
  • Gout
  • Hand And Wrist Arthritis
  • Hand Joint Pain
  • Hemorrhagic Conditions
  • Hip Osteoarthritis
  • Hip Pain
  • Hypertrophic Skin Disorders
  • Immunodeficiencies
  • Inflammatory Myositis
  • Inflammatory Spondylopathies
  • Interstitial Lung Disease
  • Joint Derangement
  • Joint Disorder
  • Keratitis
  • Knee Pain
  • Limb Deformity
  • Liver Enzyme Abnormalities
  • Long Term Drug Therapy
  • Lower Leg Injury
  • Lupus Nephritis
  • Mesothelioma
  • Multiple Myeloma Of The Spine
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Muscle Disorders
  • Muscle Weakness
  • Myocarditis
  • Myopathies
  • Neck Pain
  • Necrotizing Vasculopathies
  • Orbit Disorders
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Osteoarthritis Of First Carpometacarpal Joint
  • Osteoarthritis Pain
  • Osteoporosis
  • Paget's Disease
  • Pemphigoid
  • Peripheral Vascular Diseases
  • Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
  • Polyarticular Arthritis
  • Polyosteoarthritis
  • Psoriasis
  • Raynaud's Disease
  • Rheumatic Fever
  • Rheumatic Fever With Heart Involvement
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis Of Hand
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis With Rheumatoid Factor
  • Sacroiliitis
  • Sarcoidosis
  • Scleroderma
  • Septic Arthritis Of The Hip
  • Shoulder Arthritis
  • Shoulder Joint Pain
  • Sjogren's Syndrome
  • Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
  • Skin Changes
  • Soft Tissue Pain
  • Spondylitis
  • Spondylolisthesis
  • Spondylolysis
  • Spondylopathies
  • Spondylosis
  • Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
  • Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
  • Tendinitis
  • Tendinitis Of The Foot
  • Tendinous Disorders
  • Thumb Synovitis
  • Vasculitis
  • Vasculitis Of Skin
  • Wrist And Hand Pain
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Procedures I perform

  • Arthrocentesis
  • Autoimmune Disorder Treatment
  • Balance And Coordination Training
  • Bone Biopsy
  • Bone Density Scan
  • Bone Density Test
  • Bone Density Testing
  • Bone Graft
  • Bone Repair
  • Bursitis Treatment
  • Chronic Headache Treatment
  • Densitometry
  • Diabetes Foot Care
  • Discogram
  • Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs (DMARDS)
  • Dopamine Therapy
  • Elbow Care
  • Foot And Ankle Care
  • Hand Therapy
  • In-Office Laboratory Testing
  • Joint Replacement
  • Knee Injection
  • Median Nerve Conduction Studies
  • Mental Health Medication Management
  • Muscle Biopsy
  • Muscle Injection
  • Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
  • Occupational Therapy Evaluation
  • Orthopedic Physical Therapy
  • Osteopenia Treatment
  • Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
  • Osteotomy
  • Pain Medication Management
  • Paraffin Wax Bath
  • Physical Performance Test
  • Physical Therapy Modalities
  • Reproductive Health Management
  • Rheumatology Consultation
  • Rheumatology Follow-Up
  • Rheumatology Treatment
  • Sacroiliac Joint Arthrography
  • Shoulder Care
  • Sjogrens Syndrome Treatment
  • Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
  • Synovial Biopsy
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Treatment
  • Tendonitis Treatment
  • Tension Headache Treatment
  • Therapeutic Activities
  • Therapeutic Exercises
  • Ultrasound-Guided Cyst Aspiration
  • Vasculitis Treatment
  • Vitiligo Treatment
  • Wrist Care
  • X-Ray
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Practice locations

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3001 S Hanover St
Ste 302
Baltimore, MD, 21225

410-350-8280

Fax 866-625-0287

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Fax 866-625-0287

5601 Loch Raven Blvd
Russell Morgan Bldg Ste 405
Baltimore, MD, 21239

443-444-4764
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Insurance

MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.

  • List of insurance plans we accept
    • Tricare Reserve Select
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia
    • Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
    • CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
    • Kaiser Permanente Select
    • Advantra Platinum (PPO)
    • CareFirst Administrators
    • Choice Fund PPO
    • HighMark
    • CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
    • HealthyBlue PPO
    • DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
    • UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
    • Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
    • IH-Open HMO Option
    • Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
    • Core Essential (HMO)
    • OA Plus
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
    • Aetna Better Health of MD
    • Aetna VA Exchange
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
    • United Student Resources
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
    • TRICARE East Prime
    • CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
    • Choice POS
    • Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
    • MultiPlan, Inc
    • Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
    • Aetna Better Health of VA
    • M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
    • Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
    • IH-Open POS II
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
    • CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
    • United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
    • First Health PPO
    • IH-PPO
    • CIGNA PPO Plus
    • Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
    • United Healthcare Choice
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
    • Humana Gold Plus HMO
    • Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
    • Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
    • Police and Fire Clinic
    • TRICARE for Life East
    • Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
    • CIGNA PPO
    • CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
    • IH-POS Plus
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
    • Aetna Classic 5000PD
    • HumanaChoice PPO
    • Aetna Advantage 5750
    • Sentara Health
    • HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
    • Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
    • Medicare Direct
    • Health Services for Children with Special Needs
    • First Health PPO
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
    • Aetna Basic
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
    • United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • Options PPO Cardiac Global
    • TriWest Healthcare Alliance
    • Beech Street PPO
    • CareFirst Blue Card Program
    • MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
    • Amerigroup DC Alliance
    • BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
    • Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
    • CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
    • Choice POS II
    • Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
    • Aetna Classic 5000
    • Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
    • Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
    • Blue Choice Advantage
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
    • IH-Indemnity
    • NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
    • Network OA
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
    • UHC Passport
    • Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
    • Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
    • Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
    • United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
    • Maryland Physicians Care MCO
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
    • CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
    • United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
    • United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
    • CareFirst MedStar PPO
    • United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
    • Optimum Choice
    • Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
    • Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
    • Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
    • IH-EPO Plus
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature
    • UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
    • Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
    • Aetna Premier 200PD
    • Aetna Classic 3500
    • CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
    • CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
    • IH-Open POS Plus
    • CIGNA EPO
    • WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
    • CIGNA POS/Network POS
    • CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • Medicare FFS
    • Navigate
    • CIGNA HMO Open Access
    • CIGNA Connect EPO
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
    • UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
    • IH-POS
    • CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • Erickson Advantage Plans
    • M.D. IPA (HMO)
    • Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
    • Aetna HMO
    • Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
    • IH-Open Network Only Plus
    • CIGNA Indemnity
    • Employee Health Plan
    • Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
    • United Healthcare Options (PPO)
    • Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
    • Aetna Advantage 6350
    • CareFirst NASCO
    • Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
    • POS OA
    • CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
    • Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
    • AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
    • IH-Open EPO Plus
    • IH-Open HMO
    • BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
    • Choice POS II Open Access
    • United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
    • United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
    • CareFirst EPO
    • Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
    • IH-Network Only Plus
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
    • Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
    • Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
    • Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
    • CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • OCI Direct (HMO)
    • Aetna Advantage 6350PD
    • TRICARE East Select
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
    • Geisinger Medicare Advantage
    • Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
    • HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
    • BlueChoice Open Access
    • IH-HMO

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine

Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2013)

Residency: Howard University Hospital (2009)

Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine (2005)

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.9
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.9
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.9
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.9
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.9
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.9
  • Mar 30, 2026

    Very good, the Rheumatologist Smith I recommend her very much, she takes great care for the health of the patient and we hope that she continues with the good care, thank you.

  • Mar 27, 2026

    Dr. Lanaya Smith is easy to talk to and expresses interest and concern.

  • Mar 20, 2026

    Dr Smith answered all my questions and gave me good advice.