About me
Lauren Smith, MD, MHS, is a board-certified rheumatologist and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University who sees patients in the rheumatology clinic at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. She cares for patients with all types of rheumatic disease, with expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of scleroderma, systemic lupus erythematosus, inflammatory arthritis, myositis, sarcoidosis, and vasculitis.
Dr. Smith’s is an active member of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR). Currently, she serves as a member of the Collaborative Initiatives Committee, which directly aligns with her interest of community outreach to both physicians and patients to bridge gaps caused by health disparities. Her research to date has focused on evaluating tools to improve communication with patients with scleroderma. She has been published in peer-reviewed journals, including Arthritis Care & Research and Current Rheumatology Reports. Dr. Smith is also actively involved in clinical research trials to investigate therapies for scleroderma and systemic lupus erythematosus.
Her philosophy of care is centered on shared decision making with her patients. She takes the time to educate every patient about their condition so they can understand the disease and recommended treatment plan.
Dr. Smith earned her medical degree from the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, Florida. She completed her residency at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas and a fellowship in rheumatology at Johns Hopkins University where she also earned a master’s in clinical investigation. As a medical student, she shared her medical skills as a volunteer for DR Salud, a medical mission trip to the Dominican Republic, and as a volunteer for Equal Access Clinic in Gainesville, Florida. When she’s not working, Dr. Smith enjoys exercising and traveling. She’s also a big basketball fan and played the sport competitively throughout high school and college.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
- Inflammatory Arthritis
- Inflammatory Myositis
- Sarcoidosis
- Scleroderma
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Vasculitis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Antisynthetase Syndrome
- Axial Spondyloarthritis
- Behcet's Disease
- Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
- Dermatomyositis
- Discoid Lupus
- Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis
- Gout
- Iga Vasculitis
- Igg4-Related Disease
- Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy
- Inflammatory Arthritis
- Inflammatory Myositis
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis
- Lupus Nephritis
- Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Polyarteritis Nodosa
- Pseudogout
- Psoriatic Arthritis
- Raynaud's Disease
- Relapsing Polychondritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sarcoidosis
- Scleroderma
- Sjogren's Syndrome
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Takayasu Arteritis
- Vasculitis
Procedures I perform
- Arthrocentesis
- Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs (DMARDS)
- Infusion Therapy
- Modified Rodnan Skin Score (IN SCLERODERMA)
- Nailfold Capillaroscopy (EVALUATION OF RAYNAUD’S DISEASE)
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 6th Fl
Washington, DC, 20007
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.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Medicare Direct
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Beech Street PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Choice
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA EPO
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- UHC Passport
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Medicare FFS
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open HMO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- HumanaChoice PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- POS OA
- TRICARE East Prime
- Choice POS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- OA Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Network OA
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-POS Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Student Resources
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Navigate
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- First Health PPO
- IH-POS
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2022)
Residency: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (2018)
Medical School: University of Florida (2015)