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Rachel Smerd, M.D.

Internal Medicine

Locations and Appointments

Insurances Accepted

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  • HMO
  • PPO
  • EPO/POS
  • Blue Access
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • Mediblue (Senior)
  • PPO
  • Freedom
  • Liberty
  • Metro/Core/Charter
Biographical Info

Before joining Weill Cornell Medicine, Dr. Smerd worked as a primary care doctor at the Manhattan Veterans Affairs Hospital and at Odyssey House, a therapeutic drug community in Spanish Harlem. She was named chief resident after completing her medical residency at New York University. Dr. Smerd studied medicine at the Sackler School of Medicine/NY State program in Tel Aviv, Israel. She has also lived in Kathmandu and traveled the countryside of Nepal researching Vitamin A deficiency. She earned her bachelor's degree from Vassar College, where she graduated with a major in Women's studies focusing on Anthropology. Though originally from Pittsburgh, Dr. Smerd now lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two children.

Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
Languages
English
Education 
  • M.D.
    Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University (Israel)
    2004
  • B.A.
    Vassar College
    1995
Appointments 
  • Assistant Attending Physician
    NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
  • Assistant Professor of Medicine
    Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University

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No External Relationships Reported