Surgeon Emily Smith Joins USA Health

USA Health has expanded its surgical services with the addition of Dr. Emily M. Smith. Smith will join the general surgery team at USA Health University Hospital and will see patients at the Mastin Patient Care Center. She will care for patients with various conditions who require general surgery including hernias and gallbladder disease. Smith graduated from the University of South Alabama (USA) Whiddon College of Medicine in 2019, and won the Merk Award for superior academic achievement and the Glasgow-Rubin Achievement Citation. As a rising junior medical student, she was awarded the Chandler Foundation Scholarship, given to students ranking in the upper 25% of the class after the first two years. During her fourth year of medical school, Smith was among 13 students chosen for the USA chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. While attending medical school, Smith also volunteered and worked as an instructor in the Anatomy Outreach and DREAM programs, teaching and mentoring students interested in exploring medicine as a career choice. Smith has authored several publications and has presented research at multiple national meetings and conferences.