Rachel Smerd, M.D.
Rachel Smerd, M.D.
One of America's Top Doctors - Castle Connolly Top Doctors
Rated one of New York Magazine's Best Doctors

Rachel Smerd, M.D.

Primary Care
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One of America's Top Doctors - Castle Connolly Top Doctors
Rated one of New York Magazine's Best Doctors
Specialties
Primary Care, more

Locations and Appointments


Weill Cornell Medicine Primary Care - Tribeca

40 Worth Street
Suite 402
New York, NY 10013
US
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Insurances Accepted

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  • Aetna - NYP
  • Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
  • Oxford Health Plans

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About Rachel Smerd, M.D.

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

  • Internal Medicine
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Expertise

  • Primary Care

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Education

  • Internship: Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University (Israel)

  • Medical School: Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University (Israel)

  • Residency: Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University (Israel)

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Titles & Positions

  • Assistant Attending Physician

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine

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Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center

Education

  • Medical School: Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University (Israel)
  • Residency: Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University (Israel)
  • Internship: Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University (Israel)

Titles & Positions

  • Assistant Attending Physician
  • Assistant Professor of Medicine

Board Certifications

  • Internal Medicine

Languages Spoken

  • English