Ioana Smith, M.D.
Faculty Associate

Ioana Smith, M.D., is a faculty member in the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, at UT Southwestern Medical Center.  Dr. Smith earned her medical degree at the University of Virginia. She completed a residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and then received advanced training through a Digestive and Liver Diseases fellowship at UT Southwestern Medical Center.  She won the William J. Koopman Award for Excellence in Research by a Resident at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She also won a Diversity Award at the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy’s Crystal Awards.  She was a fellow representative for the Texas Society of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy and a current board member.  She has published a variety of academic articles and has contributed to multiple book chapters.  Dr. Smith speaks English, Spanish and Romanian.  Dr. Smith is a general gastroenterologist at UTSW Park Cities Clinic.

Medical School

University of Virginia School of Medicine (2012)

Residency

University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine (2015), Internal Medicine

Fellowship

UT Southwestern Medical Center (2018), Gastroenterology

• Functional Abdominal Pain
• GERD
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Featured Publications

An Update on Current Management Strategies for Achalasia and Future Perspectives.

Smith I, Kahaleh M J. Clin. Gastroenterol. 2018 Apr 52 4 277-286

Do Statins Increase the Risk of Esophageal Conditions? Findings from Four Propensity Score-Matched Analyses.

Smith I, Schmidt R, Halm EA, Mansi IA Clin Drug Investig 2017 Oct

Incidentally Identified Common Bile Duct Dilatation: A Systematic Review of Evaluation, Causes, and Outcome.

Smith I, Monkemuller K, Wilcox CM J. Clin. Gastroenterol. 2015 Nov-Dec 49 10 810-5

Biliary Tumor Ablation with Photodynamic Therapy and Radiofrequency Ablation.

Smith I, Kahaleh M Gastrointest. Endosc. Clin. N. Am. 2015 Oct 25 4 793-804

Emerging Role of Endoscopic Ultrasound in the Diagnostic Evaluation of Idiopathic Pancreatitis.

Smith I, Ramesh J, Kyanam Kabir Baig KR, Mönkemüller K, Wilcox CM Am. J. Med. Sci. 2015 Sep 350 3 229-34

Endoscopic extra-cavitary drainage of pancreatic necrosis with fully covered self-expanding metal stents (fcSEMS) and staged lavage with a high-flow water jet system.

Smith IB, Gutierrez JP, Ramesh J, Wilcox CM, Mönkemüller KE Endosc Int Open 2015 Apr 3 2 E154-60

Endoscopic versus surgical therapy for Barrett's esophagus neoplasia.

Smith I, Kahaleh M Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2015 Jan 9 1 31-5

Probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy for indeterminate biliary strictures: refinement of the image interpretation classification.

Kahaleh M, Giovannini M, Jamidar P, Gan SI, Cesaro P, Caillol F, Filoche B, Karia K, Smith I, Gaidhane M, Slivka A Gastroenterol Res Pract 2015 2015 675210

Impact of metabolic syndrome on the hospitalization rate of Crohn's disease patients seen at a tertiary care center: a retrospective cohort study.

Fitzmorris PS, Colantonio LD, Torrazza Perez E, Smith I, Kakati DD, Malik TA Digestion 2015 91 3 257-62

Safety of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in pregnancy: Fluoroscopy time and fetal exposure, does it matter?

Smith I, Gaidhane M, Goode A, Kahaleh M World J Gastrointest Endosc 2013 Apr 5 4 148-53

 Featured Books

Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography (ERCP): Role of ERCP. In Pancreatic Masses: Advances in Diagnosis and Therapy

Smith I, Kahaleh M, Gaidhane M (2014). Springer Science and Business Media

Colonic Stenting. In Advanced Colonoscopy: Polypectomy and Beyond

Smith I, Kahaleh M, Gaidhane M (2014). Springer Science and Business Media

• American College of Gastronenterology (2018)
• American Gastroenterological Association (2018)
• American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society (2018)
• American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (2018)
• Texas Society of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy (2017)