Michael L. Smith, MD
My specialties:
- Pediatrics
- Travel medicine
Professional interests:
- Well-child exam
- Infectious disease
- Child Safety
- mental health
- Virtual visits
- Integrative Medicine
I am a pediatrician with professional interests in well-child exams, infectious disease, child safety, mental health, and integrative medicine. I also offer face-to-face virtual visits for a variety of health services and conditions.
Hometown: Afton, Minnesota.
Practice philosophy: I believe in a strong doctor-patient relationship with shared decision making and partnering. I believe that although the manifestation of illness may be similar and look the same for many people, there are many approaches to the end goal of health. I feel that this can often entail therapies and modalities that fall outside the realm of traditional western medicine and believe that an integrated approach to medicine is natural and necessary to attaining a truly healthy lifestyle.
I am passionate about: seeing children happy and healthy.
My patients have taught me: the importance of wholeheartedly listening to a parent’s voiced concern; they really do know their children best.
I am most proud of: seeing the remarkable people my children are becoming.
If I wasn't a provider, I would be a: stay-at-home dad.
I became a physician because: I was in an automobile accident while readying for deployment when I was in the Army and was in the hospital for close to a month recovering from my injuries; I witnessed truly great passion in my providers during that time and felt a strong desire to be able to attain that same degree of dedication and caring in myself.
Credentials
- MD
Specialties
- Pediatrics
- Travel medicine
Personal interests
- Family
- Outdoor activities
- Travel
Educational institutions
- University of Wisconsin
- St. George's University School of Medicine
Memberships
- American College of Pediatricians
Current licenses and certifications
- Basic Life Support
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support
Residencies
- University of Wisconsin
Years of experience
- 9
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Major health plans we participate in
- Allina Health | Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
- HealthPartners
- Medica
- PreferredOne
- SelectCare/LaborCare
- UCare
- UnitedHealthcare
Other health plans we participate in
- Medicaid/Medicare
- Aetna
- America's PPO
- First Health/Coventry
- CIGNA
- Humana
- Hennepin Health (formerly Metropolitan Health Plan)
- PrimeWest
- South Country Health Alliance
- United Behavioral Health
- Wisconsin Physician Services (WPS)