Hello! My name is Erin Smith.

I am originally from Charleston, W.Va., and grew up in Pikeville, Ky. After high school, I graduated from Eastern Kentucky University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology and double minors in dance and biochemistry, then attended medical school at the Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine. I graduated from the Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) Family Medicine Residency in 2016, where I served as co-chief resident and volunteered at the national governmental organization IIMC in Kolkata, India. Embracing the generalist nature of family medicine, I enjoy working with underserved populations, inpatient hospitalist work, women’s health and maternity care, medication-assisted therapy for substance use disorder, osteopathic manipulation, and teaching and growing along with medical learners. As a family medicine physician, meeting the needs of the communities we serve is an evolving but central part of my calling, career joy and purpose.

I completed the University of North Carolina Faculty Development Fellowship to further pursue education in my passion for teaching and learning. In addition, I have enthusiasm for dance and yoga and have plans for obtaining a yoga teaching certification when the time is right. My spouse, Derek Fikse, is an emergency medicine physician and toxicology fellow at LVHN. We enjoy spending time with family, our four animals, scuba diving, backpacking, gardening, laughing, home improvement projects and reading outside of medicine.

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