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  • Hospital Medicine, Infectious Disease, Other Specialty
  • 42 years of experience
  • University Of California San Diego Medical Center Hillcrest 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103

Brief Intro

Kenton Smitherman, MD, is a board-certified internal medicine physician who specializes in caring for hospitalized patients. As a hospitalist, Dr. Smitherman is assigned to patients at the time of admission ...

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Education Background

MEDICAL SCHOOL

Emory University School Of Medicine - 1983

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Spanish

Location & Hours

  • University Of California San Diego Medical Center Hillcrest
  • 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103

Specialties Treated

  • Hospital Medicine
  • Pain Medicine
  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Infectious Disease
  • Other Specialty
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Conditions Addressed

  • Anemia
  • Sickle-Cell Disease
  • Chronic Renal Disease
  • HIV Infection
  • Osteomyelitis
  • Anxiety Phobic Disorders
  • Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Cirrhosis
  • Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
  • Acute Pancreatitis
  • Alcohol Dependence
  • Pneumonia
  • Bronchial Asthma
  • Venous Embolism and Thrombosis
  • Chronic Bronchitis
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Hypertension (HTN)
  • Constipation
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
  • Heart Failure
  • Acute Renal Failure
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Insurance Accepted

* Insurance information may change frequently. Please verify directly with the provider (doctor/clinic).

  • BLUE CROSS of CALIFORNIA
  • Community Health Group
  • Aetna Better Health
  • Molina Healthcare
  • Humana
  • Medicare
  • Imperial Health Plan of California
  • Inland Empire Health Plan
  • Blue Shield of California
  • Health Net
  • Anthem Blue Cross
  • Aetna
  • Brand New Day
  • UnitedHealthcare
  • Tricare
  • Alignment Health Plan
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  • Cancer 86
  • Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery 79
  • Orthopedics 161
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery 120
  • Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 149
  • Pulmonology & Lung Surgery 161
  • Diabetes & Endocrinology 65
  • Children's Hospital 18
  • Urology 149
  • Psychiatry 91
  • Geriatrics 143
  • Rehabilitation 73
  • Obsterics & Gynecology 23
  • Ophthalmology 8
  • Ear, Nose & Throat 10
  • Rheumatology 4
  • Long Term Care 19
  • Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) 99