Our Office Address:
1706 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy
Dr. Jenny O. Smith
Dr. Jenny O. Smith is a board-certified gastroenterologist. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Mississippi State University (Go Bulldogs!) and earned her M.D. from the University of Mississippi School of Medicine.
Dr. Smith completed both her internal medicine residency and gastroenterology fellowships at Virginia Commonwealth
University -- Medical College of Virginia.
Prior to joining Blount Gastroenterology Associates in 2014, Dr. Smith was in private practice for four years in Charlottesville, VA. When asked what brought her to Blount Gastroenterology, Dr Smith replied, "Originally from Mississippi, my husband and I decided that we wanted to move back to the South to be closer to family and return to our roots. Maryville is a small, tightly-knit community that felt like where we were raised and we wanted to raise our family in that environment."
Dr. Smith is Board Certified in both Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. She is a member of the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, American College of Gastroenterology, American Gastroenterological Association, and the Bockus International Society for Gastroenterology.
Dr. Smith is a Board Member of New Hope, the Blount County Children's Advocacy Center.
Dr. Smith is a native Mississippian who grew up in McHenry , MS. She and her husband, Scot, now live in Maryville, TN with their young daughter, who attends Maryville City Schools. They enjoy watching their daughter plays 323 Girl's Softball.
In her leisure time, Dr. Smith enjoys reading, college sports. helping coach softball and riding roller coasters.
A website that Dr. Smith finds helpful for her patients is
CCFA.org (Crohns and Colitis Foundation of America). As with anything you read on the web related to your health, please check with Dr. Smith to confirm that the information is up to date.
Publications
Smith J and Sterling RK. HIV Coinfection with Hepatitis C and Hepatitis B. Current Infectious Disease Reports 2006; 8(5): 409-418.
Smith J and Sterling RK. Hepatitis C and HIV. Current Gastroenterology Reports 2007; 9(1): 83-90.
Smith JO, Shiffman ML, Behnke M, Stravitz RT, Luketic VA, Sanyal AJ, Heuman DM, Fisher RA, Cotterell AH, Maluf DG, Posner MP, Sterling RK.
Incidence of prolonged length of stay after orthotopic liver transplantation and its influence on outcomes. Liver transplantation 2009; 15(3):273-9.
Smith JO, Sterling RK. Systematic review: non-invasive methods of fibrosis analysis in chronic hepatitis C. Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics 2009; 30(6):557-76.
Smith JO, Sterling RK, Mills AS, Stravitz RT, Luketic VAC, Fuchs M, Sanyal AJ, and Shiffi:nan ML. Herpes simplex virus colitis in a patient with Crohn's disease and hepatitis B and D cirrhosis. Gastroenterology and Hepatology Feb 2010;6(2):121-124.
Shaheen NJ, Greenwald BD, Peery AF, Dumot JA, Nishioka NS, Wolfsen HC, Burdick SJ, Abrams JA, Wang KK, Mallat DB, Johnston MH, Zfass AM,
Smith JO, Barthel JS, Lightdale CJ. Safety and Efficacy of Endoscopic Spray Cryotherapy for Barrett's Esophagus with High Grade Dysplasia. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2010;71(4):680-685.
Greenwald BD, Dumot JA, Abrams JA, Lightdale CJ, David DS, Nishioka NS, Yachimski P, Johnston MH, Shaheen NJ, Zfass AM,
Smith JO, Gill, KR, Burdick SJ, Mallat D, Wolfsen HC. Endoscopic Spray Cryotherapy for Esophageal Cancer: Safety and Efficacy. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2010;71(4):686-693.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Smith JO, Sterling RK. "Noninvasive Markers of Liver Injury and Fibrosis." HIV and Liver Disease. Ed. Kenneth Sherman. New York: Springer, 2012. 33-44. Print.