Karen Lisa Smith MD, MPH

Karen Lisa Smith, MD, MPH, is Assistant Professor of Oncology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She is a medical oncologist specializing in breast cancer at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Sibly Memorial Hospital, and a member of the Johns Hopkins Women’s Malignancies Disease Group.

Dr. Smith earned her medical degree from Rush Medical College. She completed a residency in internal medcine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, followed by a fellowship in internal medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Smith also earned a Master of Public Health degree with an emphasis on epidemiology from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School to build a foundation for conducting clinical research. She went on to complete a fellowship in hematology and oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Smith is board-certified in internal medicine and medical oncology.

Dr. Smith has led the expansion of the breast cancer clinical trial portfolio at Sibley and has participated in the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Leadership Program for Women Faculty. She is actively involved in cooperative group clinical trials.

Dr. Smith has contributed to numerous peer-reviewed papers and book chapters regarding her research interests in cancer survivorship, treatment adherence, patient-reported outcomes, reducing the toxicities of cancer therapies, reproductive health issues in breast cancer patients and clinical trials.

Dr. Smith is a member of the NCCN Breast Cancer Panel.