Christopher Smyre, MD
About me
Christopher Smyre, MD, is a family medicine physician at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine with a dual appointment to the Department of Clinical Family and Community Medicine and the Department of Medical Humanities. In the Office of Equity Diversity and Inclusion, he serves as the Director of Research and Innovation.
Dr. Smyre works with students to provide opportunities for engaging in research that is meaningful to them. Dr. Smyre is also co-chairing the metrics and benchmarks subcommittee of the Antiracism Taskforce and collaborates with other faculty across the institution to determine how to measure, track, and assess the various initiatives that departments are engaging in to promote equity, diversity and inclusion.
Dr. Smyre is passionate about educating and equipping medical students and residents to become excellent clinicians who are patient centered, culturally responsive, and evidenced based in their approach to the care they provide.
He completed his residency training at one of the original Teaching Health Centers, McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Family Medicine Residency Program-Humboldt Park. Dr. Smyre has a master’s from the University of Chicago Divinity School focused on theological ethics and does research on healthcare disparities, medical ethics, and medical education. Dr. Smyre has published articles on the physicians’ role in addressing spiritual suffering and providing spiritual care at the end of life, and wrote a book chapter on how chaplains are able to assist in negotiating cultural and religious differences that arise in the medical decision making process.
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Treatments & procedures
- Abdominal Pain
- Acne
- Adult Medicine/Geriatrics
- Anti-Coagulation
- Anxiety Disorders
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Behavioral Disorders
- Celiac Disease
- Chronic Illness Management
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Chronic Sinusitis
- Colic
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Constipation
- Contraception
- Dementia
- Depression
- Diabetes
- Diverticulitis
- Dizziness
- Ear Drainage
- Ear Infections
- Eating Disorders
- Eczema
- Emphysema
- Endometriosis
- Enlarged Lymph Nodes
- Excessive Sweating (Hyperhidrosis)
- Family Planning & Contraception
- Fever
- Food Allergies
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
- Gastrointestinal Disorders
- Headaches
- Heart Disease
- Heel Pain
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis
- High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
- Lipid Disorders
- Medication Management
- Mental Health
- Metabolism Disorders
- Mood Disorders
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Obstetrics and Newborn Care
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Overactive Bladder
- Panic Disorder
- Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD)
- Pneumonia
- Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
- Post-concussion Syndrome
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Prenatal Care
- Preventative Health / Health Maintenance
- Rashes
- Recurrent Fever
- Respiratory Infections
- Rosacea
- Shortness of Breath
- Sinus Problems
- Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
- Sleep Apnea
- Stress Management
- Thyroid Disorders
- Tinnitus
- Tonsils
- Urinary Frequency
- Urinary Incontinence
- Urinary Tract Infections
- Weight Loss / Management
- Wheezing
- Women's Health and Gynecology
- Primary Care
Appointments
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