Dr. Lorraine Smith, MD

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8631 West 3rd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90048
 

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Specialties
Otolaryngology, Pediatric Otolaryngology
Gender
Female
Insurance Plans
Accepted
Beech Street Corporation - PPO, Blue Cross of California - PPO, Health Net - POS, Oxford Health Plans - POS, PacifiCare - California - POS, PacifiCare - California - PPO, PHCS - POS, PHCS - PPO, Wellness Plan - PPO, Blue Cross of California (PPO), Blue Shield of California (PPO), CIGNA (PPO), Health Net (PPO), HealthNet, First Health, Motion Picture Industry, Aetna - EPO/POS, Blue Cross EPO, Blue Shield - PPO, Indemnity, Interplan PPO/EPO, One Health Plan PPO, United HealthCare Choice Plus (PPO), United HealthCare EPO, United Healthcare Insurance Company: PPO/Commercial, POS/Commercial - LO932, Beech Street/Capp Care: PPO, EPO, First Health PPO & Workers Compensation, First Health (PPO), Great West Healthcare: PPO, Greatwest Healthcare: PPO, Multiplan - PPO, Aetna Health, Inc. PPO/POS, Beech Street PPO, Blue Cross/EPO, Interplan (PPO), Pacific Health Alliance (PPO), UNITED HEALTHCARE-POS, Health Net, Blue Shield, BCBS, Blue Cross -PPO, Great-West Healthcare EPO, Great-West Healthcare POS, PHCS/Coresource Advocate Employees PPO, First Health - EPO, PHCS EPO, Aetna Elect Choice PPO, United Health Care, Wellpoint

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Education
Education information, including: Medical School attended, years since graduation, and Residency, are all available in the Detailed Report.
Years Since
Graduation
17
Other Education Training
Masters in Public Health (MPH) at UCLA - School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA
Five-Star Recognition
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Group Practice
Osborne Head and Neck Institute
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Year Joined Practice
2006*
Title
Associate Director, Pediatric Otolaryngology Division*
Care Philosophy
Dr Smith is committed to providing excellent, compassionate quality care to pedaitrc and adult patients with ear, nose and throat disorders. She spent the last few years providing care to pediatric and adult otolaryngology patients as a member of the Cedars Sinai Medical Group. Prior to this, she taught Otolaryngology to medical students and residents in the Drew/UCLA program, while developing expertise in the care of Pediatric Otolaryngology patients and in her Gardena private practice. While Dr Smith's clinical interests include the comprehensive care of patients with pediatric and general Otolaryngology problems including airway disorders and repair, sleep and sinus disorders as well as management of pediatric head and neck tumors. She is skilled in the use of the Coblator radiofrequency unit for tonsillectomies and adenoidectomies as well as turbinate resections.*
State License Information
Licensed in California, November 29, 1995 through February 28, 2009
What is Pediatric Otolaryngology?
Pediatric otolaryngology is the field of medicine primarily concerned with problems with the ear, nose and throat in infants, children, and adolescents. A pediatric otolaryngologist is a head and neck surgeon who diagnoses and provides comprehensive medical treatment in children for disorders of the ears, nose, sinuses, throat, respiratory system, and other head and neck systems. This surgeon also treats children’s disorders of the larynx (voicebox) and hearing.

Other areas of concern to the otolaryngologist are treatment of diseases, allergies and related disorders of the head. Otolaryngology is commonly called ENT, because it primarily deals with the ear, nose and more »

 

Professional Experience

Professional Affiliations/Memberships
American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (1994)
California Medical Association (1996)
American College of Surgeons (1998)
Los Angeles County Medical Association (1998)
Participation in Clinical Trials
No*
Publications
2003, Infections of the Head and Neck, Topics in Emergency Medicine 25(2): 106-116 (2003).
The management of head and neck infections *
2000, Otolaryngologic Manifestations of Down Syndrome, Otolaryngol Clin North Am, 33(6): 1285-1292 (12/2000
Otolaryngologic Manifestations of Down Syndrome with respect to sleep disorders and surgical management; as well as ear disorders. *
2002, Primary Hyperparathyroidism presenting as Simultaneous Parathyroid carcinoma, ENT Journal 81(6): 400-1(2002).
The treatment of patients with hypercalcemia, parathyroid lesions - adenoma and carcinoma. *
2006, Pediatric submental cavernous lymphangioma, Smith L - Ear Nose Throat J - 01-JUN-2006; 85(6): 372-3
Case report of a patient presenting with a lymphangioma - workup and treatment *
2007, Solitary fibrous tumor of the maxillary sinus., Ear Nose Throat J - 01-JUL-2007; 86(7): 382-3
MAnagement of a patients with sinus tumors *
2004, The Karapandzic flap in recurrent melanoma of the lip., Ear Nose Throat J - 01-OCT-2004; 83(10): 684, 698
Management of lip cancer *
2005, Sialadenoma papilliferum involving the nasopharynx., Ear Nose Throat J - 01-AUG-2005; 84(8): 474-5
treatment of chronic nasal obstruction and an unusual case of sialadenoma in the nasopharynx *
Awards and Honors
2004, Award for Excellence in Medical Education" from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA*
1998, Los Angeles County Commendation for community service*
Professional Interests
Treatment of sinus disease and sleep disorders in children and adolescents
Physician Treats
Ear, Nose & Throat (Diseases & Disorders), Sinus diseases & disorders, Airway disorders, Salivary gland stones, Gerd (Gastroesophageal Reflux Or Acid Reflux Disease), Epistaxis (Nose Bleed Or Nasal Hemorrhage), Ear infections - interior or inner, Snoring, Swallowing difficulties & disorders, Respiratory papillomatosis, Tonsillitis, Tongue - Tie (Ankylogtossia), Thyroid disorders, Rhinitis - allergic, Spasmodic dysphonia, Allergic fungal sinusitis, Angioedema, Aphthous (Mouth) Ulcer, Bell's palsy, Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (Bppv) *
 

Scheduling

Accepting New Patients
Yes*
Provides Patients With Access to a Nurse
Yes*
Average time to get a new patient appointment:
1 day*
Average time for existing patient to get an appointment:
2 days*
Average wait room time:
15 minutes*
Average number of patients seen in a day:
10*
 
* Indicates physician-provided data.
 

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