Dr. Karen Smith is a Board Certified Pediatrician who sees patients ages birth to 18 years. Dr. Smith attended Albion College in Albion Michigan for undergraduate with a double major in Biology and German. She then went on to Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine for her MD degree and graduated in 1997. From there she completed her pediatric residency at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and Dayton Children’s Medical Center, Dayton OH. During this time Dr. Smith was active duty in the United States Air Force and after residency was stationed at Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter, South Carolina. She served a total of seven years in the Air Force, achieving the rank of Major, before moving back to Ohio. Since being in the Ohio area, she has continued to serve as a pediatrician in both the out-patient and in-patient settings. In June of 2016 Dr. Smith opened Shelby Pediatrics, LLC, her own private practice to serve the residents of Shelby County and the surrounding communities.