Kirsten Smith

Kirsten Smith, MD

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Women Living Well – Hockessin Location

6300 Limestone Road
Suite A&B
Hockessin, DE 19707
Phone: (302) 635-9800 Fax: (302) 239-2001

Hospital Affiliations

Christiana Care Hospital

Dr. Smith loves delivering babies! She enjoys taking care of women of all ages, whether it involves discussions about puberty, abnormal bleeding or hot flashes. She looks forward to building relationships, working together and providing comprehensive compassionate care.

Dr. Smith provides the full spectrum of Ob/Gyn care – management of low risk and high risk pregnancies, initial evaluation of infertility, management of abnormal pap smears and HPV infection, contraception, pregnancy loss, abnormal uterine bleeding, peri-menopause and menopause, and minimally invasive surgery including hysteroscopic and laparoscopic procedures.

 

Dr. Smith received her medical degree from the University of Miami School of Medicine and her undergraduate degree from Boston University. She completed her residency training at Christiana Care in Obstetrics and Gynecology in 2002 and became Board Certified in 2003.

Dr. Smith is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). She has been an active member of ACOG for many years, working at state and national levels to promote quality health care for women. Dr. Smith is a member of the Medical Society of Delaware and serves on its governing Council as the Ob/Gyn Specialty Society Representative.

Dr. Smith and her daughter, Payton, live in Avondale, PA with their dog and two cats. As work-life balance has been a challenge this past year, Kirsten looks forward returning to a regular exercise routine and personally placing emphasis on living well!

Dr. Smith feels fortunate to know and work with Dr. Apel. Their common vision has led to the creation of Women Living Well.

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OB Care

Dr Smith is amazing ! I was in labor. She got us admitted to the hospital. So thankful for her and her genuine care throughout both my pregnancies so far.

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OB Care

The staff was available to answer any concerns 24x7. The response time was prompt.

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Childbirth / Labor & Delivery

Dr. Smith was kind, patient, and informative throughout the entire birth. She encouraged me to make choices about my experience that were the most comfortable for me. She described every part of the process in a way that was easy to understand, and guided me in a calm and intentional way. I am so thankful that Dr. Smith delivered my baby. The entire experience was absolutely wonderful.

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OB Care

I was highly satisfied with my experience. I was induced on a Wednesday evening and Dr. Apel was on call that night. She came in to check me and said she’s auto’s wait until around 4 am to give me my first dose of pitocin because she wanted me to get some sleep first. I really appreciated this. The next morning Dr. Smith and the midwife Amber came in and took over my care. They were both extremely kind and informative about what was going to happen. Amber kept coming in to move me around to get babies heart rate y try I a better spot. When it was finally times to push they were both extremely supportive and walked me through the process. I would recommend the doctors of WLW over and over again to others.

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Annual Well Woman Exam

Dr. Smith is absolutely the best and has been for as long as I've had the honor of being her patient. She is caring, genuinely interested in her patient's whole well-being, extremely competent and knowledgable.

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Childbirth / Labor & Delivery

Dr.Smith was wonderful to work with. I felt so confident and secure in her care. She was kind and calming and helped me through every step of the procedure including a difficult spinal anesthesia placement. She is extremely knowledgeable and advocates for her patients. I am so grateful to have had her as my OB provider

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Childbirth / Labor & Delivery

Dr Smith made my experience giving birth amazing . I couldn’t have done it without her ! She made me so comfortable and a lot less nervous going into surgery . She’s amazing . And I’m so grateful for this practice!

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Childbirth / Labor & Delivery

Dr.Smith listened to me, validated my feelings & worked to delivery my daughter safely in the middle of the night, despite the high patient load of the shift.

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Annual Well Woman Exam

Dr Smith always takes her time and listens to my concerns. I never feel rushed. Office staff is efficient & nice.

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Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery

Dr. Smith thoroughly explained the nature of the procedure and her detailed plan for executing it. She answered all of my questions and, as usual, conveyed her thoughtful concern for her patients.

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Dr Smith is amazing and really cares

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Dr. Smith truly takes the time to make sure you are treated as a person, not just a patient. She always asks me how I am and how my family is doing before starting with my appointment. Dr. Smith listens and discusses everything in detail to make sure I understand what is happening with my body, baby, and pregnancy. I never feel rushed during my appointments with dr. Smith. Her bedside manner is calm and she is a wonderful person and doctor.

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"Dr. Smith is very thorough and careful."

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Annual Well Woman Exam

"I just felt like my concerns were blown off. When I listed all of my symptoms (which are all relatively mild perimenopausal symptoms, nothing life threatening), I was asked which one symptom bothered me the most and that was the only one addressed. And that one issue was only addressed with a "that's pretty typical" response. Just frustrating that there was no interest in alleviating any symptoms other than an OTC supplement that helps sleeping and hot flashes (neither of which are a problem for me)."

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Annual Well Woman Exam

"Dr. Smith was thorough, took her time and listened. She addressed my concerns. Did not have to wait long to be seen and check in and out was quick."

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Obstetrical Appointment (routine)

Honestly, I did not have a good first impression of Dr. Smith. During my first appointment with her, she asked me two questions that were pain points to me and my personal story and after I left my appointment, I was in tears. However, I feel like Dr. Smith developed a good rapport with me and I was always happy to have an appointment with her. She listened to me well and gave me space to ask a lot of questions. I feel like she learned me well and was very supportive of my goals and needs for the pregnancy and labor/delivery.

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