Allison L. Ducharme-Smith, M.D.
Vascular Medicine Specialists
Speciality
Internal Medicine
About
Allison L. Ducharme-Smith is a general internal medicine practitioner who practices at the Northeast Clinic. Her clinical focuses include:
- Women's health including menopause, and contraception
- Men's health
- Healthy weight and weight management
- Primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease
- Complex coordination of care and empowering patients to take charge of their health
- Patient-centered culturally sensitive care
Interests
Dr. Ducharme-Smith's clinical interests are:
- Medical Education
- Women's Health
- Cardiovascular disease and prevention
- Healthy lifestyle and weight management
Education
- 2019
ResidentInternal Medicine, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine - 2016
MD/PhD Student - MD CandidateNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine - 2011
BS - Biology with Neurology optionUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison - Show less education
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2019
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine Awards and honors
2019
Feist Award for Outstanding Performance in Continuity ClinicMayo Clinic in Rochester- 2016
Harriett Stenn Award for Humanism in MedicineNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine - 2014
Excellence in Community Service and EngagementNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine - 2013
Student Senate Service AwardNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine - 2013
Medical Scholars ScholarshipInfectious Disease Society of America - 2013
Deloitte Case Competition - 2nd PlaceNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine - Show fewer awards and honors
Publications
Print - Colbenson GA, Hoff OC, Olson EM, Ducharme-Smith A. The Impact of Wearable Breast Pumps on Physicians' Breastfeeding Experience and Success. Breastfeed Med. 2022 Jun; 17 (6):537-543 Epub 2022 Mar 10
View PubMed - Gruber LM, Jasim S, Ducharme-Smith A, Weingarten T, Young WF, Bancos I. The Role for Metyrosine in the Treatment of Patients With Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2021 May 13; 106 (6):e2393-e2401
View PubMed - Ducharme-Smith A, Nicolau S, Chahal CAA, Ducharme-Smith K, Rehman S, Jaliparthy K, Khan N, Scott CG, St Louis EK, Liewluck T, Somers VK, Lin G, Brady PA, Milone M. Cardiac Involvement in Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD). Front Neurol. 2021; 12:668180 Epub 2021 May 24
View PubMed - Ducharme-Smith A, Chahal CAA, Sawatari H, Podboy A, Sherif A, Scott CG, Brady PA, Gersh BJ, Somers VK, Nkomo VT, Pellikka PA. Relationship Between Anemia and Sudden Cardiac Death in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis. Am J Cardiol. 2020 Dec 1; 136:107-114 Epub 2020 Sept 16
View PubMed - Ducharme-Smith A, Klein DA, Rassiwala J, Shah NS, Leung C, Kim A, Dahdouh R, Havas S. The Keep Your Heart Health Project: Engaging medical students to reduce risk of cardiovascular disease Jacobs Journal of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine. 2015.
- Ducharme-Smith A, Katz BZ, Bobrowski AE, Backer CL, Rychlik K, Pahl E. Prevalance of BK polyomavirus infection and association with renal dysfunction in pediatric heart transplant recipients Heart Lung Transplant. 2015; 34(2):222-6.
- Myers JP, Ducharme-Smith A, Gomez TM. Focal adhesion kinase modulates Cdc42 activity downstream of positive and negative axon guidance cures. Journal of Cell Science. 2012; 125(12):2918-29.
- Perez DS, Hoage TR, Pritchett JR, Ducharme-Smith AL, Halling ML, Ganapathiraju SC, Streng PS, Smith DI. Long, abundantly expressed non-coding transcripts are altered in cancer. Hum Mol Genet. 2008 Mar 1; 17 (5):642-55 Epub 2007 Nov 15
View PubMed - McAvoy S, Ganapathiraju SC, Ducharme-Smith AL, Pritchett JR, Kosari F, Perez DS, Zhu Y, James CD, Smith DI. Non-random inactivation of large common fragile site genes in different cancers. Cytogenet Genome Res. 2007; 118(2-4):260-9.
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