Lauren Smith is a certified physician assistant specializing in sports medicine, general orthopedics and fracture care. She treats adult and pediatric orthopedic injuries and assists in surgery. She also administers intra-articular and tendon sheath injections.

Smith is a staff physician assistant in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Division of Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery, at Saint Louis University School of Medicine.

She is a member of the National Commission on Certification for Physician Assistants (NCCPA), the American Academy of Physician Assistants, and Physician Assistants in Orthopaedic Surgery, a specialty organization of the academy.

In her spare time, Smith is a fitness and healthy lifestyle enthusiast.