Jennifer Smith, MD
Surgery (General Surgery), Critical Care Medicine
Speaks
Languages
English
Provider Groups
Trinity Health IHA Medical Group
Trinity Health Medical Providers
Primary Contact
(734) 475-4177
Provider Groups
Trinity Health IHA Medical Group
Trinity Health Medical Providers
Primary Contact
(734) 475-4177Services & Specialties
Areas of Specialization
- Surgery (General Surgery)
- Critical Care Medicine
Locations & Contact
Primary Location
Trinity Health IHA Medical Group, General Surgery - Chelsea
14650 E Old US Hwy 12
Ste 303
Chelsea
, MI 48118
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About
Dr Jennifer McLeod attended Albion college with a visual arts scholarship. She received her Bachelor’s Degree with a major in Psychology, double minors in Biology and Art. She worked for the Marine Biology Shark Research Laboratory studying nurse sharks, and graduated at the top of her class with Magna Cum Laude, and several national honors societies including Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Beta Beta Beta, and Psi Chi.
She then graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine, as part of the Aesculapian Honor Society, and stayed in Michigan to continue her medical training. She completed her general surgery residency at the Detroit Medical Center with the Wayne State University/ Michael and Marian Ilitch Department of General Surgery.
In the middle of her residency training, she spent three years at the University of Michigan doing research and critical care. As a Research Fellow in the Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS) Laboratory, she worked on projects such as the Artificial Placenta and Ex Vivo Heart Perfusion. She has 17 publications, 6 as primary author, 23 oral presentations, and 23 poster presentations at research conferences. She was awarded the Bradley Hill Innovation Award for best abstract at the Annual Children’s National ECMO Symposium. She then completed a Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, managing both pediatric and adult critically ill patients.
Insurances Accepted
- Aetna
- Aetna (Medicare Advantage)
- Aetna Better Health Medicaid
- Aetna Better Health of Michigan
- Aetna Commercial ALL PLANS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage ALL PLANS
- BCBS Michigan (Medicare Advantage)
- BCBS of Michigan Federal / Traditional
- BCBS of Michigan Medicare Advantage PPO
- BCBS of Michigan PPO Commercial
- BCN Medicare Advantage
- BCN of Michigan HMO
- BCN of Michigan M Premier Care HMO
- Blue Care Network of Michigan
- Blue Cross Complete of Michigan
- Blue Cross Complete of Michigan - Medicaid
- BlueCross Blue Shield Michigan
- Cofinity
- Cofinity (Network)
- Community Care
- Community Care Associates
- HAP Alliance Health & Life Commercial
- HAP Alliance Health & Life Medicare Advantage
- HAP Empowered (Medicaid)
- Health Alliance Plan of Michigan
- Humana Medicare Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage ALL PLANS
- McLaren Commercial ALL PLANS
- McLaren Health Plan
- McLaren Medicaid
- McLaren Medicare Advantage ALL PLANS
- Medicaid - Michigan
- Medicaid Michigan
- Medicare (Traditional)
- Medicare Michigan
- Meridian Commercial ALL PLANS
- Meridian Health Plan
- Meridian Medicaid
- Molina Healthcare of Michigan
- Molina Medicaid
- Multiplan Network
- Multiplan PHCS (Network)
- Physicians Health Plan (PHP)
- Physicians Health Plan (PHP) Medicare Advantage
- Physicians Health Plan (PHP) Michigan Cares Network
- Priority Health
- Priority Health / Cigna Commercial
- Priority Health / Cigna Medicare Advantage
- Priority Health Medicaid
- Priority Health Medicare
- Railroad Medicare
- Railroad Medicare Michigan
- Tricare (Humana Military) Non-Prime Plans
- TRICARE (Humana Military) Prime
- Tricare Humana Military
- Tricare Prime Remote
- Trinity Health
- United Healthcare Commercial ALL PLANS
- United Healthcare Community Plan (Medicaid)
- UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Michigan
- University of Michigan Health Plan
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Veterans Choice Program
Education & Certifications
Education
Fellowship:
University of Michigan-Michigan Medicine
Residency:
University of Michigan-Michigan Medicine
Medical School:
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Residency:
Detroit Receiving Hospital and University Health Center
Board Certifications
American Board of Surgery/Surgical Critical Care
American Board of Surgery