Dr. Paul Smolen, also known as Doc Smo by his friends, is a pediatrician with 30 years of experience caring for children and families. He is currently a practicing pediatrician in Charlotte, NC. Doc Smo is a bona-fide expert in knowing what parents want and need to know about parenting and child health. Imparting practical and useful advice is the goal of every “Pedcast” on his website, DocSmo.com, which brings parents a unique and folksy pediatric forum. Whether the post be a “Pedcast” (short pediatric podcasts), an article “From the Desk of DocSmo”, or a transcript of a “Lunchroom Lowdown,” parents will enjoy listening and learning.
Take a look at the topics Doc Smo chimes in on and listen to the podcasts here:
– Sleepless Nights…Beyond the Crib
– Getting a Grippe on the ‘Moving Target’ We Call Influenza
– What’s Up With Children’s Allergies?
– Milk Transition, When, Why and How
– Why You Shouldn’t Let Sleeping Babies Lie
– Adopt a Healthy Dental Diet for Your Children
– Teething, Just the Facts Ma’am
– Potty Training – “Let’s get started right”
About Dr. Paul Smolen
He is a graduate of Duke University (1974), Rutgers Medical School (1978), and Wake Forest University-N.C. Baptist Hospital (1982). At Wake Forest University he completed a residency in general pediatrics, served as chief resident, and completed a fellowship in ambulatory pediatrics. Subsequently, he became board certified in the American Academy of Pediatrics (1983) and was re-certified in 2009. For the last 30 years, he has been an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, helping to train a generation of medical students and residents as well as author several research papers. He is currently a practicing pediatrician at Providence Pediatrics in Charlotte, NC.
