Dr. Terrence Allen Smith, MD

Dr. Smith has been my provider since I moved to Nashille in 2004. He has been extremely attentive and caring. I called to schedule an appointment to find out he was no longer with Vanderbilt. I will be looking for where he practices to schedule there as he his been the best. When admitted to the hospital, he came by to check on me and make sure he was up on my digestive issues.

Dr. Smith fixed my gastric fistula. He did an excellent job. I found him pleasant & to the point. You’ll be in “good hands” with this excellent surgeon!

He sucks, he does not make an eye contact with patient. He does not communicate well with the patient or his family. He hardly makes any attempt to find out about the patient's condition and his past medical history. He walks in and walks out of the room not saying anything or probabaly he may not know how to treat the patient's illness. I dont know how he passed out with a 3.6 GPA and how Vanderbilt had employed him. I dont recommend him to anybody.

After an ultrasound found I had gallstones and a large polyp in my gallbladder, my nurse practitioner referred me to Dr. Smith to get an opinion on how to proceed. The front office staff and nurses were very courteous, and my wait time was short to see the Dr. However, he stormed into the room, exclaiming he did not know why I was there to see him, that I just need surgery to remove the gallbladder. I was obviously quite taken aback, and told him I was referred to him to discuss my options, he informed me I had no options but surgery, referred me to a surgeon, and left the room. He never examined me and barely looked me in the eye during the maybe 5 minutes he spent with me. Even though I did in fact need surgery (as the polyp was so big), his delivery of the news and attitude towards me was horrible.

Dr. Terrence Smith was very professional. He did not stop until he found a solution to my husband's gastrointestinal bleed. Vanderbilt Hospital was a little slow calling him even though he was our doctor. I eventually had to search through my cards and call his office myself to let his office we were in the emergency trauma unit. Dr. Smith was very thorough, attentive, and aggressive, which is the kind of doctor you need during a crisis.