Alyson Brooke Smith, D.O

From a small-town in Alabama to now living and training in a Chicago Suburb, I have always been determined to become the best physician I can be. Experiencing great loss before entering medicine and during residency, my commitment to delivering compassionate, evidence-based care has only deepened. I have always respected and admired those dedicating their lives to caring for the critically ill and would consider it a privilege to become a caring and skilled Intensivist alongside them.

• Smith, Alyson; Goduguchinta, Varshita; Wagmeister, Sarah; Kalapos, Máté; Blair, Stephanie. 542: A BLACK CLOUD AS PUNGENT AS TRUFFLE MUSHROOMS: A CASE REPORT OF PROBABLE RHINOCEREBRAL MUCORMYCOSIS. Critical Care Medicine 53(1):, January 2025. | DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0001100832.89424.d1
• Smith, Alyson; Desai, Rinky; Amico, Andrea. 1607: IN A TIFF: A CASE OF CHEMOTHERAPY-INDUCED TYPHLITIS IN THE SETTING OF HODGKIN LYMPHOMA. Critical Care Medicine 53(1):, January 2025. | DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0001105092.91340.15
• Sandhu, Hasnoor; Marrium, Areeba; Smith, Alyson; Kumar, Amit; Hamoui, Omar. 4147523: BONNIE AND CLYDE: PULMONARY ARTERY ANEURYSM WITH CONCOMITANT ASCENDING AORTIC ANEURYSM.
• Wagmeister, S; Smith, A; Khalid, S; Sundaram, R. Gasoline on a Fire: A Case of Group A Streptococci Necrotizing Pneumonia. Presented at: CHEST 2024 Conference; October 2024. Boston, MA. DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2024.06.666
• Goduguchinta, V; Smith, A; Patel, R; Desai, R; Thomas, G; Bergman, M. Case Report: Clostridium ramosum Bacteremia Following Colon Perforation Post-Colonoscopy. Presented at: ACG 2024; October 2024. Philadelphia, PA. DOI: 10.14309/01.ajg.0001040488.66107.84
  

• Point of Care Ultrasound Co-Chair, 2024
• Activities Chair - Wellness Committee, 2025
• Protocol for Phenobarbital Use in Acute Alcohol Withdrawal, 2025

Kalapos, Mate; Mioni, Rich; Smith, A; Joshi, N; Abusharif, A; Sundaram, R. 

To manage symptoms secondary to Alcohol (EtOH) Withdrawals and to prevent complications such as: Delirium Tremens, Withdrawal Seizures and/or Refractory Seizures by utilizing Phenobarbital in a controlled and safe manner.

• Protocol for Subcutaneous Insulin in Mild Diabetic Ketoacidosis, 2025

Kalapos, Mate; Mioni, Rich; Abusharif, A; Smith, A; Bergman, M.

To encourage the use of subcutaneous insulin as opposed to infusions to ultimately decrease costs and admission rates to the ICU.

• Assessing Volume Status w/ Bedside Ultrasound - 2025
• In Depth Review of Syncope and Differentials - 2025
• Regional Franciscan Health Research Symposium, "In a Tiff" - 2024
• Review of Differentials for Chief Complaint of Transient Vision Loss, Amaurosis Fugax - 2024
• Acute vs. Chronic Pancreatitis - 2023