
Lisa West-Smith, PhD, LISW-S
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Director of Behavioral Health-UC Health Weight Loss Center
Specialties
Weight Loss Surgery, Medical Weight Loss, Bariatric Surgery, Psychosocial Assessment & Behavioral Interventions for Surgical & Non-Surgical Weight Loss, Obesity
Department
Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience
UC Health Affiliations
Lisa West-Smith, PhD, LISW-S is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience and Department of Surgery at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. She also serves as Director of Behavioral Health Services at the UC Health Weight Loss Center. In the past decade, Dr. West-Smith has conducted over five thousand psychosocial assessments for individuals pursuing surgical treatment for chronic morbid obesity and also has provided behavioral health services for post-surgical and medical weight loss patients. She has been active in the leadership of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), including service on the Integrated Health Executive Council and Clinical Issues and Guidelines Committee. Dr. West-Smith is co-author of the ASMBS Recommendations for the Pre-surgical Psychosocial Evaluation of Bariatric Surgery Patients, recently published in Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases.
Peer Reviewed Publications
Sogg, Stephanie; Lauretti, Jennifer; West-Smith, Lisa 2016. Recommendations for the presurgical psychosocial evaluation of bariatric surgery patients. Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 12 4, 731-749
Guerdjikova, Anna I; West-Smith, Lisa; McElroy, Susan L; Sonnanstine, Thomas; Stanford, Kevin; Keck, Paul E 2007. Emotional eating and emotional eating alternatives in subjects undergoing bariatric surgery. Obesity surgery, 17 8, 1091-6
Davis, Pamela; West-Smith, Lisa; Baldwin, Laura L; Flanders, Karen M; Davis, Melissa M; Gergen, Lisa Rae; Kilgore, Paula R; McKenzie, Terry L; Proulx, Debra A . Gastric band adjustment credentialing guidelines for physician extenders. Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 8 6, e69-71
Sarwer, David B; Dilks, Rebecca J; West-Smith, Lisa . Dietary intake and eating behavior after bariatric surgery: threats to weight loss maintenance and strategies for success. Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 7 5, 644-51
West-Smith, Lisa; Sogg, Stephanie . Creating a credential for bariatric behavioral health professionals: potential benefits, pitfalls, and provider opinion. Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 6 6, 695-701
West Chester
UC Health Physicians Office North (West Chester)
7690 Discovery Drive
Suite 1700
West Chester, Ohio 45069
Phone: 513-939-2263
Map and Directions
Clifton
UC Health Physicians Office (Clifton - Piedmont)
222 Piedmont Avenue
Suite 7000
Cincinnati, Ohio 45219
Phone: (513) 475-8787
Map and Directions
Medical School
- Union Institute & University - Cincinnati, OH (PhD)
Graduate Education
- University of Kentucky - Lexington , KY (MSW/Clinical Social Work)
Specialties
Weight Loss Surgery, Medical Weight Loss, Bariatric Surgery, Psychosocial Assessment & Behavioral Interventions for Surgical & Non-Surgical Weight Loss, Obesity
Department
Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience
UC Health Affiliations
Lisa West-Smith, PhD, LISW-S is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience and Department of Surgery at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. She also serves as Director of Behavioral Health Services at the UC Health Weight Loss Center. In the past decade, Dr. West-Smith has conducted over five thousand psychosocial assessments for individuals pursuing surgical treatment for chronic morbid obesity and also has provided behavioral health services for post-surgical and medical weight loss patients. She has been active in the leadership of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), including service on the Integrated Health Executive Council and Clinical Issues and Guidelines Committee. Dr. West-Smith is co-author of the ASMBS Recommendations for the Pre-surgical Psychosocial Evaluation of Bariatric Surgery Patients, recently published in Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases.
Peer Reviewed Publications
Sogg, Stephanie; Lauretti, Jennifer; West-Smith, Lisa 2016. Recommendations for the presurgical psychosocial evaluation of bariatric surgery patients. Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 12 4, 731-749
Guerdjikova, Anna I; West-Smith, Lisa; McElroy, Susan L; Sonnanstine, Thomas; Stanford, Kevin; Keck, Paul E 2007. Emotional eating and emotional eating alternatives in subjects undergoing bariatric surgery. Obesity surgery, 17 8, 1091-6
Davis, Pamela; West-Smith, Lisa; Baldwin, Laura L; Flanders, Karen M; Davis, Melissa M; Gergen, Lisa Rae; Kilgore, Paula R; McKenzie, Terry L; Proulx, Debra A . Gastric band adjustment credentialing guidelines for physician extenders. Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 8 6, e69-71
Sarwer, David B; Dilks, Rebecca J; West-Smith, Lisa . Dietary intake and eating behavior after bariatric surgery: threats to weight loss maintenance and strategies for success. Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 7 5, 644-51
West-Smith, Lisa; Sogg, Stephanie . Creating a credential for bariatric behavioral health professionals: potential benefits, pitfalls, and provider opinion. Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 6 6, 695-701
West Chester
UC Health Physicians Office North (West Chester)
7690 Discovery Drive
Suite 1700
West Chester, Ohio 45069
Phone: 513-939-2263
Map and Directions
Clifton
UC Health Physicians Office (Clifton - Piedmont)
222 Piedmont Avenue
Suite 7000
Cincinnati, Ohio 45219
Phone: (513) 475-8787
Map and Directions
Medical School
- Union Institute & University - Cincinnati, OH (PhD)
Graduate Education
- University of Kentucky - Lexington , KY (MSW/Clinical Social Work)