Smita Saraykar, MD, MPH

Smita Saraykar, MD, MPH, earned her medical degree from the Government Medical College in India in 2002. She also earned a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Texas, School of Public Health, in Houston in 2005. She completed her Family Medicine residency at Piedmont Columbus Regional Hospital in Georgia in 2024, then joined Kelsey-Seybold in July 2024.

Dr. Saraykar became a physician to serve as a healthcare expert who coordinates care across all specialties for not just her patients but for their entire families. As a primary care physician, she sees patients for a wide range of needs. She is dedicated to diagnosing and treating various illnesses, including acute conditions such as respiratory, gastrointestinal, and genitourinary infections. Additionally, Dr. Saraykar manages chronic conditions like diabetes, hypertension, arthritis, and heart disease. She also performs joint injections and addresses allergies, chronic kidney disease, and obesity.

In her practice, Dr. Saraykar emphasizes preventive care, offering routine checkups, health-risk assessments, immunizations, and screening tests. She provides personalized counseling to help patients maintain a healthy lifestyle and promotes overall health through cancer screening and health promotion strategies.

Awards & Publications

Awards

• Dr. Howard Vigrass Resident of the Year award, Piedmont Columbus Regional Hospital, 2024
• Chief Resident service award, Piedmont Columbus Regional Hospital, 2024

Publications

• Saraykar S, John V, Cao B, Hnatow M, Ambrose C, Rianon N. Association of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors and Bone Mineral Density in Elderly Women. J Clin Densitom. 2018 Apr-Jun; 21(2):193-199.
• Saraykar S, Cao B, Barroso LS, Pereira KS, Bertola L, Diniz NS, Vieira EL, Teixeira AL, Silva PM, Diniz BS. Plasma IL-17A levels in older adults with major depressive disorder. Braz J Psychiatry. 2017 Oct 19; 40(2):212-215.
• Saraykar S, Saleh A, Selek S. The Association Between NIMH Funding and h-index in Psychiatry. Academic Psychiatry. 2017 Aug; 41(4):455-459.
• Arnone D, Saraykar S, Salem H, Teixeira AL, Dantzer R, Selvaraj S. Role of Kynurenine pathway and its metabolites in mood disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical studies. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 2018, Sep; 92(92):477-485.
• Rashid A, Saraykar S. Needle Phobia in Cancer Patients: An Ignored Subject, a nightmare for cancer patients. International Journal of Clinical Medicine Research. Vol 6, No. 4, 2019, pp 28-30
• Baker A, Ambrose C, Knudson P, Saraykar S, Piller L, McCurdy S, Rianon N. Factors considered by Inter-professional team for Treatment Decision in Hip fractures with Dementia. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2019 Jun; 67(6):1132-1137.
• Chiadika S, Shobayo F, Naqvi S, Saraykar S, Ambrose C, Rianon N. Lower Femoral Neck Bone Mineral Density in Elderly Women not on Statins. Journal of Women's Health. 2019 Sep; 59(8):845-853.
• Edwards B, Raisch D, Saraykar S, Sun M, Hammel J, Tran H, Wehr N, Arabyat R, West D. Hepatotoxicity with Vismodegib: An MD Anderson Cancer Center and Research on Adverse Drug Events and Reports Project. Drugs R D. 2017 Mar; 17(1):211-218.
• Volk R, Linder S, Lopez-Olivo A, Kamath G, Reuland D, Saraykar S, Leal V, Pignone M. Patient Decision Aids for Colorectal Cancer Screening: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Am J Prev Med. 2016 Nov; 51(5):779-791.
• Edwards B, Saraykar S, Lu H, Hu M, Saraykar S, Gagel R, Murphy W Jr. Atypical femur fractures in cancer – clinical characteristics and risk factors. J Bone Mineral Res. 2016 Aug; 31(8):1569-76.
• Edwards B, Saraykar S, Sun M, Murphy W, Lin P, Gagel R. Resection of granulomatous tissue resolves silicone induced hypercalcemia. Bone Rep. 2015 Jul 21; 5:163-167.
• Rianon N, Saraykar S, Connly F, Hnatow M, Ambrose C. Recurrent vertebral compression fracture while on Bisphosphonate therapy – what is the Next Best Step in Management? International Journal of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation. Vol 2, No. 1, May 2015
• Linder S, Kamath G, Pratt G, Saraykar S, Volk R. Citation searches are more sensitive than keyword searches to identify studies using specific measurement instruments. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2015 Apr; 68(4):412-7.
• Volk R, Cantor S, Linder S, Saraykar S, Hoffman K. “Just Bear with It”: Men’s experiences with side effects of short-term androgen deprivation therapy for intermediate-risk prostate cancer. Support Care Cancer. 2014; 22(Suppl 1)
• Edwards B, Raisch D, Saraykar S, Arabyat R, Hammel J, Aslam I, Herlong F, West D. Hepatotoxiciy reported in association with vismodegib: A research on adverse drug events and reports (RADAR) project. Support Care Cancer. 2014; (Suppl 1)
• Edwards B, Kyle J, Bunta A, Macaulay W, Jones C, Tosi L, Sietsema D, Kaufman J, Murphy S, Goulet J, Saraykar S, Friedlaender G, Swiontkowski M, Dirschl D. The “Own the Bone” site and satisfaction survey. Journal of Clinical Densitometry. July 2014; 17(3):426
• Volk R, Hawley S, Kneuper S, Holden E, Stroud L, Cooper C, Berkowitz J, Scholl L, Saraykar S, Pavlik V. Trials of decision aids for prostate cancer screening: a systematic review. Am J Prev Med. 2007 Nov; 33(5):428-434.
• Rashid A, De La Garza R, Lacourt T, Saraykar S, Shah A. Psychological Impact of Hurricane Harvey on Patients with Cancer. Directions of Psychiatry. July 2020
• Rashid A, Richman K, Saraykar S. How to reduce the “No-Show” rate in the psychiatric oncology clinic – a clinical safety and effectiveness project. Psychiatric Services. Accepted July 2020

Research

• MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
  Sr. Clinical Studies Coordinator (Phase I oncology clinical trials), 2017 – 2021
• UTHealth, Houston, TX
  Research Coordinator II, 2015-2017
• Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
  Senior Research Coordinator, 2015
• MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
  Sr Research Coordinator, 2010 – 2015
• Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
  Research Assistant II, 2004 – 2006
• University of Texas, School of Public Health, Houston, TX
  Graduate Research Assistant, 2004 – 2005
• Government Medical College, Nagpur, India
  Research Assistant, 2002

Hobbies & Interests

Dr. Saraykar loves yoga, reading, and listening to music and podcasts. She also recently has recently taken an interest in learning how to sew.