James Smith III

MD, Doctor of Medicine, has been with Carolina Partners since 2005. He earned his BS and MD from Howard University. Dr. Smith served as a Lieutenant Colonel for the USAR during Operation Desert Storm. He also worked as chief psychiatrist at Central Prison Hospital, a clinical instructor of psychiatry at Duke University Medical Center, and an outpatient psychiatrist for Wake County Alcoholism Treatment Center. Dr. Smith is a Distinguished Fellow of the APA, and is a clinical adjunct professor in psychiatry at Duke University and UNC Chapel Hill. Dr. Smith also belongs to the North Carolina Psychiatric Association and the L.A. Scruggs Medical Society. He has given conferences at the Wake County Area Mental Health Conference and the Mental Health Networking Conference. Dr. Smith is also involved in his local community, as a member of the Board of Directors for Catholic Social Ministries and Usher Board, and as a speaker at the NC Minority Business Leader Conference. He is a managing partner of our Raleigh, NC office, where he specializes in general psychiatry and addiction medicine for all ages.