Clinical Fellow (Solnit South CAP Fellow)
Savion Smith MD, was born in Phoenix, Arizona. He completed his general psychiatry residency at the University of Arizona-Tucson, his medical degree at the University of Arizona-Phoenix, his bachelor’s degree in mathematics at Arizona State University, and his premed postbaccalaureate certification at Washington University in St. Louis. During his medical education and training he enjoyed various volunteer and shadowing opportunities, including assisting in providing care at St. Louis Crisis Nursery and In Balance Academy. He has found fulfillment in supporting disadvantaged youth in various settings such as his six years acting as a YMCA swim coach in addition to years of tutoring, counseling, and volunteering in Title 1 school districts. Clinically, Savion is interested in school-based mental health, psychotherapy, and trauma. In his free time, Savion enjoys leading social groups, roller skating, and science-fiction/fantasy films.