Dr Pierre Smith

Dr Pierre Smith is a founding member of POGS and practices in both Obstetrics and Gynaecology with special interests in high risk obstetrics and laparoscopic surgery.

He is a strong advocate for women and believe in the right and importance that patients are informed and in control of their own health and medical treatment as far as possible. The doctor-patient relationship is much more than a commercial arrangement and when a doctor agrees to provide care to a patient, he/she takes responsibility for that person's wellbeing. It is especially important in obstetrics. It is a very special but also stressful time with all the normal changes that comes with pregnancy but also the uncertainties until the baby is in her arms  Sometimes women may not get the birth they prefer due to complications out of anyone's control. We are disappointed with women but will never compromise the safety of a mother or her baby. A healthy mother and healthy baby is his main focus. His philosophy is that patience is a virtue when caring for women during childbirth  but it is never passive, sometimes quick action is needed. When it is, you have to be decisive and manage/deal with the situation decisively. While he is pro vaginal birth and believes it is best for women to have a vaginal delivery if safely possible, it is a woman's right to make an informed decision to have an elective caesarean section.

Dr Smith does both general and high risk obstetrics, colposcopy, office gynaecology and operative gynaecology including laparoscopic endometriosis surgery, vaginal prolapse reconstruction/repair, vulvoplasty, endometrial ablation and  hysterectomy (abdominal, vaginal and laparoscopic).

In 2016, Dr Smith was the recipient of the Doctor of the Year Award from SJOG Mt Lawley in acknowledgement of patient-centred care. He was the Head of Department of Obstetrics at SJOG Mt Lawley Hospital till the Obstetric unit closed in late 2023.

Dr Smith is also a fully qualified General Practitioner and worked for 10 years in rural Queensland in procedural general practice.