Dr. Christine Blake Smith is a quadruple board-certified Osteopathic Physician with more than 25 years of clinical experience in family medicine, Osteopathic manipulative treatment, addiction medicine, and lifestyle medicine. She earned her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNECOM) in Biddeford, Maine. She completed her residency in Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM) at UNECOM, Northern Light Mercy Hospital, and Southern Maine Medical Center. Dr. Blake Smith is board-certified in Family Medicine and OMM by the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians. She is also board-certified in Addiction Medicine by the American Osteopathic Association and in Lifestyle Medicine by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.
Dr. Blake Smith is nationally and internationally recognized for clinician education in whole-person care, controlled-substance stewardship, preventive and lifestyle-based treatment, and the management of complex chronic conditions. As one of six National Clinical Coaches for the CMS Compass Opioid Stewardship Program, Dr. Blake Smith has developed CME curricula, led national Grand Rounds, and provided one-on-one coaching to high-risk prescribers. She founded the Maine Opioid Dependency Program and has served as Medical Director of Milestone Recovery Center; for more than two decades, she has led Portland West Family Practice, delivering trauma-informed, evidence-based care that integrates OMT, medication stewardship, and lifestyle interventions.
An active educator and innovator, Dr. Blake Smith created the HUMOR Method™ — a relationship-centered framework for guided medication reduction and restoration of function — and directs the Global Institute for Clinical Stewardship, which provides national and international training (Scotland, England, Ireland, Denmark, Italy). She is the author of the forthcoming Remembering the Human Code and has been recognized with the 2026 Roswell P. Bates Public Service Award and Distinguished Fellowship in the American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine. Outside clinical work, she maintains interests in design, modeling, choreography, and community mentoring, and she has extensive experience founding and operating small businesses and educational programs.