Dr. Jessica Geida

About

American doctor, board-certified OB/GYN, and social media personality also known online as Smiles and Scrubs and known for sharing content about medicine, motherhood, women's health, and physician wellness with over 50,000 TikTok followers and 50,000 Instagram followers.

Before fame

She started sharing content as Smiles and Scrubs in 2015 while she was a fourth-year medical student applying for residency. She graduated from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2016. She completed her obstetrics and gynecology residency through Rowan University SOM/Inspira Medical Center in 2020.

Trivia

Her interest in OB/GYN was partly inspired by a college trip to Ecuador. She was highlighted by Philadelphia Magazine in 2020 as being one of the health experts using social media to fight coronavirus misinformation. She was a guest expert on POPSUGAR's Full Disclosure podcast episode "What's 'Normal?' Spoiler, You Are." in 2021.

Family life

She grew up as the oldest of three daughters. She is a mother of two children.

Associated with

She appeared on the POPSUGAR podcast Full Disclosure which was hosted by Franchesca Ramsey.