Puddle Dock Pediatrics is a welcoming, innovative, and patient-centered pediatric practice located in Portsmouth, NH.
Alyssa Reyes Smith, MD, FAAP
New Patients Welcome
Puddle Dock Pediatrics strives to provide the highest quality, evidence-based medical care for infants, children and teens in a warm and caring environment! We welcome new families of all kinds with children up to 18 years of age.
Partnerships Built on Trust
Choosing a pediatrician for your child is an important decision! We value effective communication and strive to establish long term relationships built on mutual respect and trust.
We Accept Most Insurance
In order to be as accessible as possible to the families in our community, we take most insurances, including Medicaid.
Get the Right Dose
Be confident that you are treating your child’s pain or fever with the correct dose of medication. We can guide you on how much to give, based on your child’s weight.
Resources You Can Trust
We are pleased to offer you a library of expert advice from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Browse this collection of over 800 handouts by topic or symptom.
News & Social Media
COMMUNICATION IS KEY! We pride ourselves on our accessibility to our patients. Please review all of the ways you can get in touch with the Puddle Dock team.
Current Puddle Dock families should note that our on-call protocol is CHANGING as of July 1, 2025: Dr. Smith or Dr. Hoerman will be reachable via PHONE ONLY after hours for emergencies ☎️ (i.e. the “Urgent” option via text/Spruce is going away 👋🏽)
Puddle Dock is CLOSED for the Memorial Day holiday. As always, one of our docs is on call for emergencies!
Anna and Dr. Smith will be back in the office tomorrow 🇺🇸
It’s National Nurses Week! 💙
Nurse Brooke has been with Puddle Dock since the very beginning, and she wears many hats here, including vaccine program coordinator and triage extraordinaire. Whether you’ve known her for quite some time or are just getting to know her, we can all agree that she is the best around. She does it all with grace, compassion, and kindness - everything you hope for in someone caring for your child.
So here’s to you, Brooke - we love and appreciate you 👩🏼⚕️🌈💛
We have a lot to celebrate!
To the 500+ plus followers here, and those families who have chosen us to care for your children - we are so very grateful 💛
Meet DR. HOERMAN! He brings decades of experience helping families and children to Puddle Dock, and is beloved by those he has cared for over his career. He is currently accepting new patients of all ages. Read his full bio at https://puddledockpediatrics.com/about/#meet-our-team
