The Doctor Came at Dawn is the fifth album by Bill Callahan (under his "Smog" moniker), released in 1996 on Drag City.

Callahan's occasional creative partner, Cynthia Dall, appears on the album.

[11] Uncut wrote: "A dark collection of songs, admittedly, but arguably it marked the maturing of Callahan as a songwriter.

"[13] The New Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that Smog's "plaintive tunes and self-parodic misogyny both hit new levels.

"[7] CMJ New Music Monthly called The Doctor Came at Dawn "the bleakest, saddest album of 1996.