About SLRHC

About St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center

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History

A Heritage of Surgical Excellence

Academic Affiliation

Academic Affiliation with Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

Division of Breast Surgery

	Alison Estrabrook, MD,FACS
	Paul I. Tartter, MD, FACS
	Sharon Rosenbaum Smith, MD, FACS
	Ayemoe Thu Ma, MD, FACS
	Beth C. Freedman, MD

Roosevelt Comprehensive Breast Center

St. Luke’s Breast Services

Division of Cardiac Surgery

	Sandhya K. Balaram, MD, PhD
	Daniel Swistel, MD
	Karan Omidvari, MD

SLR Research
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Division of Colorectal Surgery

	Nipa D. Gandhi, MD
	Richard L. Whelan, MD, FACS, FASCRS
	Fadi F. Attiyeh, MD, FACS, FASCRS

Research
Colorectal Fellowship
Colonoscopy

Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery

	Scott J. Belsley, MD, FACS
	Faiz Bhora, MD, FACS
	Cliff Connery, MD, FACS
	Grace J. Kim, MD, FACS
	Ninan Koshy, MBBS
	James J. McGinty, Jr., MD, FACS
	Richard L. Whelan, MD, FACS, FASCRS

Research

Division of Pediatric Surgery

Leif O. Holgersen, MD, FACS
Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians

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Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

	Joseph Dayan, MD
	Richard H.S. Karpinski, MD
	William Samson, MD
	Mark L. Smith, MD
	Mark Sultan, MD, FACS

The Division of Plastic Surgery is an extraordinarily active...

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Division of Thoracic Surgery

	Cliff P. Connery, MD, FACS
	Faiz Y. Bhora, MD, FACS
	Mariya Yakubov NP-BC
	Caitlin O’Shaughnessy NP-BC
	Yvonne Cruz, RN
	Renee Cortez, RN
	Patricia Stacey
	Andy Nabong, MA

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Transplant Surgery

	Alan I. Benvenisty, MD, FACS
	Germaine Chan, MD
	Stanley Cortell, MD, MPH
	Melvin Gilbert, MD
	James Jones, MD
	Fred Kimmelstiel, MD,FACS
	Ira Meisels, MD
	James J. McGinty, Jr., MD, FACS
	Steven Smith, MD
	Vaughn Whittaker, MBBS
	Tracy Zivin-Tutela, MD

Division of Trauma and Critical Care

	Ninan Koshy, MBBS
	Danne Lorieo, MD
	James J. McGinty, Jr., MD, FACS
	Susan Talbert, MD
	Raymond V. Wedderburn, MD

The Trauma Center at St. Luke's Hospital is one of the five state…
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Division of Vascular Surgery

	Alan I. Benvenisty, MD, FACS
	John C. Lantis, MD, FACS
	Donna M. Mendes, MD, FACS
	George J. Todd, MD, FACS
	Michael Dudkiewicz, MD

Vascular Lab
Diseases Treated
Research

Division of General Surgery

	Fadi Attiyeh, MD, FACS
	Arnold Belgraier, MD
	Scott Belsley, MD, FACS
	Cliff Connery, MD, FACS
	Alison A. Estabrook, MD, FACS
	Grace J. Kim, MD, FACS
	Fred M. Kimmelstiel, MD, FACS
	Ninan Koshy, MBBS
	Danne Lorieo, MD
	James J. McGinty, Jr., MD, FACS
	Eric D. Moore, MD
	Geoffrey Pollack, MD
	Susan Talbert, MD

Aneurysm Center

St. Luke's-Roosevelt Aneurysm Center

Bariatric

Bariatric Surgery Program

Endovascular

Endovascular Surgery Program

Hepatobiliary

Hepatobiliary Surgery Program

Surgical Missions

Surgical Missions Program

Latin Initiative

Latin Initiative Program

Limb Salvage & Wound Healing

Limb Salvage & Wound Healing Program

Robotics

Robotic Surgery Program

Residency Program

Surgical Residency Training Program
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Thoracic Surgery

Vascular Surgery

Minimally Invasive Surgery

Colorectal Surgery

Contact Information

Physicians

William Samson, MD

Department(s)

Plastic Surgery

Specialties

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Interests

Breast reconstruction, Microvascular reconstructive surgery, Head and neck reconstruction, Skin cancer reconstruction, Cosmetic surgery

Board Certifications

American Board of Surgery, 2001
American Board of Plastic Surgery, 2005

Address

425 West 59th Street, Suite 7B New York, NY 10019 Phone: 212-523-8287

Email: wsamson@chpnet.org

Medical School

Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, 1995

Residency Training:

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital - Cornell and Columbia Combined Program, New York, NY, 2001-2003 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 2000-2001 General Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital Cornell, New York, NY, 1995-2000

Fellowship

Microvascular and Breast Reconstructive Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, 2003-2004

Our Physicians

Joseph Dayan, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, Columbia University
Director of Research, Division of Plastic Surgery
(212) 844-6171

Richard H.S. Karpinski, MD

Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery, Columbia University
(212) 977-9797

William Samson, MD

Co-Chief, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, Columbia University
(212) 523-8287

Mark L. Smith, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Columbia University
Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
(212) 844-8796

Mark Sultan, MD, FACS

Co-Chief, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery, Columbia University
(212) 360-0700

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