William Samson, MD, FACS is a board-certified plastic surgeon who specializes in both aesthetic and reconstructive surgery. Dr. Samson has been practicing for nearly 20 years in New York City, and for the past several years, he has been in private practice, with an office in Columbus Circle. We are thrilled to welcome him to New York Plastic Surgical Group as a Senior Associate.
While Dr. Samson performs a wide variety of services, he has a particular interest in breast reconstruction and aesthetic breast surgery. Dr. Samson first developed his interest in cancer as an undergraduate at Tufts University. While earning his Bachelor’s in Science, he participated in an independent research program at The Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School. He continued his research work in the Department of Tumor Immunology, as a Research Fellow, before enrolling in medical school. Dr. Samson obtained his medical degree at Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
Following his medical degree, Dr. Samson completed five years of General Surgery at Cornell. He then spent four years training in Plastic Surgery, at Emory University, New York Presbyterian Hospital – Combined Cornell and Columbia University Programs, and his final year of Plastic Surgery training consisted of a Microsurgery and Breast Reconstruction Fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. After completing nine clinical years of training, Dr. Samson was recruited to Mount Sinai West, where he served as the Associate Chief of Plastic Surgery and was the Director of the Plastic Surgery Academic Program. He has participated in the training of over 100 plastic surgery residents.
