Dr. Thomas D Samson M.D.
Plastic Surgeon
500 University Dr Hershey PA, 17033About
Dr. Thomas Samson is a cosmetic medicine and surgery specialist practicing in Hershey, PA. Dr. Samson specializes in the enhancement of appearance. Improving aesthetic, symmetry and proportion are key goals in cosmetic surgery. Cosmetic medicine has nothing to do with these specific areas not functioning properly; therefore, this elective field solely focuses on aesthetics and anti-aging.
Education and Training
Creighton University School of Medicine 2002
Board Certification
Plastic SurgeryAmerican Board of Plastic SurgeryABPS
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The deep inferior epigastric perforator flap for breast reconstruction in overweight and obese patients.
- DIEP and pedicled TRAM flaps: a comparison of outcomes.
- Evidence-based medicine: Mandible fractures.
- Challenges of Organizing Mission Surgery in Resource Limited Environments.
- A Multidisciplinary Evaluation of Prescribing Practices for Prophylactic Antibiotics in Operative and Nonoperative Facial Fractures.
- Structural Fat Grafting to Improve Reconstructive Outcomes in Secondary Cleft Lip Deformity.
- Pedicled lower extremity fillet flap for coverage of massive pelvic wounds.
- Orbital Expansion for Congenital Anophthalmia May Be Achievable in Infancy But Not in Childhood.
- Reliability of Oronasal Fistula Classification.
- Sparing a Craniotomy: The Role of Intraoperative Methylene Blue in Management of Midline Dermoid Cysts.
Treatments
- Cleft Palate
- Sebaceous Cyst
Professional Memberships
- Member American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Fellowships
- Surgery, Craniomaxillofacial, The Hospital for Sick Children - University of Toronto 2010
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