Douglas Sammer, M.D.

Dr. Douglas Sammer grew up in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. After completing college, he attended medical school at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. He graduated 1st in his medical school class, with a 4.0 GPA. He then went to the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he trained for 6 years in Plastic, Hand, and Reconstructive surgery. After completing this residency, he went on to undergo fellowship training in Hand Surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. After completing his training at the Mayo Clinic in 2008, Dr. Sammer practiced hand surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. Two years later, in 2010, he joined the Department of Plastic Surgery at UT Southwestern, where he practices hand surgery and directs the hand surgery fellowship.

Medical School

UT Southwestern Medical School (2001)

Residency

University of Michigan Hospitals & Health Centers (2007), Plastic Surgery

Fellowship

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine (2008), Hand Surgery

• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Distal radius fractures in the elderly
• Finger osteomyelitis
• Flexor tendon repair techniques
• Glomus tumors

Featured Publications

Patient-Related Risk Factors Associated With Surgical Site Complications After Elective Hand Surgery

Youngman T, Del Core M, Benage T, Koehler D, Sammer D, Golden A. HAND 2020 Sep

Comparison of Fracture Location and Extent of Comminution in Isolated Scaphoid Fractures Versus Transscaphoid Fracture-Dislocations

Suszynski TM, Ben-Amotz O, Kargel JS, Bass R, Sammer DM HAND 2020 May 15 3 384-387

• Alice D. Jensen Fellowship in Hand surgery in Honor of Dr. Julian M. Bruner
  Award for excellence in hand surgery research at the Mayo Clinic (2008)
• Microns Resident Research Award for Clinical Science
  Award for excellence in research at the University of Michigan (2007)
• Alpha-Omega-Alpha Honor Society
  Honor Society for Academic Achievement (2001)
• Southwestern Medical Foundation Academic Achievement Scholarship
  Academic Achievement Scholarship (2000)
• Trademark Scholarship
  Academic Achievement Scholarship (1998)