Douglas Sammer, M.D. Titles and Appointments Professor School Medical School Department Plastic Surgery | Orthopaedic Surgery You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography 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. Education 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 Research Interest Carpal tunnel syndrome Distal radius fractures in the elderly Finger osteomyelitis Flexor tendon repair techniques Glomus tumors Publications 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 Results 1-2 of 2 1 Honors & Awards Alice D. Jensen Fellowship in Hand surgery in Honor of Dr. Julian M. BrunerAward for excellence in hand surgery research at the Mayo Clinic (2008) Microns Resident Research Award for Clinical ScienceAward for excellence in research at the University of Michigan (2007) Alpha-Omega-Alpha Honor SocietyHonor Society for Academic Achievement (2001) Southwestern Medical Foundation Academic Achievement ScholarshipAcademic Achievement Scholarship (2000) Trademark ScholarshipAcademic Achievement Scholarship (1998)
