MichelCSamsonMDFRCSC, FACS

Plastic Surgery • Port Orange, FL

Aesthetic/Cosmetic Plastic Surgery, Breast Reconstruction, Plastic & Reconstructive Microsurgery

Plastic Surgeon at Surgery Center of Volusia

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Office
3635 S Clyde Morris Blvd
Ste. 400
Port Orange, FL 32129
Phone+1 386-756-9400

Fax+1 386-756-4338
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Education & Training

Cleveland Clinic (Florida)Fellowship, Aesthetic and Cosmetic Surgery, 2000 - 2001
Dalhousie University Faculty of MedicineClass of 1995
Mount Allison UniversityBS, 1991

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2001 - Present
FL State Medical License 1999 - 2025
NC State Medical License 2006 - 2015
NY State Medical License 2004 - 2008
American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Outstanding Career Service Award in Plastic Surgery Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2013
Gulfstream FL-Broward Castle Connolly, 2011-2013
Physician’s Recognition Award with Commendation American Medical Association, 2012
Top Doctors:South Florida Castle Connolly, 2012
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011
Medical Top Plastic Surgeons in the USA U.S. News and World Report & Castle Connelly, 2011-2012
Certificate of Recognition Marquis Who’s Who In America Publications Board, 2006
Attending Clinician of the Year Award Cleveland Clinic Florida Plastic Surgery Residency Training Program, Cleveland Clinic Foundation (Florida), 2006
First Prize Dalhousie University Department of Surgery Research Day, 1998
Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation Award Dalhousie University, 1998
Dalhousie University Medical Distinction in Surgery Dalhousie University, 1995
Dalhousie University Medical Distinction in Pediatric Medicine Dalhousie University, 1994
Dalhousie University Medical Distinctions in Microbiology, Pathology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, and Organ Systems I Dalhousie University, 1993
Dalhousie University Medical Distinction in Physiology Dalhousie University, 1992
Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation Research Scholarship Dalhousie University, 1992
Dean’s List Mount Allison University, 1991
First Class Honors in Physics with Distinction Mount Allison University, 1991
William Isaac MacDougall Medical School Entrance Scholarship Dalhousie University, 1991
The Leonard Foundation Scholarship 1991-1994
Research Scholarship in Atmospheric Physics (NSERC), University of Toronto (Dr. J. Drummond), 1990
Dean’s List and University Undergraduate Scholarship Mount Allison University, 1988-1990
George Albert Goldsmith Wilkinson Entrance Scholarship Mount Allison University, 1987
Queen Elizabeth II Gold Medal for Highest Overall Standing Isle Madame District High School, 1987
I.M.D.H. Certificate of Merit Isle Madame District High School, 1987
Nova Scotia Teacher’s Union Scholarship Isle Madame District High School, 1987
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Certificate of Advanced Education in Aesthetic Surgery American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

52 citations
SPY-Q analysis toolkit values potentially predict mastectomy flap necrosis.
Martin I. Newman, Megan C. Jack, Michel C. Samson> ;Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2013 May 1
7 citations
Nipple-areola complex evaluation in long pedicled breast reductions with real-time fluorescent videoangiography.
Louis S. Brunworth, Michel C. Samson, Martin I. Newman, Jose R. Ramirez> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2011 Aug 1
24 citations
An investigation of the application of laser-assisted indocyanine green fluorescent dye angiography in pedicle transverse rectus abdominus myocutaneous breast reconstr...
Martin I. Newman, Michel C. Samson, Joseph F Tamburrino, Kimberly A. Swartz, Louis S. Brunworth> ;The Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery = Journal Canadien De Chirurgie Plastique. 2011 Jan 1
66 citations
The True Incidence of Near-Term Postoperative Complications in Prosthetic Breast Reconstruction Utilizing Human Acellular Dermal Matrices: A Meta-Analysis
Martin I. Newman, Kimberly A. Swartz, Michel C. Samson, Chris Brown Mahoney, Khaled Diab> ;Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. 2011 Feb 1
33 citations
AlloDerm performance in the setting of prosthetic breast surgery, infection, and irradiation.
Martin I. Newman, Enrique Hanabergh, Michel C. Samson> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2010 Sep 1
14 citations
Attitudes toward biological mesh in breast reconstruction: a regional survey of plastic surgeons.
Kristen M. Rezak, Kelley Gillette, Michel C. Samson, Martin I. Newman> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2010 Aug 1
96 citations
Intraoperative laser-assisted indocyanine green angiography for the evaluation of mastectomy flaps in immediate breast reconstruction.
Martin I. Newman, Michel C. Samson, Joseph F Tamburrino, Kimberley A Swartz> ;Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. 2010 Jun 10
3 citations
Subfascial perforator dissection for DIEP flap harvest.
Benny K. H. Tan, Martin I. Newman, Kimberly A. Swartz, Michel C. Samson> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2009 Sep 1
7 citations
AlloDerm in breast reconstruction: 2 years later.
Martin I. Newman, Michel C. Samson, Mariana Berho> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2009 Jun 1
1 citations
Bariplastic surgery: the Cleveland clinic Florida experience.
Marcelo M. Ghersi, Kimberly A. Swartz, Martin I. Newman, Michel C. Samson> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2009 Feb 1
98 citations
The application of laser-assisted indocyanine green fluorescent dye angiography in microsurgical breast reconstruction.
Martin I. Newman, Michel C. Samson> ;Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. 2009 Jan 1
1 citations
Efficacy of epicut deepithelization blade in bilateral breast reduction surgery: a pilot study.
Martin I. Newman, Jeffery Umansky, Michel C. Samson> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2008 Apr 1
3 citations
The subfascial approach to perforator dissection: a novel method for identification and harvest.
Benny K. H. Tan, Martin I. Newman, Kimberly A. Swartz, Michel C. Samson> ;Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2007 Oct 1
6 citations
Epidermal inclusion cyst of the umbilicus following abdominoplasty.
Athena A. Andreadis, Michel C. Samson, Samuel Szomstein, Martin I. Newman> ;Plastic Surgical Nursing. 2007 Oct 1
20 citations
Robotic harvest of internal mammary vessels in breast reconstruction.
Brian Boyd, Jeffrey Umansky, Michel C. Samson, Douglas W. Boyd, Kenneth D. Stahl> ;Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. 2006 May 1
43 citations
Dorsalis pedis flap donor site: acceptable or not?
Michel C. Samson, Steven F. Morris, Anne E. J. Tweed> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 1998 Oct 1
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Journal Articles

SPYQ analysis toolkit values potentially predict mastectomy flap necrosis
Newman MI, Jack MC, Samson MC, Ann Plast Surg, 5/1/2013
NippleAreola Complex Evaluation in Long Pedicled Breast Reductions with RealTime Fluorescent Videoangiography
Brunworth LS, Samson MC, Newman MI, JS fernan, Plas Reconstr Surg, 8/1/2011
Newman MI, Samson MC, South Florida Business Journal, 5/1/2011
An Investigation of the Application of LaserAssisted Indocyanine Green Fluorescent Dye Angiography in Pedicle TRAM Breast Reconstruction
Martin I. Newman, Michel C. Samson, Joseph F. Tamburrino, Kimberly A. Swartz, Louis Brunworth, Can J Plas Surg, 1/1/2011
The True Incidence of NearTerm Postoperative Complications in Prosthetic Breast Reconstruction Utilizing Human Acellular Dermal Matrices: A MetaAnalysis
Newman MI, Swartz KA, Samson MC, Mahoney CB, Diab K, Aesthetic Plast Surg, 12/1/2010
Alloderm Performance in the Setting of Prosthetic Breast Surgery, Infection, and Irradiation
Newman MI, Hanabergh E, Samson MC, Plast. Reconstr. Surg, 9/1/2010
Subfascial Perforator Dissection for DIEP Flap Harvest (Letters)
Tan BK, Newman MI, Swartz KA, Samson MC, Plast. Reconstr. Surg, 9/1/2009
Attitudes Toward Biologic Mesh in Breast Reconstruction: A Regional Survey of Plastic Surgeons
K. Rezak, K. Gillette, M. Samson, M. Newman, Plast. Reconstr. Surg, 8/1/2009
Alloderm in Breast Reconstruction: Two Years Later
M. Newman, M. Samson, M. Berho, Plast. Reconstr. Surg, 6/1/2009
Bariplastic Surgery: The Cleveland Clinic Florida Experience
Ghersi MM, Swartz KA, Newman MI, Samson, MC, Plast. Reconstr. Surg, 1/1/2009
Body Contouring: Lower Body Lift
Rezak K, Samson M, Newman M, Bariatric Times, 12/1/2008
The Subfascial Approach to Perforator Dissection: A Novel Method for Identification and Harvest
Benny K. Tan, Martin I. Newman, Kimberly A. Swartz, Michel C. Samson, Annals of Plastic Surgery, 10/1/2007
Epidermal Inclusion Cyst of the Umbilicus Following Abdominoplasty
Athena Andreadis, Michel Samson, Samuel Szomstein, Martin Newman, PlasticSurgical Nursing, 10/1/2007
Brachioplasty in the Massive Weight Loss Patient
Michel C. Samson, Jeff Umansky, Martin I. Newman, Bariatric Times, 6/1/2006
Robotic Harvest of Internal Mammary Vessels in Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction
J. Umansky, J Boyd, M Samson, D Boyd, Journal of Microsurgery, 5/1/2006
Breast Surgery in the Massive Weight Loss Patient
Martin I. Newman, Michel C. Samson, Bariatric Times, 2/1/2006
The LongTerm Effects of Cleft Lip and Palate Repair with the Latham Premaxillary Orthopedic Appliance Including Effects on Tooth Growth
Michel C. Samson, Donald H. Lalonde, Donald Fitzpatrick, Gerald L. Sparkes, Can. J. Plast. Surg, 1/1/2000
Dorsalis Pedis Donor Site: Acceptable or Not?
Michel C. Samson, Steven F. Morris, Anne E. J. Tweed, Plast. Reconstr. Surg, 1/1/1998
Induction of Transplantation Tolerance by Feeding or Portal Vein Injection Pretreatment of Recipient with Donor Cells
Ronald I.Carr, Juan Zhou, Donna Ledingham, Catherine Maloney, Vivian McAlister, Michel Samson, Hinrick BitterSuermann, and Timothy D. G. Lee, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1/1/1996
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Lectures

14th Annual Innovations in Aesthetic Surgery: A Multidisciplinary Symposium
Cleveland Clinic - Cleveland, Ohio / The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Miami Beach, Florida - 3/22/2013

Press Mentions

Retrospective Study of Intravascular Large B-cell Lymphoma Cases Diagnosed in Quebec: A Retrospective Study of 29 Case ReportsFebruary 23rd, 2017
Retrospective Study of Intravascular Large B-cell Lymphoma Cases Diagnosed in Quebec: A Retrospective Study of 29 Case ReportsFebruary 3rd, 2017