
Susan Leanne Samson MD PhD FRCPC FACE
Diabetes, Lipid Metabolism, Pituitary Disorders & Neuroendocrinology
Professor and Chair, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism; Consultant, Departments of Medicine and Neurologic Surgery; Mayo Clinic Florida
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Summary
- Susan L Samson MD PhD, PRCPC FACE is Professor and Chair of Endocrinology Mayo Clinic Florida in Jacksonville and Consultant Departments of Medicine and Neurosurgery. She was President of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology and 2025 and also served as Secretary/Treasurer of the American Program Directors of Endocrinology and Metabolism (APDEM) and taskforce member for the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Fellowship Milestones 2.0) and she is the current Chair of the American Board of Internal Medicine Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment Approval Committee for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Her clinical interests are in pituitary disorders and she has served as site principal investigator as well as an international steering chair for clinical trials for patients with acromegaly, Cushing’s disease and growth hormone deficiency. She also has been a member of several international consensus panels including for acromegaly and prolactinomas. She is a member of the Editorial Board of the journal Pituitary and is the co-editor of the book Pituitary Disorders Throughout the Lifecycle.
Education & Training
- Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 2003 - 2006
- Queen's University at KingstonClass of 2000, MD, Canada
- University of CalgaryPhD, Molecular Biology, 1990 - 1996
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 2020 - 2027
- TX State Medical License 2006 - 2026
- American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
- Royal College of Physicians of CanadaFellow, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
- Royal College of Physicians of CanadaFellow, Internal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Immediate Past President American Association of Clinical Endocrinology, 2025
- Chair, Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment Approval Committee, Endocrinology American Board of Internal Medicine, 2021-2025
- Executive Committee American Association of Clinical Endocrinology, 2020-2025
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Clinical Trials
- An Open-label, Multi-center, Expanded Access Study of Pasireotide s.c. in Patients With Cushing's Disease. Start of enrollment: 2011 Aug 16
- An Open-label, Multi-center, Expanded Treatment Protocol of Pasireotide LAR in Patients With Acromegaly
- Study of Management of Pasireotide-induced Hyperglycemia in Adult Patients With Cushing's Disease or Acromegaly Start of enrollment: 2014 May 23
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Training clinicians to facilitate diabetes group visits.Moe Ameri, Layla Abdul Jabbar, Stephanie Kim, Mukaila Raji, Susan L Samson
BMC Medical Education. 2025-02-25 - Selective resection of the medial wall of the cavernous sinus in pituitary surgery: results of a prospective single center analysis.Dan Zimelewicz Oberman, Emiliano Sanchez-Garavito, Carlos Perez-Vega, Angela Donaldson, Osarenoma Olomu
Pituitary. 2025-01-25 - 2 citationsImplementation of a Standardized Interdisciplinary Perioperative Protocol for Patients Undergoing Transsphenoidal Surgery: Impact on Patient Outcomes.Jesus E Sanchez-Garavito, Carlos Perez-Vega, Harshvardhan Iyer, Jorge Rios-Zermeno, Guiselle Navarro Martinez
World Neurosurgery. 2024-10-01
Books/Book Chapters
Press Mentions
- Reps. Cherfilus-Mccormick, Kelly Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Tackle the Obesity EpidemicDecember 18th, 2024
- Mayo Clinic, Carnegie Mellon Researchers Secure ARPA-H Award for Multiyear Implantable Device Research for Diabetes and ObesityOctober 2nd, 2024
- Chiasma Announces Publication of Pivotal Data from the Phase 3 CHIASMA OPTIMAL Clinical Trial in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & MetabolismAugust 17th, 2020
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Committees
- Chair, Approval Committee, Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment, American Board of Internal Medicine 2021 - Present
- President, American Association of Clinical Endocrinology 2024 - 2024
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Fellowship Milestones 2.0 Workgroup, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Medical Education 2019 - 2020
Professional Memberships
- Pituitary SocietyMember
- Endocrine SocietyMember
- Royal College of Physicians (Canada)Fellow
- Women in EndocrinologyMember
- American Association of Clinical EndocrinologyExecutive Committee, Board of Directors, Secretary, Treasurer, President Elect, President
- American College of EndocrinologyFellow
External Links
- Refer a patienthttps://www.mayoclinic.org/medical-professionals/provider-relations/refer-patient
- Mayo Clinic Profilehttps://www.mayoclinic.org/biographies/samson-susan-sue-l-m-d-ph-d/bio-20503960
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