Dr. Said A. Samra graduated with his medical degree in 1973 from Damascus University Medical School in Damascus, Syria. He then completed his internship at American University Hospital in Beirut, Lebanon. Dr. Samra went on to complete a second internship at Perth Amboy General Hospital in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Continuing his education, Dr. Samra went to UMDNJ – New Jersey Medical School where he completed five years of training in surgery and subsequently became certified by the American Board of Surgery. He then started a residency in plastic and reconstructive surgery at St. Barnabas Medical Center, New Jersey where he finished his training in 1982.

Dr. Samra has been awarded Physician of the Year 2010 as well as nominated Chief of Surgery by Bayshore Community Hospital. He has been featured–for 13 consecutive years–in Castle Connelly Top Doctors in the New York Metro Area and also is featured in February 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2010 issues of New Jersey Savvy Living in the exclusive article on “New Jersey Top Docs for Beauty.” Dr. Samra has served for many years on the New Jersey Plastic Surgery Executive Council, and was elected president of the New Jersey Plastic Surgery Society in 2000.

Dr. Samra is board certified by the following:

• The American Board of Plastic Surgery
• The American Board of Surgery

Dr. Samra is a member of the following professional organizations:

• American Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons
• Fellow International College of Surgeons
• Fellow American College of Surgeons
• New Jersey Society of Plastic Surgeons
• New York Regional Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
• The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
• Monmouth County Medical Society
• Medical Society of New Jersey