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Samuel L. Seward, Jr.

Assistant Vice President, Medical Director

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Assistant Vice President, Medical Director
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Samuel L. Seward, Jr.

Dr. Samuel Seward joined Columbia Health in 2004. Prior to joining Columbia Health, Samuel was the Director of a Primary Care Medical Residency Training Program at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. Samuel is originally from Massachusetts. He received his undergraduate degree in Political Science from McGill University in Montreal. He received his M.D. from the University of Texas.

His professional experience has included training medical residents and students, co-directing a medical practice for organ transplant recipients, and providing medical care to adults and children with rare congenital disorders. Samuel's professional interests include prevention, early disease detection, outcomes-based practice, transitional medicine, and population-based health care delivery.

Education: 
M.D., University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
B.A., McGill University
Certifications and Licensure: 
Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics.
Professional Experience: 
Residency Program Director, Mount Sinai Medical Center
Director, Student Health Services, Columbia University Medical Center
Medical Liaison, City University of New York
Staff Pediatrician and Internist, Refuah Health Center, New Square, New York
Awards and Honors: 
2010 Doctor of the Year Award, Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome Network (HPS Network)
1998 Physician Service Award, St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center
Memberships: 
Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome Foundation and Network, Scientific Advisory Board
American College of Physician Executives
American College Health Association, Section Chair, 2009-10
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