CURRICULUM VITAE
Duke S. Samson, M.D.
Date of Birth: January 16, 1943
Place of Birth: Odessa, Texas
Current Employment: Professor and Chairman Department of Neurological Surgery
Lois C.A. & Darwin E. Smith Distinguished Chair
in Neurological Surgery
Director- Mobility Foundation Center
Kimberly Clark Distinguished Chair in Mobility Research
The University of Texas
Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard-Room CS5.104B
Dallas, Texas 75235-8855
(214) 648-4551
Education
Stanford University
Palo Alto, California
1961 - 1965
B.A. - Psychology
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri
1965 - 1969
M.D.
Internship - Straight Surgical
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina
1969 - 1970
Neurosurgical Residency
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Dallas, Texas
1970 - 1975
Fellowships
Centre Medico - Chirurgical Foch
(University Hospital of Paris)
Paris (Suresnes), France
September 1972 - May 1973
(French Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Katonsspital, University of Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland
June 1973 - October 1973
Visiting Fellow, Department of Neurosurgery
Military Service (United States Army Medical Corps)
Clark Air Force Base Hospital
Republic of the Philippines
Western Pacific Neurosurgical Center
July 1975 - July 1976
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Department of Neurosurgery
Washington, D.C.
July 1976 - July 1977
Assistant Chief
Academic Awards
Washington University School of Medicine
Outstanding Senior Student Award
Surgery. 1969
Republic of France Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Visiting Fellowship – Neurosurgery.
1972 - 1973
Harriet Cunningham Award of Excellence
Texas Medicine. February, 1983
"Surgical Treatment of Arteriovenous Malformations"
Diana Dean Head Injury Award for Neurosurgery Research.
October, 1989
The Donaghy Lecture, Joint Section of Cerebrovascular Surgery
American Association of Neurological Surgery
Denver, Colorado. April 1997
Honored Guest: Congress of Neurological Surgeons National Meeting
Boston, Massachusetts. October 1999
Eustace Semmes Lecturer: Southern Neurosurgical Society
Bermuda. 2003
Honored Guest: Texas Association of Neurological Surgeons
Dallas, Texas. 2005
Honored Guest: Yonseii Department of Neurosurgery,
Yonseii University, Seoul, Korea. 2005
Honored Guest: University of Helsinki Department of Neurological Surgery
Helsinki, Finland. 2007
Distinguished Guest: Scandinavian Society of Neurological Surgery
Helsinki, Finland. 2007
Honored Guest: Royal Astral-Asia Society of Neurological Surgery
Annual meeting, Australia. 1996
Honored Guest: University of Sydney Department of Neurosurgery,
Sydney Australia. 1996
Honored Guest: University of Melbourne Department of Neurosurgery.
Melbourne, Australia. 1997
Honored Guest: Argentinian Society of Neurological Surgery,
Buenos Aires, Argentina. 1999
Honored Guest: Brazilian Society of Neurological Surgery
Port Alegre, Brazil. 2000
Patricia and William L. Watson Jr. M.D
Award for Excellence in Clinical Medicine
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.
2011
Board Certification
American Board of Neurological Surgery
September 1978
Organizations
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Texas Medical Association
Dallas County Medical Society
International Neurosurgical Forum
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Neurosurgical Research Forum
American Academy of Neurological Surgery
Society of Neurological Surgeons
Texas Association of Neurological Surgeons
Southern Neurosurgical Society
Rocky Mountain Neurosurgical Society
Kasdon Neurosurgical Research Society
Faculty Appointments
Assistant Chief - Department of Neurosurgery
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Washington, D.C.
1976 - 1977
Assistant Professor - Department of Surgery (Neurosurgery)
University of Texas Health Science Center
Dallas, Texas
July 1975 - August 1980
(Military leave of absence July 1975 - July 1977)
Associate Professor - Department of Surgery (Neurosurgery)
University of Texas Health Science Center
Dallas, Texas
September 1980 - August 1981
Associate Professor of Surgery and
Vice-Chairman of Division of Neurosurgery
University of Texas Health Science Center
Dallas, Texas
September 1981 - August 1984
Professor and Chairman - Division of Neurosurgery
University of Texas Health Science Center
Dallas, Texas
September 1984 - August 1986
Clark Professor and Chairman - Division of Neurosurgery
University of Texas Health Science Center
Dallas, Texas
August 1986 - December 1987
Clark Professor and Chairman - Department of Neurological Surgery
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
January 1988 - November 1995
Professor and Chair - Department of Neurological Surgery
Lois C.A. & Darwin E. Smith Distinguished Chair in Neurological Surgery
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
November 1995 – Present
Director- Mobility Center Foundation
Kimberly Clark Distinguished Chair in Mobility Research
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
September 1998- present
Hospital Appointments
Zale Lipshy University Hospital Parkland Memorial Hospital
Dallas, Texas Dallas, Texas
1989 - Present 1977 - Present
Veterans Administration Medical Center Children's Medical Center
Dallas, Texas Dallas, Texas
1977 – Present 1977 - Present
St. Paul Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
1989 – Present
Board and Committee Appointments
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Clinical Advisory Committee
Dean's Advisory Committee
Faculty Council
Professional Liability Advisory Committee
Executive Committee of the Clinical Chairs
Group Practice Liaison Committee
Surgical Services Executive Committee
VA Dean’s Committee
Board of Directors of University of
Texas Southwestern Health Systems
Editorial Board for Neurosurgery (journal)
Editorial Board for Surgical Neurology (journal)
BIBLIOGRAPHY
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
1. Samson DS, Clark WK. Current review of brain abscess. Amer J Med 54:201-210, 1973.
2. Samson DS, Hodosh RM, Clark WK. Surgical management of unruptured asymptomatic aneurysm. J Neurosurg 46:731-734, 1977.
3. Samson DS, Watts C, Clark WK. Cerebral revascularization for transient ischemic attacks. Neurology 27:767-771, 1977.
4. Samson DS, Hodosh RM, Clark WK. Microsurgical evaluation of the pterional approach to aneurysms of the distal basilar circulation. Neurosurg 3(2):135-141, 1978.
5. Samson DS, Boone SC. Extracranial-Intracranial (EC-IC) arterial bypass: Past performance and current concepts. Neurosurgery 3(1):79-86, 1978.
6. Boone SC, Samson DS. Observations on Moya-Moya Disease: A case treated with superficial temporal middle cerebral artery anastomosis. Surg Neurol 19:189-193, 1978.
7. Samson DS, Hodosh RM. Microsurgical treatment of transient cerebral ischemia: Preliminary studies in 50 cases. JAMA 241(4):376-378, 1979.
8. Boone SC, Samson DS. Technical Notes: Salvage of a non-functional superficial temporal-middle cerebral artery anastomosis. Neurosurgery Vol. 4, No.3:254, 1979.
9. Samson DS, Hodosh RM, Reid WR, Beyer CW, Clark WK. Risk of intracranial aneurysm surgery in the good grade patient - early versus later operation. Neurosurgery 5:422-426, 1979.
10. Stewart RM, Samson DS, Diehl J, Inton R, Ditmore QM. Unruptured cerebral aneurysms presenting as recurrent transient neurological deficits. Neurology 30(1):47-51, 1980.
11. Ditmore QM, Samson DS, Beyer CW. Traumatic middle cerebral artery aneurysm: case report. Neurosurgery 6(3):293-296, 1980.
12. Samson DS, Neuwelt EA, Beyer CW, Ditmore QM. Failure of extracranial-intracranial arterial bypass in acute middle cerebral artery occlusion: a case report. Neurosurgery 6(2):185-188, 1980.
13. Gewertz BL, Samson DS, Ditmore QM, Bone GE. Management of penetrating injuries of the internal carotid artery at the base of the skull utilizing extracranial-intracranial bypass. J Trauma 20(5):65-369, 1980.
14. Samson DS, Ditmore QM, Beyer CW. Intra-arterial use of isobutyl-2-cyanoacrylate in the treatment of intracranial arteriovenous malformations. Neurosurgery 8(1):43-51, 1981.
15. Samson DS, Ditmore QM, Beyer CW. Intravascular use of isobutyl-2-Cyanoacrylate in the treatment of carotid cavernous fistulae. Neurosurgery 8(1):52-55, 1981.
16. Samson DS, Gewertz B, Beyer CW, Hodosh RM. Saphenous vein bypass in microsurgical treatment of cerebral ischemia. Arch Surg 116:1578-1582, 1981.
17. Mickey, B.E. and D. Samson, Neurosurgical applications of the cyanoacrylate adhesives. Clin Neurosurg 28: p. 429-44, 1981.
18. Samson DS, Beyer CW. Furosemide in the intraoperative reduction of intracranial pressure in the subarachnoid hemorrhage patient. Neurosurgery 10(2):167-169, 1982.
19. Samson DS. Cervical carotid injuries. Clinical Neurosurgery 29:647-656, 1982.
20. Samson DS. Surgical treatment of intracranial arteriovenous malformations. Texas Medicine, February 1983, 52-59. "Recipient of the Harriet Cunningham Citation for Meritorious Scientific Writing."
21. Samson DS, Batjer HH. Intraoperative Aneurysm Rupture. To be published in the Proceedings of the Second International Symposium of Cerebral Aneurysm Surgery in the Acute Stage - Graz, Austria, September, 1984.
22. Feit, H., E.P. Frenkel, B.R. Dunn, J. Diehl, and D. Samson. Acute subdural hematomas with lupus anticoagulant (procoagulant inhibitor). Neurology 34(4): p. 519-21, 1984.
23. Rosenstein J, Batjer HH, Samson DS. Use of the extracranial-intracranial arterial bypass in the management of refractory vasospasm, a case report. Neurosurgery 17:474-479, 1985.
24. Samson DS, Batjer HH. Arteriovenous malformations of the cerebellar vermis. Neurosurgery 16:341-349, 1985.
25. Dohrmann PJ, Batjer HH, Samson D, Suss RA. Recurrent subarachnoid hemorrhage complicating a traumatic carotid-cavernous fistula. Neurosurgery 17:480-483, 1985.
26. Close LG, Mickey BE, Samson DS, Anderson RG, Schaefer SD. Resection of upper aerodigestive tract tumors involving the middle cranial fossa. Laryngoscope 95(8):908-914, 1985.
27. Batjer HH, Samson DS. Arteriovenous malformations of the posterior fossa: clinical presentation, diagnostic evaluation, and surgical treatment. J Neurosurgery 64:849-856, 1986.
28. Batjer HH, Samson DS. Arteriovenous malformations of the posterior fossa: clinical presentation, diagnostic evaluation and surgical treatment. Neurosurgical Review 9:287-296, 1986.
29. Batjer HH, Suss R, Samson DS. Intracranial arteriovenous malformations associated with aneurysms. Neurosurgery 18:29-35, 1986.
30. Batjer HH, Samson DS. Intraoperative aneurysmal rupture: incidence, outcome, and suggestions for surgical management. Neurosurgery 18:701-707, 1986.
31. Batjer HH, Mickey BE, Samson DS. Potential roles for early revascularization in acute cerebral ischemia. Neurosurgery 18:283-291, 1986.
32. Batjer HH, Samson DS. The use of extracranial-intracranial arterial bypass in the management of symptomatic vasospasm. Neurosurgery 19:235-246, 1986.
33. Samson, D. Isobutyl-2-cyanoacrylate. Neurosurgery 19(5): p. 885, 1986.
34. Batjer HH, Mickey BE, Samson DS. Enlargement and rupture of distal basilar aneurysm following iatrogenic carotid occlusion. Neurosurgery 20:624-628, 1987.
35. Batjer HH, Samson DS. Surgical approaches to trigonal arteriovenous malformations. J Neurosurgery 67:511-517, 1987.
36. Batjer, H., B. Mickey, and D. Samson. Enlargement and rupture of distal basilar artery aneurysm after iatrogenic carotid occlusion. Neurosurgery 20(4): p. 624-8, 1987.
37. Batjer HH, Devous MD, Meyer YJ, Purdy PD, Samson DS. Cerebrovascular hemodynamics in arteriovenous malformation complicated by normal perfusion pressure breakthrough. Neurosurgery 22:503-509, 1988.
38. Batjer HH, Devous MD, Purdy PD, Mickey BE, Bonte FJ, Samson DS. Improvement in regional cerebral blood flow and cerebral vasoreactivity following extracranial-intracranial bypass. Neurosurgery 22:913-919, 1988.
39. Paine JT, Batjer HH, Samson DS. Intraoperative ventricular puncture. Neurosurgery 22:1107-1109, 1988.
40. Batjer HH, Purdy PD, Neiman M, Samson DS. Subtemporal transdural use of detachable balloons for traumatic carotid cavernous fistulae. Neurosurgery 22:290-296, 1988.
41. Batjer HH, Frankfurt AI, Purdy PD, Smith SS, Samson DS. Use of etomidate, temporary arterial occlusion, and intraoperative angiography in large and giant cerebral aneurysm surgery. J Neurosurgery 68:234-240, 1988.
42. Mickey, B., L. Close, S. Schaefer, and D. Samson. A combined frontotemporal and lateral infratemporal fossa approach to the skull base. J Neurosurg 68(5):
p. 678-83, 1988.
43. Batjer HH, Samson DS. Causes of morbidity and mortality from surgery of aneurysms of the distal basilar artery. Neurosurgery 25:904-916, 1989.
44. Batjer HH, Purdy PD, Giller CA, Samson DS. Evidence of redistribution of cerebral blood flow during treatment for intracranial arteriovenous malformation. Neurosurgery 25: 599-605, 1989.
45. Purdy P, Devous M, White C, Batjer HH, Samson DS, Brewer K, Hodges K. Reversible middle cerebral artery embolization in dogs without intracranial surgery. Stroke 20: 1368-1376, 1989.
46. Megison P, Batjer H, Purdy P, Samson DS. Spontaneous resolution of arteriovenous malformation without hemorrhage: A case report. Am J Neuroradiology 10:204, 1989.
47. Purdy PD, Devous MD Sr, Batjer HH, White CL III, Meyer Y, Samson DS. The microfibrillar collagen model of canine cerebral infarction. Stroke 20:1361-1367, 1989.
48. Giller CA, Stieg P, Batjer HH, Samson DS, Purdy PD. Transcranial Doppler ultrasound as a guide to graded therapeutic carotid artery occlusion. Neurosurgery 26:307-311, 1990.
49. Purdy PD, White CL III, Batjer HH, Brewer K, Hodges K, Samson DS. Intracarotid hydroxyethyl methacrylate solution causing stroke in dogs. J Neurosurgery 73:756-759, 1990.
50. Batjer HH, Samson DS. Management of intraoperative aneurysm rupture. Clin Neurosurg 36:275-288, 1990.
51. Batjer HH, Samson DS. Retrograde suction decompression of giant paraclinoidal aneurysms: Technical note. J Neurosurg 73:305-306, 1990.
52. Purdy PD, Samson DS, Batjer HH, Risser RC. Preoperative embolization of cerebral arteriovenous malformations with polyvinyl alcohol particles: Experience in 51 adults. Am J Neuroradiology 11:501-510, 1990.
53. Batjer HH, Samson DS. Causes of morbidity and mortality from surgery of aneurysms of the distal basilar artery. Stroke 21:693, 1990.
54. Purdy PD, Batjer HH, Samson DS, Risser RC, Bowman GW. Intra-arterial sodium amytal administration to guide preoperative embolization of cerebral arteriovenous malformations. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol 3(2):103-106, 1991.
55. Batjer HH, Samson DS. Emergent aneurysm surgery without cerebral angiography for the comatose patient. Neurosurgery, 28:283-287, 1991.
56. Purdy PD, Batjer HH, Samson DS. Management of hemorrhagic complications from preoperative embolization of arteriovenous malformations. J Neurosurg 74:205-211, 1991.
57. Giller CA, Mathews D, Purdy P, Kopitnik TA, Batjer HH, Samson DS. The transcranial Doppler appearance of acute carotid artery occlusion. Ann Neurol 31:101-103, 1992.
58. Purdy PD, Batjer HH, Risser RC, Samson D. Arteriovenous malformations of the brain: choosing embolic materials to enhance safety and ease of excision. J Neurosurg 77:217-222, 1992.
59. Eckard DA, Purdy PD, Girson MS, Samson D, Kopitnik T, Batjer HH. Intraarterial papaverine for relief of catheter-induced intracranial vasospasm. American Journal of Roentgenology 158:883-884, 1992.
60. Batjer HH, Samson DS. Reoperation for aneurysms and vascular malformations. Clin Neurosurg 39:140-147, 1992.
61. Samson D. Aneurysm perspective. Clin Neurosurg. 40:124-136, 1993.
62. Kopitnik TA, Samson DS. Management of subarachnoid hemorrhage. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 56(9):947-959, 1993.
63. Samson DS, Batjer HH, Bowman G, Mootz L, Krippner WJ, Meyer YJ, Allen BC. A Clinical Study of the parameters and effects of temporary arterial occlusion in the management of intracranial aneurysms. Neurosurgery 34(1):22-28; discussion 28-29, 1994.
64. Batjer HH, Kopitnik TA, Giller CA, Samson DS. Surgery for paraclinoidal carotid artery aneurysms. J Neurosurg 80(4):650-658-, 1994.
65. Kopitnik TA, Batjer HH, Samson DS. Combined transsylvian-subtemporal exposure of cerebral aneurysms involving the basilar apex. Microsurgery 15(8):534-540, 1994.
66. Batjer HH, Kopitnik, TA Jr, Giller CA, Samson DS. Surgical management of proximal carotid artery aneurysms (Review) (19 refs). Clin Neurosurgery 41:21-38, 1994.
67. Samson D, Steiner L, Stein BM, Debrun G. What is your general approach to the management of brain stem AVMs? Surg Neurol 44(2):107-108, 1995.