Columbia University Health Services
About Us
About Us
Samuel L. Seward Jr.
Assistant Vice President, Medical Director
Administration
Dr. Samuel Seward joined Health Services at Columbia in 2004. Prior to joining HSC, 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
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
- 1998 Physician Service Award, St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center
- 2002 Physician Recognition Award, National HPS Foundation
Professional Memberships
- Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome Foundation and Network, Scientific Advisory Board
- American College of Physician Executives
- Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics
- American College Health Association, Section Chair, 2009-10
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Important Phone Numbers
| General Information | 212 854 2284 |
| After-hours urgent health concerns | 212 854 9797 |
| CAVA (Ambulance) | 212 854 5555 |
| Rape Crisis/Anti-Violence Support Center | 212 854 WALK |
| Uptown Campus Public Safety |
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| - On-Campus | 7-7979 |
| - Off-Campus | 212-305-8100 |