Current Environment:

Medical Services

Specialties

Programs & Services

Languages

  • English

Education

Undergraduate School

Northwestern University

1996, Evanston, IL

Medical School

University of Michigan Medical School

2000, Ann Arbor, MI

Residency

Orthopedic Surgery

Harvard Combined Orthopedic Residency Program

2005, Boston, MA

Fellowship

Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery

Boston Children's Hospital

2006, Boston, MA

Certifications

  • American Board of Orthopedic Surgery (General)

Professional History

Dr. Samantha Spencer has been a pediatric orthopedic surgeon on staff at Boston Children’s Hospital since August, 2006. She treats patients from birth to adult for a wide range of congenital and traumatic conditions, both surgically and non-surgically. Her particular interests include lower extremity disorders such as clubfeet and congenital limb differences, osteogenesis imperfecta and other bone dysplasias as well as vascular anomalies.

Dr. Spencer works with our multidisciplinary programs in Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Ehlers Danlos, and extensively with the Vascular Anomalies Center. Her clinical research focuses on congenital lower extremity, bone dysplasias and vascular anomalies. She also participates in the Lower Extremity Team research group meetings and projects.

Publications

Outside of Boston Children’s Hospital, I provide community outreach and teaching at a national level through the following condition specific patient organizations:

Little People of America (participation in the yearly national meetings with invited talks and meetings with their medical advisory board);
Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation (participation in Walk for OI yearly fundraiser event as medical expert, participation in scientific invited meeting);
CLOVES Foundation (on medical advisory board).