Sammy Abusrur, M.D.

Compassionate care for children, adolescents, and young adults.

Education:

Training:

Undergraduate:

Stanford University (Stanford, California | Bachelor of Arts)

Graduate:

Rutgers Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (Newark, New Jersey | Master of Biomedical Science)

Medical:

USF Health Morsani College of Medicine (Tampa, Florida | Medical Doctor)

Residency in Psychiatry:

University of Vermont Medical Center

Fellowship in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry:

University of Vermont Medical Center, Co-Chief Fellow

Professional Certifications:

Board Certified in Psychiatry (American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology)

Bio:

Hi! I am originally from Florida, born to wonderful immigrant/refugee parents. After spending my first eighteen years in Florida, I attended Stanford University in the California Bay Area where I received a bachelor’s degree in the History of Science & Medicine and minored in Human Biology as well as Middle Eastern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures. Later, I attained a Master of Biomedical Sciences degree from the Rutgers Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in Newark, New Jersey. I then returned to Florida where I achieved my medical degree at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine in Tampa.

I decided to attend medical school for the sole purpose of being able to help children in need. To that end, I began my post-medical school training at the University of Vermont Medical Center in the combined Adult and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry program. My brilliant wife and I were thrilled to join the Vermont community and cannot get enough of the exceptional natural beauty this area has to offer. Calling Vermont home these past several years really has been a pleasure! Between Lake Champlain, the Green Mountains, and places like Shelburne Farms, what more could we ask for? And with all the natural splendor, it does not hurt that I used to be a photographer and still greatly enjoy photography! However, the real key to happiness here is going to a local sugar house and devouring some maple ice cream or creemees… often. If you have made it this far, congratulations—it’s the end and you deserve a creemee!

Practice Ethos:

I believe in taking a holistic approach to mental health treatment, especially with younger patients. The family unit is important, and no child is an island. While I consider myself skilled in medication management, I do not immediately jump to prescribing medications when lifestyle, school, and/or family interventions should be tried first. One thing I can say with certainty, I always have my patients' best interest at heart, and I've made patient and family centered compassionate care the core of my practice.