Samantha (Sam) Huo, MD, MPH is an emergency and addiction medicine physician and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine. She is on the leadership team of the Penn Medicine Center for Addiction Medicine and Policy. She is passionate about harnessing the potential for the emergency department to be a point of entry to other settings of care, particularly for those who struggle with substance use disorders.
Dr. Huo received a Master’s degree in Pharmacology at Georgetown University, and her medical degree and MPH from Tulane University School of Medicine. She completed her residency in emergency medicine at Temple University Hospital and a fellowship in addiction medicine at Cooper University Hospital. She currently practices emergency medicine at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania – Cedar Avenue.