Dr. Samuels' lifelong passion for plastic surgery began in 1982, when she graduated with distinction from the University of Kentucky with a B.S. in Pharmacy. In 1987, she earned her medical degree from UK, again graduating with distinction. Dr. Samuels' post-graduate study included a five-year residency in General Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern/Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas. She spent over two years completing her Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery residence there, and at Baylor Medical Center in Dallas - one of the nation's premier plastic surgery centers of excellence.