Physician

Samantha Miner, DPM
Samantha Miner, DPM

Office Locations

Smyrna

3200 Highlands Pkwy SE

Suite # 100

Smyrna, GA 30082

Phone: (770) 319-5502

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About Dr. Miner

SPECIALTIES

  • Total Ankle Replacement
  • Sports Injuries
  • Arthroscopy 
  • Reconstructive Surgery and Deformity Correction
  • Fractures, Sprains, and Dislocations 
  • Tendon and Ligament Repair
  • Cartilage Replacement Surgery
  • Revision Surgery
  • Bunions and Hammertoes

SURGICAL TRAINING

Fellowship

Reconstructive Foot and Ankle Fellowship, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Bethlehem, PA


Residency 

Podiatric Medicine and Surgery Residency, Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, MA

Clinical Fellow of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA


EDUCATION

Medical School

Doctorate, Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 


Undergraduate

Bachelor of Science, Biology & Philosophy, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA


CERTIFICATIONS

American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Board Qualified


HOSPITAL AND SURGERY CENTER AFFILIATIONS

  • Wellstar Cobb Hospital
  • Wellstar Kennestone Hospital
  • Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital
  • Roswell Surgery Center

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Associate, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons

Member, American Podiatric Medical Association

Member, Georgia Podiatric Medical Association


PUBLICATIONS

Time to Revision After Periprosthetic Joint Infection in Total Ankle Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review. 

J Foot & Ankle Surg. September 2022.


Tibial component subsidence in a total ankle system comparing standard technique versus a hybrid technique. 

J Foot & Ankle Surg. September 2022.


The effect of a silver hydrogel sheet dressing on postsurgical incision healing after foot and ankle surgery. 

Scars, Burns, and Healing. August 2022.


Preliminary Report of a Hybrid Total Ankle Arthroplasty Combining a Stemmed Intramedullary Tibial Component with Chamfer-cut Talar Dome. 

J Foot & Ankle Surg. August 2022.


The Role of Arthroscopy after Total Ankle Replacement. 

Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery. January 2022.


Perceptions of the Podiatric Profession: A Survey of Medical Students in Philadelphia, PA. 

J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. October 2020.


Total Ankle Arthroplasty Survivorship: A Meta-Analysis. 

J Foot & Ankle Surg. September 2020.


Total Ankle Arthroplasty. 

Evidence-Based Podiatry: A Clinical Guide to Diagnosis and Management. 2020.


Conservative Care Recommendations for the Stages of Hallux Limitus/Rigidus. 

Podiatry Today. December 2017.


Quantitative activation suppression assay to evaluate human BM-derived MSC potency. 

Cytotherapy. September 2015.


Long term maintenance of myeloid leukemic stem cells cultured with unrelated human mesenchymal stromal cells. 

Stem Cells. January 2015.


Genetically engineered fixed K562 cells: potent “off the shelf” antigen presenting cells for generating virus-specific T cells. 

Cytotherapy. January 2014.


Oral Immunoglobulin Levels are not a Good Surrogate for Cervical Immunoglobulin Levels. 

Frontiers in Oncology. June 2012.

A native New Englander, Dr. Miner brings her extensive surgical training and passion for evidence-based patient care to the southeast. In high school, she began her career in science and medicine as a researcher at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Frederick, MD. She attended Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA, where she was a collegiate swimmer and pursued a dual degree in Biological Sciences and Philosophy. She then returned to the NIH in Bethesda, MD, where she performed research on mesenchymal stem cells. 


She took her career from bench-top to bedside by pursuing her medical degree at Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine in Philadelphia, PA and graduated in the top of her medical school class. She then began her surgical training at the prestigious Mount Auburn Hospital, a major teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, where she completed her residency. 


A true master of her craft, she completed a renowned fellowship in foot and ankle reconstructive surgery at Lehigh Valley Health Network in Bethlehem, PA under Dr. Stephen Brigido. She has extensive training in advanced foot and ankle techniques, including total ankle replacement, management of osteochondral lesions, arthroscopy, flatfoot reconstruction, and minimally invasive surgery. 


Dr. Miner regularly lectures nationally to the medical community and has received multiple awards for research. She is published on a variety of topics in foot and ankle surgery, but her primary research focuses are ankle arthritis, trauma, and sports medicine. 


As the daughter of a type I diabetic, she is uniquely empathetic to patients who suffer from complications of the diabetic foot. However, she is equally dedicated to improving the quality of life of all her patients, whether that is with the latest surgical advancements or through conservative measures.


Outside of her time as your foot and ankle surgeon, she enjoys training for open water swims, traveling, finding new favorite restaurants, and relaxing at the pool or beach with her husband.

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