Julie Samora, MD, PhD

Meet Julie Samora, MD, PhD

Dr. Julie Samora is the chair for the department of orthopedics and a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at Akron Children’s.  She received her undergraduate degree from Carnegie Mellon University in biology and music performance. She earned a master’s degree in bassoon performance from Yale University and public health and public administration degrees from West Virginia University. She received a doctorate degree in cellular and integrative physiology and her medical degree from West Virginia University School of Medicine in a combined MD/PhD program. Dr. Samora completed an orthopedic residency at The Ohio State University and a hand/upper extremity surgery fellowship at Harvard University. She is board certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery with a subspecialty certification in hand surgery and is a member of the Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons, Alpha Omega Alpha, American Orthopaedic Association and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. She was elected Chair of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) Board of Specialty Services (BoS) in 2026.