Samuel Pierce Mandell, MD FACS

Dr. Samuel P. Mandell is an Associate Professor of Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center and serves as Medical Director of the Parkland Regional Burn Center in Dallas, Texas. A board-certified trauma, burn, and surgical critical care surgeon, Dr. Mandell’s leadership spans clinical care, quality improvement, and surgical education. At Parkland, he directs one of the nation’s busiest adult and pediatric burn centers, overseeing multidisciplinary verification cycles and expanding access to complex reconstructive procedures across North Texas. He also serves as Medical Director for Surgical Quality, leading institutional efforts to integrate data-driven performance improvement and national registry participation. Nationally, Dr. Mandell is active in the American Burn Association and the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma, where his work focuses on verification, outcomes, and workforce development. His scholarly contributions include advancing burn quality metrics, trauma systems improvement, and surgical education innovations.

Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas Disor/Proc

Hernia Procedures

• abdominal hernia

Skin & Soft Tissue Disorders/Procedures

• Skin & Soft Tissue Disorders/Procedures
• skin and soft tissue infections
• skin grafting
• wound infections

Thoracic

• respiratory failure

Trauma/Injury Procedures

• abdominal injuries
• abdominal wall reconstruction
• amputation
• blunt trauma
• burns
• cardiac injury
• chest injuries
• intestine injuries
• liver injury
• reconstructive surgery
• skin grafting
• Trauma/Injury Procedures
• wound debridement

Harborview Medical Center

Seattle, WA

Attending

07/2014—06/2021

University of Washington Medical Center

Seattle, WA

Associate

07/2014—06/2021

Seattle Children's Hospital

Seattle, WA

Consulting

01/2020—06/2021

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas, TX

Trauma and Acute Care Surgeon

09/2021—Present

Parkland Health

Dallas, TX

Trauma and Acute Care Surgeon

09/2021—Present

Children's Medical Center

Dallas, TX

Attending Surgeon

09/2023—Present

University of Washington School of Medicine

Seattle, WA

Assistant Professor

07/2014—07/2020

University of Washington School of Medicine

Seattle, WA

Associate Professor

07/2020—06/2021

University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas

Dallas, TX

Associate Professor

09/2021—Present