His academic career spanned 3 different continents from Lebanon, Canada, Ireland and now the US where he trained as a surgeon in prestigious institutions such as Johns Hopkins Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, and the University of Miami Hospital.
Dr. Samaha has also been an avid entrepreneur for the past decade with multiple investments in healthcare, communications, real estate, architecture, and engineering sectors. He owns multiple patents and founded variuous companies including Healing Atmosphere and ReconstratA.

Dr. Samaha has published 17 articles for leading medical and surgical journals. He is a member of the American College of Surgeons, the American Medical Association, the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.