Tennis
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February 3, 2023
Dr. Samuel Bride
Medical Doctor & Tennis Enthusiast
Dr. Samuel Bride makes his living as a physician, but he is also a father, husband and an avid tennis enthusiast. Dr. Bride is the current Medical Director of UMD Urgent Care in Long Island City, New York and has been since 2015.
He began his journey in 1995 when he received his bachelor’s degree from the College of William and Mary located in Williamsburg, Virginia. While studying there, Samuel was also a Division I tennis player. After completing his undergrad education, he went on to receive his Medical Degree in 2006 from Boston University School of Medicine located in Boston, Massachusetts.
Along with his career as Medical Director, he has done volunteer work as a visiting fellow at Lamtoro Medical Clinic in West Africa for the last ten years. Dr. Bride has also been a volunteer as a physician for the past 3 years with UNHCR at a Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan. Samuel says that these experiences are the most rewarding and gratifying of his life.
