Samuel Shin, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Neurology
Contact information
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147
Philadelphia, PA 19147
Education
BS (Bachelor of Science in Bioengineering)
University of California, San Diego, CA, 2006.
PhD (Doctor of Philosophy in Neurobiology)
University of Pittsburgh, 2011.
MD (Doctor of Medicine)
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 2013.
BS (Bachelor of Science in Bioengineering)
University of California, San Diego, CA, 2006.
PhD (Doctor of Philosophy in Neurobiology)
University of Pittsburgh, 2011.
MD (Doctor of Medicine)
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 2013.
Post-Graduate Training
Neurosurgery Residency, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 2013-2015.
Internal Medicine Preliminary Internship, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, 2016-2017.
Neurology Residency, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, 2017-2020.
Neurocritical Care Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2020-2022.
Neurosurgery Residency, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 2013-2015.
Internal Medicine Preliminary Internship, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, 2016-2017.
Neurology Residency, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, 2017-2020.
Neurocritical Care Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2020-2022.
Certifications
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Neurology), 2020.
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Neurocritical Care), 2022.
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Neurology), 2020.
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Neurocritical Care), 2022.
Selected Publications
So P, Iyengar A, Weingarten N, Patel M, Dominic J, Belec A, Ho J, Shin SS, Atluri P.: Hemodynamic characterization of cardiac dysfunction after traumatic brain injury using a controlled cortical impact model in male rats. Physiol Rep Aug 2026.Shin SS, Browne KD, Viaene AN, Keim G, Han DJ, Degani R, Mazandi V, Morton S, Starr J, Weeks K, Widmann N, Hobson L, Gaudio H, Ko TS, Menezes-Forti R, Jang DH, Cullen DK, Kilbaugh TJ, Kao SH.: Plasma and Imaging Biomarker Changes Following Rotational and Contusional Models of Traumatic Brain Injury in Adolescent Pigs. J Neurotrauma Jun 2026.
Lewis A, Forti RM, Ko TS, Greenwood JC, Kelly M, Shofer FS, Kao SH, Shin SS, Bungatavula D, Mason M, Starr J, Ehinger JK, Kilbaugh TJ, Yodh AG, Baker WB, Jang DH.: Dose-dependent cerebral metabolic impairment in a swine model of carbon monoxide poisoning. Neurotoxicology May 2026.
Ko TS, Greenwood JC, Morgan RW, Abella BS, Shofer FS, Mason M, Weintraub D, Bungatavula D, Lewis A, Ranieri NR, Yodh AG, Baker WB, Forti RM, Kao SH, Shin SS, Kilbaugh TJ, Jang DH: Attenuation of mitochondrial dysfunction in a ventricular fibrillation swine model of cardiac arrest treated with carbon monoxide Resuscitation 2133, Aug 2025.
Bungatavula D, Greenwood JC, Shofer FS, Buehler G, Kao SH, Kelly M, Shin SS, Ehinger JK, Kilbaugh TJ, Jang DH: Blood Cells as a Cellular Biomarker for Mitochondrial Function in a Experimental Model of Acute Carbon Monoxide Poisoning with Treatment J Med Toxicol 21(3), Jul 2025.
Kao SH, Stumpf KG, Gaudio HA, Greenwood JC, Shin SS, Shofer FS, Jang DH: The application of cell-free DNA methylation patterns in critical illnesses: A protocol paper PLoS One 20(5), May 2025.
Greenwood JC, Morgan RW, Abella BS, Shofer FS, Baker WB, Lewis A, Ko TS, Forti RM, Yodh AG, Kao SH, Shin SS, Kilbaugh TJ, Jang DH.: Carbon monoxide as a cellular protective agent in a swine model of cardiac arrest protocol. PLoS One 19: e0302653, May 2024.
Mavroudis CD, Lewis A, Greenwood JC, Kelly M, Ko TS, Forti RM, Shin SS, Shofer FS, Ehinger JK, Baker WB, Kilbaugh TJ, Jang DH.: Investigation of Cerebral Mitochondrial Injury in a Porcine Survivor Model of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning. J Med Toxicol 20(1): 39-48, Jan 2024.
Kao SH, Shofer FS, Greenwood JC, Alomaja O, Ranganathan A, Piel S, Mesaros C, Shin SS, Ehinger JK, Kilbaugh TJ, Jang DH.: Cell-Free DNA as a Biomarker in a Rodent Model of Chlorpyrifos Poisoning Causing Mitochondrial Dysfunction. J Med Toxicol 19(4): 352-361, Oct 2023.
Shin SS, Chattaraj R, Viaene AN, Karmacharya MB, Haddad S, Degani R, Sridharan A, Sehgal C, Lee D, Kilbaugh TJ, Hwang M.: Brain Targeted Xenon Protects Cerebral Vasculature After Traumatic Brain Injury. J Neurotrauma 40(13-14): 1470-1480, Jul 2023 Notes: doi: 10.1089/neu.2022.0468.