Surgeon Samuel E. "Rhett" Long, III, MD, FACS, wearing a white coat and smiling in front of a white backdrop.

Samuel E. “Rhett” Long, III, MD, FACS

Appointments: 1-833-UT-CARES (1-833-882-2737)
Fax: 1-512-495-5709

Education

Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, MD

Samford University, BS


Residency/Fellowship

Internship, Baylor College of Medicine

Residency, General Surgery, Dell Medical School

Fellowship, Endocrine Surgery, University of Michigan

Biography and Education

Clinical Biography

Samuel E. “Rhett” Long, III, MD, FACS, is a board-certified endocrine surgeon in UT Health Austin’s Surgical Oncology Clinic. He specializes in thyroid disease and cancer, hyperparathyroidism (primary, secondary, and tertiary), and conditions of the adrenal gland, including primary aldosteronism, pheochromocytoma, and benign and malignant tumors. Additionally, Dr. Long is an assistant professor in the Dell Medical School Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care at The University of Texas at Austin.

Dr. Long earned his bachelor’s degree from Samford University and his medical degree from Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine. He completed an internship in general surgery at Baylor College of Medicine, a residency in general surgery at Dell Medical School, and a fellowship in endocrine surgery at the University of Michigan.

Dr. Long is an active member of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, the American Medical Association, and the Travis County Medical Society.

Specializations

  • Thyroid disease and cancer
  • Hyperparathyroidism (primary, secondary, tertiary)
  • Adrenal nodules and cancer

Board Certification

  • American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
  • American Board of Surgery, Adult Complex Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery

Awards & Honors

  • Administrative Chief Resident, Dell Medical School
  • Austin’s Top Doctors
  • Graduate Medical Education Teaching Award, Dell Medical School
  • Raleigh R. Ross Texas Surgical Society Scholar, Texas Surgical Society
  • Resident of the Year, Dell Medical School
  • Undergraduate Medical Education Clinical Learning Environment Award, Dell Medical School

Locations

Locations

  • UT Health Austin Clinics
    Health Transformation Building
    1601 Trinity Street, Bldg. A
    Austin, TX 78712
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