About Us – Who is Dr. Gina Sam

Dr. Gina Sam built her medical career around one problem: most gut symptoms get treated with guesswork instead of testing. This page covers her training, her practice, Gina Sam MD/MPH, P.C., and the Institute of Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders and Integrative Health, the organization she founded in New York City. For the full list of conditions she treats and services she offers, see the Dr. Gina Sam Gastroenterologist homepage.

Board Certified
Internal Medicine & Gastroenterology
Since 2009
Practicing gastroenterology
NYC + Virtual
In-person and virtual visits
Tufts • Lenox Hill • NYU
Medical school, residency, fellowship

What Is Dr. Gina Sam’s Medical Training?

Dr. Gina Sam earned her Doctor of Medicine and Master of Public Health from Tufts University School of Medicine in 2003. From 2003 to 2006, she completed her residency in internal medicine at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. Her fellowship in gastroenterology followed at NYU School of Medicine, running from 2006 to 2009. That three-stage path, medical school, residency, then a GI-specific fellowship, is the standard route for becoming a practicing gastroenterologist in the United States.

Board certification came after her fellowship, granted by the American Board of Internal Medicine in both internal medicine and gastroenterology. Certification is not a one-time credential. Gastroenterologists maintain it through ongoing requirements set by the certifying board.

2003

MD/MPH, Tufts University School of Medicine

Doctor of Medicine and Master of Public Health.

2003–2006

Internal Medicine Residency, Lenox Hill Hospital

New York City.

2006–2009

Gastroenterology Fellowship, NYU School of Medicine

Specialized training in digestive disorders.

Post-2009

Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine

Certified in both internal medicine and gastroenterology.

Founder

Institute of Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders and Integrative Health

New York City.

What Is Gina Sam MD/MPH, P.C.?

Gina Sam MD/MPH, P.C. is the legal name of Dr. Sam’s private medical practice in New York City. It operates as a professional corporation, the standard business structure for a physician-owned practice in New York State. Patient consultations, diagnostic procedures, and follow-up care all run through this practice.

The practice handles both in-person visits at the New York office and virtual consultations for patients who cannot travel there. New patients can schedule your first visit through the practice directly.

What Is the Institute of Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders and Integrative Health?

The Institute of Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders and Integrative Health, known as G.I.M.I.H., is the organization Dr. Sam founded to focus specifically on motility disorders. Motility disorders happen when the muscles and nerves that move food through the digestive system stop working correctly. Conditions like gastroparesis, achalasia, and pelvic floor dyssynergia fall into this category, and they often go undiagnosed for years because standard testing does not always catch them.

G.I.M.I.H. combines that specialized diagnostic focus with an integrative approach to treatment. Diet, stress, and lifestyle factors get evaluated alongside the physical diagnosis, not treated as separate issues. This structure is why patients with long-standing, hard-to-diagnose digestive symptoms are often referred to the institute specifically.

What Is Dr. Gina Sam’s Approach to Patient Care?

Dr. Sam’s approach starts with testing before treating. A patient describing bloating, irregular bowel movements, or chronic discomfort gets evaluated with the specific tests needed to confirm what is actually happening, rather than starting medication based on symptoms alone. That process takes longer than a quick prescription, but it produces a diagnosis the treatment plan can actually target.

Lifestyle factors get built into every plan alongside any medical treatment. IBS treatment often combines a specific medication with a change in fiber intake and a stress reduction strategy, not one piece in isolation. This is the same philosophy behind digestive health consultations, the starting point for most new patients.

Why Did Dr. Gina Sam Create Emma?

Dr. Sam created Emma as a daily supplement for patients who needed ongoing digestive support between office visits. It grew out of the same testing-first, lifestyle-integrated approach used in her practice, built around ingredients aimed at gut motility rather than a one-size-fits-all formula. Emma is not a replacement for diagnosis or treatment of an existing condition.

Full details on how it works and what it contains are on the Emma digestive supplement page.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Yes, you see Dr. Gina Sam herself, since her practice is built around her direct care rather than a rotating group of providers. Follow-up visits and procedures stay with the same doctor who took your history. This continuity is part of why her practice stays smaller than a hospital-based GI department. Coverage during a rare absence is handled through a qualified associate, not an unrelated provider.

No, recommending a supplement she developed does not replace or override an actual diagnosis. Emma is offered as an optional daily product, never presented as a required part of treatment. Patients are not asked to buy it to receive care at the practice. Anyone uncomfortable with that overlap can decline it entirely without it affecting their treatment plan.

A missed or unclear diagnosis is a common reason patients come to this practice specifically. Dr. Sam’s fellowship training and motility disorder focus were built around symptoms that standard testing often overlooks. Patients bring prior test results and records so she can review what has already been ruled out. This does not guarantee a new diagnosis, but it does mean the case gets a second, more specialized look.

Yes, practice size does not determine how complex a case a doctor can handle. Gina Sam MD/MPH, P.C. was built specifically around motility disorders, some of the most complex cases in gastroenterology. Specialized testing is available in-house rather than requiring an outside referral for every step. Cases needing emergency or hospital-level care are still referred out, as with any outpatient practice.

Testing at this practice is ordered to confirm a specific suspected cause, not run automatically for every patient. The testing-before-treating approach described in patient reviews means fewer repeat visits spent guessing at a diagnosis. Each test ordered comes with an explanation of what it is checking for. Patients can ask directly why a specific test is being recommended before agreeing to it.