Clinical Fellowship
- Hematology-Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center at University of South Florida
Internship and Residency
- Emory University, Emory University Hospital
Medical School
- Mercer University

Dr. Samantha Shams joined Piedmont Cancer Institute following her fellowship at the Moffitt Cancer Center at the University of South Florida.
Dr. Shams' passion for medical sciences, research, and education culminated in a prestigious grant in affiliation with the Harvard Macy Medical Educators Program.
Today, Dr. Shams' focus is on translating her medical knowledge to give patients cutting-edge cancer treatments, while never losing sight of the whole patient. She treats patients with all cancer types given her experience in oncology and hematology.
Dr. Shams' personal interests include cooking, yoga, travel and spending time with family and friends.
Dr. Samantha Shams is an absolute rockstar. From day one, she has made an incredibly scary and overwhelming cancer diagnosis and process feel manageable. She is not only exceptionally smart and knowledgeable, but also deeply compassionate and genuinely caring. She checks in frequently, stays on top of every detail, and always makes me feel heard and supported. Her attention to detail, expertise, and kindness have given me tremendous confidence throughout my treatment. I truly cannot say enough good things about her. If you are looking for an oncologist who combines brilliance with compassion, I highly recommend Dr. Shams. I am beyond grateful to have her leading my care.
Dr. Shams is extremely knowledgeable. She keeps me informed and follows through with what she says. I always feel confident I'm in good hands!
Dr. Shams is always caring and thorough in my son's examination and asks me if we have any concerns. I feel that my son is being treated with the utmost care and compassion.
Dr Shams is an excellent doctor! At each appointment she provides comprehensive care and there is always an opportunity to ask any question. Her staff is efficient and kind. I am very thankful for her care!!
Dr. Shams is experienced and knowledgeable, but more importantly she is empathetic, responsive, and excellent at explaining complex medical issues. Everyone in her office, from front desk staff (especially Jessica), phlebotomists, and PAs are kind, helpful, and excellent at what they do. I recommend Dr. Shams, and her staff, very highly.
Dr.Samantha Shams and entire staff are wonderful , knowledgeable , patient , caring . Take time to explains the test results and answer any questions . From the PA , nurses to the lab technicians they all are absolutely the best.
Dr Shams is an incredibly smart doctor and an even better human. She is compassionate when I needed it and inspiring throughout my treatment. I very much recommend Dr Shams.
Dr. Shams is an outstanding physician who exudes warmth and caring while still being professional. I have the utmost confidence in her knowledge and expertise.
Update: we now have visits at the Mt. Vernon, Sandy Springs location. Jessica is amazing, as is Sarah, and all staff... so very kind and helpful! Dr. Shams is the best! I highly recommend this practice - they are all so very kind to my 95 yr old client. Thank you all for your help in caring for her. Dr. Shams takes her time to explain and makes the complete process as easy as possible for my 93 year old client. Dr. Shams' scheduler is amazing. She takes pride in helping ...she actually cares !!!
Dr. Shams is a star on many accounts. The best way I can explain our relationship is that she is like the sister I never had. Our conversations are very frank, built with mutual trust over 30 years of being a patient. She is very knowledgeable and relatable. I always look forward to my appointments because they are always positive and I feel like I have some control over my treatment.
Dr. Shams is professional, knowledgeable, and has good bedside manner. She is tagged with an incredible team that is thorough and punctual. I appreciated the time she took to review my charts from my hospital stay, info received from her PA, and answered all of my questions. I visited her Sandy Springs office which was easy to find and had a minimal wait to be seen (which is a huge plus for me). Front office staff is very courteous!
The staff is always very friendly, kind and efficient. I never have to wait more than a few minutes to be taken back for bloodwork, etc.
Samantha Shams, MD sees patients at the following PCI offices.
1800 Howell Mill Rd, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30318
755 Mount Vernon Hwy NE, Suite 320, Atlanta, GA 30328
Providing the highest quality cancer treatment services close to home.