Samuel L Zager MD

Summary

• Dr. Samuel Zager is a lifetime fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians based in Portland, ME. He enjoys being a primary care doctor for patients of all ages and backgrounds. After serving eleven years at the US Naval Academy and then as a commissioned naval intelligence officer, he did pre-medical courses at the University of Washington in Seattle. He obtained his medical degree from Harvard Medical School in 2011 before completing his residency at Maine Medical Center between 2011 to 2014. He also holds a Master of Philosophy in Economic and Social History from the University of Oxford in England. Dr. Zager has published original research, such as "The Health and Libraries of Public Use Retrospective Study (HeLPURS)" and "Neighborhood poverty rate and mortality in patients receiving critical care in the academic medical center setting.” In November 2024, he was elected to a third consecutive term representing part of Portland in the Maine House of Representatives. Among other responsibilities, Representative Zager serves on the Health and Human Services Committee. His legislative work focuses on many aspects of health; climate change; gun safety; economic development; housing and education financing and other social determinants of health. He and his wife Tracy have two teenage daughters. [I rarely use social medial but feel free to email me at samzager@gmail.com - Sam]