Highlights
Age Groups Seen
- Young Adult 18-25
- Adult 26-64
- Older Adult 65+
Languages
- English
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FemaleJohns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Samantha Pitts
Professional Titles
- Associate Vice Chair for Ambulatory Quality and Safety, Department of Medicine
- Co-Director, Armstrong Institute’s Patient Safety and Quality Leadership Academy
Primary Academic Title
Associate Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins Physician
Background
Dr. Samantha Irene Pitts is an assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She sees patients at Johns Hopkins Green Spring Station.
Dr. Pitts received her B.A. from Brown University and completed her M.D. and residency training at the University of California, San Francisco, where she focused on primary care and evidence-based medicine. She subsequently received her M.P.H. in epidemiology from the University of California, Berkeley. She has completed fellowship training in applied epidemiology at the New Jersey Department of Health and in general internal medicine and comparative effectiveness research at Johns Hopkins.
She is a champion of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) team at the Green Spring General Internal Medicine and serves as Assistant Director of the Armstrong Institute’s Patient Safety and Quality Leadership Academy.
Her research interests include ambulatory patient safety and quality, including the application of CUSP in office based practices and improving delivery of evidence-based care through clinical care teams.
Centers and Institutes
Research Interests
Ambulatory patient safety, Comprehensive Unit Based Safety Program, Evidence-based medicine, Preventive care delivery, Team based care
Lab Website
Samantha Pitts Lab - Lab Website
- Research in the Samantha Pitts Lab focuses on care safety and quality in ambulatory patients. Specifically, our activities have included applying the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) in office-based practices and improving the delivery of evidence-based care through clinical care teams.
Professional Activities
- Principal Faculty, Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality
Locations
- Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
- 10753 Falls Road, Pavilion II, Ste 325, Lutherville, MD 21093
- Get Directions
- phone: 410-583-2774
- fax: 410-583-2883
Expertise
Education
- Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Medicine, 2014
- Fellowship: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Epidemiology, 2011
- Graduate School: University of California at Berkeley, MPH, 2009
- Residency: UCSF Medical Center, Internal Medicine, 1999
- Medical Education: University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, MD, 1996
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine: American Board of Internal Medicine, 1999
Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)
Ratings & Reviews
5 out of 5
53 ratings, 25 reviewsThe Patient Rating score is an average of all responses to physician related questions on the national CG-CAHPS Medical Practice patient experience survey through Press Ganey. Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best score. Comments are also gathered from our CG-CAHPS Medical Practice Survey through Press Ganey and displayed in their entirety. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/18/2026
Kind , caring and friendly but professional with good expertise
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/9/2026
Dr Pitts is remarkable. The best doctor I have ever been a patient. She is above the gold standard of caring, listening, resolving my health problems with follow up inquiry.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/4/2026
Dr. Pitts is an excellent and caring provider. I trust her with my health.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/2/2026
Dr. Pitts is wonderful,A godsend,Brilliant, caring,the best. :)
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/2/2026
Excellent.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/2/2026
Great
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/28/2026
Excellent
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/17/2025
Dr. Pitts is very attentive to issues and concerns. She is quick to respond to my specific problems and I have found her recommendations to be on point.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/10/2025
The very best. And very thorough. She is also kind and engages you in your own heath.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/10/2025
Extremely thorough, personable, and the best primary care physician that I have ever had.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/3/2025
Dr. Pitts is a perfectonist about healthcare. She is sensitive, caring, & also thorough when analyzing possinle causes for a problem or a test result.I am so happy that I have her as my PCP.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/26/2025
Dr. Pitts presents as an excellent diagnostician who listens well and follows up to clarify.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/19/2025
Dr. Pitts is compassionate and thorough - a great combination!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/12/2025
Excellent physician. Listens and offers advice/suggestions.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/29/2025
She is the best Doctor
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/29/2025
Great provider
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/15/2025
Excellent physician
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/8/2025
Dr Pitts is a treasure who provided excellent care
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/8/2025
Dr. Pitts is so genuinely caring& obviously brilliant.Much appreciated!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/27/2025
I always feel listened-to and well-cared-for by Dr. Pitts.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/27/2025
Dr. Pitts is wonderful -- knowledgeable, kind, and responsive. I would recommend her to anyone!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/20/2025
Very thorough.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/16/2025
Dr. Pitts has always been very attentive to my concerns, and has provided quality care.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/16/2025
Great visit.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 6/11/2025
Excellent doctor who listened to me and offered solutions to my problems.