Samuel R. Shannon, M.D.

Family Practice

Dr. Samuel R. Shannon, appointed to the Providence medical staff in 1960, is a family practitioner. As a young boy, Dr. Shannon contracted rheumatic fever and was treated by Dr. Lawrence Jowers, another Society of St. Luke inductee. The treatment confined him to bed for a year. During this time, Dr. Shannon developed a relationship with Dr. Jowers that convinced him to pursue a medical career. Years later, Dr. Shannon joined Dr. Jowers’ medical practice. Over the years, Dr. Shannon and his family have hosted several Romanian students in their home and arranged for countless people in Romania to receive much needed medical care they could not otherwise have received.