A Physician Leading From the Inside
Dr. Samuel Wood is one of a small number of surrogacy agency leaders in the country who is also a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist — meaning the person setting medical policy, screening standards, and clinical protocols at Great Beginnings Surrogacy is a specialist whose entire career has been devoted to reproductive health, not an administrator or case manager working from a script.
Dr. Wood holds an MD, PhD, MBA, and MA, and has spent 30 years working directly in fertility and reproductive medicine. Under his direct medical leadership, Great Beginnings Surrogacy has helped bring more than 2,000 babies into the world, with a 98.8% success rate.
Why He Does This Work
Dr. Wood's connection to surrogacy is personal as well as professional — he relied on a surrogate to help build his own family, which gives him a rare, first-hand understanding of what intended parents and surrogates are each experiencing throughout the journey. That combination of clinical expertise and lived experience shapes how Great Beginnings approaches every match, every medical protocol, and every piece of guidance shared with patients.
His Role at Great Beginnings
As owner and Medical Director, Dr. Wood is directly involved in setting the medical screening criteria surrogates must meet, reviewing clinical guidance shared with intended parents, and overseeing the standards that guide the agency's day-to-day work — from the surrogate requirements outlined on this site to the educational content published on our blog.