About Me
Dr. Sampson joined the Department of Pathology, Molecular and Cell Based Medicine in December, 2021 as Vice-Chair for Strategic Laboratory Initiatives and Academic Affairs and Professor. She is also the Program Director for the AP/CP residency program. After earning her Bachelor’s degree at Princeton, she obtained a Ph.D. in Microbiology at Rockefeller University. Her degree in Medicine was granted at Weill Cornell University Medical College, followed by a residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. She joined the Office of Chief Medical Examiner of the City of New York in 1998, first as a fellow in forensic pathology and forensic neuropathology and then, beginning in 2000, as a senior Medical Examiner and as Director of the Cardiovascular Pathology Department. In 2013 she was appointed the Chief Medical Examiner of the City of New York. Dr. Sampson is committed to Graduate Medical Education and led the fellowship programs in her office for many years. She has served on the ACGME Residency Review Committee for Pathology and is currently a Trustee of the American Board of Pathology. Her focus now is on medical education both at the undergraduate and graduate level, autopsy pathology, and cardiovascular pathology research.
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SENIOR FACULTY | Pathology, Molecular and Cell Based MedicineHospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
- Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West
Research Topics
Cardiovascular, Pathology
About Me
Dr. Sampson joined the Department of Pathology, Molecular and Cell Based Medicine in December, 2021 as Vice-Chair for Strategic Laboratory Initiatives and Academic Affairs and Professor. She is also the Program Director for the AP/CP residency program. After earning her Bachelor’s degree at Princeton, she obtained a Ph.D. in Microbiology at Rockefeller University. Her degree in Medicine was granted at Weill Cornell University Medical College, followed by a residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. She joined the Office of Chief Medical Examiner of the City of New York in 1998, first as a fellow in forensic pathology and forensic neuropathology and then, beginning in 2000, as a senior Medical Examiner and as Director of the Cardiovascular Pathology Department. In 2013 she was appointed the Chief Medical Examiner of the City of New York. Dr. Sampson is committed to Graduate Medical Education and led the fellowship programs in her office for many years. She has served on the ACGME Residency Review Committee for Pathology and is currently a Trustee of the American Board of Pathology. Her focus now is on medical education both at the undergraduate and graduate level, autopsy pathology, and cardiovascular pathology research.
Language
Position
SENIOR FACULTY | Pathology, Molecular and Cell Based MedicineHospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
- Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West
Research Topics
Cardiovascular, Pathology
About Me
Dr. Sampson joined the Department of Pathology, Molecular and Cell Based Medicine in December, 2021 as Vice-Chair for Strategic Laboratory Initiatives and Academic Affairs and Professor. She is also the Program Director for the AP/CP residency program. After earning her Bachelor’s degree at Princeton, she obtained a Ph.D. in Microbiology at Rockefeller University. Her degree in Medicine was granted at Weill Cornell University Medical College, followed by a residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. She joined the Office of Chief Medical Examiner of the City of New York in 1998, first as a fellow in forensic pathology and forensic neuropathology and then, beginning in 2000, as a senior Medical Examiner and as Director of the Cardiovascular Pathology Department. In 2013 she was appointed the Chief Medical Examiner of the City of New York. Dr. Sampson is committed to Graduate Medical Education and led the fellowship programs in her office for many years. She has served on the ACGME Residency Review Committee for Pathology and is currently a Trustee of the American Board of Pathology. Her focus now is on medical education both at the undergraduate and graduate level, autopsy pathology, and cardiovascular pathology research.
Language
Position
SENIOR FACULTY | Pathology, Molecular and Cell Based MedicineHospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
- Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West
Research Topics
Cardiovascular, Pathology
Education
MD,PHD, Weill Cornell Medical College
Residency, Anatomic & Clinical Pathology
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Fellowship, Forensic
Office of Chief Medical Examiner of the City of New York
Fellowship, Neuropathology
Office of Chief Medical Examiner of the City of New York
Certifications
Forensic Pathology
Anatomic & Clinical Pathology
Research
Dr. Sampson’s experience in research is extensive. Her main area of interest is the molecular investigation of sudden cardiac death. She also oversees the autopsy component of Mount Sinai’s involvement with RECOVER, the NIH funded initiative to learn about the long-term effects of Covid and participates in other hospital-wide efforts studying aortopathies and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
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Dr. Sampson did not report having any of the following types of financial relationships with industry during 2022 and/or 2023: consulting, scientific advisory board, industry-sponsored lectures, service on Board of Directors, participation on industry-sponsored committees, equity ownership valued at greater than 5% of a publicly traded company or any value in a privately held company. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
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