Barbara Sampson is an American forensic pathologist who was Chief Medical Examiner of New York City from 2013 to 2021. She is the first woman to lead the agency since it was created in 1918.

Biography

Sampson joined the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of the City of New York as a Fellow in Forensic Pathology in 1998. She later served as a Cardiovascular Pathology Consultant, a Senior Medical Examiner, and First Deputy Chief Medical Examiner before being appointed as the Acting Chief Medical Examiner in February 2013 when Chief Medical Examiner Charles Hirsch announced his retirement.[1] She was formally appointed as the Chief Medical Examiner on December 10, 2014.[2]

On November 29, 2021, it was announced that she would resign as chief medical examiner to take a post within the Mount Sinai Health System.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "NYC Office of Chief Medical Examiner – About". Nyc.gov. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Mayor de Blasio Appoints Dr. Barbara Sampson as Chief Medical Examiner | City of New York". Nyc.gov. December 10, 2014. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  3. ↑ "NYC chief medical examiner, 1st woman to lead office, resigning". WABC-TV. November 29, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
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