Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

Dr. Sampson is a cardiovascular medicine specialist with subspecialty focus in preventive cardiology and cardiovascular imaging.  Dr. Sampson's primary research goals center on the use of cardiovascular imaging platforms, laboratory, and quantitative methods to delineate biochemical and imaging biomarkers of vascular disease processes with a focus on abdominal aortic aneurysms and atherosclerosis.  Additional interests include biostatistics, cardiovascular epidemiology, and health disparities. Dr. Sampson is a recipient of the Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Award of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Vanderbilt Clinical and Translational Scholars Award, the American College of Cardiology Foundation/General Electric Healthcare Career Development Award in Cardiovascular Imaging Technologies and targeted imaging agents, and the Future Leaders in CV Medical Research Award from Merck/Schering-Plough.