Sampson comes from Duke
University Health System and Duke Integrated Health Practice
where he served as senior vice president
AURORA,
Colo., May 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Following a
competitive national search, the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical
Campus is proud to announce that John
H. Sampson, MD, PhD, MHSc, MBA, has been selected as the
University of Colorado School of
Medicine Dean and Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs for CU
Anschutz, effective July 1, 2024. He
will bring more than two decades of clinical and academic
leadership to the CU School of Medicine, aiming to expand on the
transformational tenure of current Dean
John J. Reilly, Jr., MD.
Sampson currently serves as the senior vice president of
Duke University Health System and the
Duke Health Integrated Practice, as well as the Robert H. and
Gloria Wilkins Distinguished Professor of Neurosurgery. A prolific
researcher, Sampson has authored nearly 300 peer-reviewed
publications and held the distinction of being the highest National
Institutes of Health (NIH) funded investigator in his field for
several consecutive years.
"We are pleased to welcome Dr. Sampson to this vital role, and
confident that he will lead with tremendous vision and purpose at a
pivotal time in the history of the CU School of Medicine," said
Donald M. Elliman, chancellor of the
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical
Campus. "His record as a physician, scientist and champion of
academic endeavors will lend itself to propelling our school and
our campus into our next chapter of innovation and
breakthrough."
Sampson's appointment comes months after Reilly announced his
retirement, following a tenure of nine years in the dual role of
School of Medicine dean and vice chancellor for health affairs.
Elliman praises Reilly's forward-thinking leadership, ushering the
campus through eras of unprecedented growth and global
upheaval.
"We owe a debt of gratitude for Dean
Reilly's exceptional leadership over nearly a decade," said
Elliman. "Throughout his tenure, we have launched transformational
research initiatives spanning disciplines and diseases, and drawn
top experts in new and emerging fields to our campus. He ushered in
an era of remarkable growth and a meteoric rise in rankings. We are
stronger by nearly every measure for his service."
Sampson received his medical degree from the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada, followed by a PhD in
neuroimmunology and MHSc in clinical research at Duke University, as well as an MBA from the Fuqua
School of Business, also at Duke. He is
a member of the National Academy of Medicine as well as the
Association of American Physicians.
About the University of Colorado
Anschutz Medical Campus
The University of Colorado Anschutz
Medical Campus is a world-class medical destination at the
forefront of transformative science, medicine, education and
patient care. The campus encompasses the University of Colorado health professional schools,
more than 60 centers and institutes and two nationally ranked
independent hospitals - UCHealth University of
Colorado Hospital and Children's Hospital
Colorado – which see more than 2 million adult and pediatric
patient visits yearly. Innovative, interconnected and highly
collaborative, the University of
Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus delivers life-changing
treatments, patient care and professional training and conducts
world-renowned research fueled by $705
million in research grants. For more information, visit
www.cuanschutz.edu.
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Julia.Milzer@cuanschutz.edu
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