Bio
Dr. Jacinda Sampson received her MD and a PhD in biochemistry from University of Alabama at Birmingham, and completed her neurology residency and neurogenetics fellowship at the University of Utah. She served at Columbia University Medical Center prior to joining Stanford University Medical Center in 2015. Her areas of interest include myotonic dystrophies, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and neurogenetic disorders such as neurofibromatosis, hereditary spastic paraparesis, spinocerebellar ataxia, among others. She is interested in clinical trials for treatment of neurogenetic disorders, and is the clinical application of next-generation genomic sequencing to genetic testing.
Clinical Focus
- Neurology
- Neurogenetics
Honors & Awards
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Stephen Q. Shafer Award for Humanism in Neurology, Columbia University Neurology Residents (2014)
Professional Education
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Fellowship:University of Utah School of Medicine Registrar (2006) UT
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Board Certification: Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (2005)
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Residency:University of Utah School of Medicine (2004) UT
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Internship:University of Utah School of Medicine (2001) UT
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Medical Education:University of Alabama at Birmingham (2000) AL
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Fellowship, University of Utah School of Medicine, Neurogenetics (2006)
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Residency, University of Utah School of Medicine, Neurology (2004)
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Internship, University of Utah School of Medicine, Internal Medicine (2001)
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PhD, University of Alabama, Biochemistry (1999)
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MD, University of Alabama School of Medicine, Medical Degree (2000)