Barbara Sampson

Barbara Sampson is a forensic pathologist in the United States who has served as the Chief Medical Examiner of New York City since February 2013. She is the first woman to lead the agency since it was created in 1918.

Barbara Sampson
Chief Medical Examiner of New York City
Assumed office
February 6, 2013
MayorMichael Bloomberg
Bill de Blasio
Preceded byCharles Hirsch

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]

During the COVID-19 pandemic

Sampson was the Chief Medical Examiner during the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City. Trailers had to be set up for the overflow of dead. The New York National Guard was in charge of helping collect and store bodies of the dead in the trailers, prior to burial.[3]

References
  1. "NYC Office of Chief Medical Examiner - About - Chief Medical Examiner". Nyc.gov. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  2. "Mayor de Blasio Appoints Dr. Barbara Sampson as Chief Medical Examiner | City of New York". Nyc.gov. 2014-12-10. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  3. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-19-new-york-city-deaths-60-minutes-2020-04-19/
Preceded by
Charles Hirsch		 New York City Chief Medical Examiner
2013–present		 Incumbent
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