Journal of Anesthesia and Patient Care

Dr. John B. Sampson is presently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical care medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, United States. He is also certified with American Board of Anesthesiology-certified in both anesthesiology and critical care medicine. He also serves as the director of anesthesia for the Johns Hopkins Global Surgical Initiative’s Collaborative for Surgery, Obstetrics, Anesthesiology and Public Health. He is also executive director of the Johns Hopkins Austere Anesthesia Health Outcomes Research Group. He is also committed to improving perioperative care and raising awareness of health care problems in Africa among medical partners. He is also the founder and president of Doctors for United Medical Missions (DrUMM), he has taught and practiced medicine in eight countries outside of the U.S. Through his work with DrUMM and Pro-Health International, Dr. Sampson has been instrumental in leading and organizing the many American volunteers in Africa who have touched the lives of Africans in need of medical care. He earned his medical degree at the University of California, San Francisco Medical School. He completed anesthesiology residencies at Howard University Hospital and the University of Mississippi Medical Center. He also performed a critical care medicine fellowship at Florida’s Mayo Clinic Hospital.

His research related to anesthesia machines, mechanical ventilators, simulation, cerebrovascular reactivity and patient-physician communication.