David J. Sampson is a communications professional with four decades of experience in newsroom and non-profit medical & scientific communications. He currently serves as the senior director of media relations at UCLA Health, where he leads a team of seven public information officers to promote the science and expertise of a top-ranked medical school and health system. Prior to this, he spent over 18 years at the American Cancer Society in Atlanta, where he directed medical and scientific communications for the nation’s largest health non-profit. Prior to moving into public relations, David was a medical journalist at KGO-TV in San Francisco and KCAL-TV and Dateline NBC in Los Angeles. He received a bachelor’s degree from San Francisco State University and lives in Los Angeles. He has one son who now resides in NYC.
