Colleen Sam, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor
Internal Medicine

Contact Information

UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390

colleen.sam@utsouthwestern.edu

To make an appointment, call 214-645-8300.

Biography

Dr. Sam was born in South Africa. She completed medical school and relocated to Boston to complete her Residency followed by a General Medicine Fellowship with a Masters in Public Health at Boston University. After 7 years at Emory University, in Atlanta, she joined UT Southwestern Medical Center in 2006.

Education

Graduate SchoolBoston University School of Medicine (1999)
ResidencyBoston University School of Medicine, Medicine (1997)
InternshipBoston University School of Medicine, Medicine (1995)
Medical SchoolUniversity of Witwatersrand (1990)

Research Interests

Anticoagulation
Anticoagulation management services
Health Services Research

Publications

Warfarin and aspirin use, and the predictors of major bleeding complications in atrial fibrillation: The Framingham Heart Study.

Sam C, Massaro JM, D?Agostino RB, Levy D, Lambert JW, Wolf PA, Benjamin EJ. , American Journal of Cardiology , 2004; (94):947-951

Pyometra associated with retained products of conception.

Sam C, Hamid MA, Swan N. , Obstetrics & Gynecology , 1999; (93 (5 Pt 2)):840

Professional Associations/Affiliations

American College of Physicians

Society of General Internal Medicine