Message from our Program Director

“Nestled in the foothills of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains, a hospital with a finger on the pulse of the community, and a thriving residency program with brilliant minds and compassionate hearts – this was my first impression of UNC Health Blue Ridge. We are a small community-based program with individualized mentoring to help you achieve your academic goals. You will be exposed to a diverse array of community pathology and will learn to practice the highest standards of professionalism and patient safety. You will find ample support from peers and mentors in all your research and career aspirations. Our passion is to bring out the best in you.”

Dr. Sampath is the Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston and subsequently went on to complete an Infectious Disease fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Dr. Sampath won the Michael E Geraci award at the Mayo clinic for excellence in patient care and research and has won awards for excellence in teaching including preceptor of the year award in 2018. He serves on several administrative committees in the hospital and has several publications in high impact journals like PLOS, E-Biomed and Clinical infectious disease. He is passionate about teaching, research mentoring, cost-effective care, antibiotic stewardship, and infection prevention.