Kimberley Sampson, MD, an OB/GYN at SVMC Obstetrics and Gynecology in Bennington — part of Southwestern Vermont Medical Center and Southwestern Vermont Health Care — has earned a certification from the Strategic Centre for Obesity Professional Education. This internationally recognized standard of obesity management expertise promotes and acknowledges excellence in obesity prevention and treatment.
Sampson is board-certified in obesity medicine in addition to obstetrics and gynecology. The SCOPE certification enhances those credentials with specialized training in supporting patients with obesity. The training aims to reduce the global burden of the disease, combat stigma associated with obesity and build understanding of obesity as a multifactorial disease.
Originally from the United Kingdom, Sampson is a graduate of the University of South Wales and received her medical degree from St Matthew’s University School of Medicine in Grand Cayman, British West Indies. She is the chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at SVMC, chair of the Vermont section of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and clinical assistant professor in OB/GY at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth University.