Dr. Kari Sampsel is a staff Emergency Physician, the Medical Director of the Sexual Assault and Partner Abuse Care Program at the Ottawa Hospital, and an assistant professor at the University of Ottawa.

Throughout her career, Dr. Sampsel has been active in the fields of forensic medicine and medical education, presenting at multiple international conferences, writing publications, and remaining active in committee work. She has been instrumental in working with community groups and launching many community initiatives, including bystander intervention training for preventing sexual assault.

As part of Dr. Sampsel’s training she undertook fellowship training in Clinical Forensic Medicine at the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine in Melbourne, Australia, and is currently the only Canadian physician to hold this designation.