Dr. Von Samedi is currently an Associate Professor of Pathology at the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, covering Head/Neck Surgical Pathology and Cytopathology services. He is the medical director of the Head/Neck pathology service and the director of the Pathology Residency Training program. He has co-authored a book, and written multiple book chapters on cytopathology and molecular pathology.
Dr. Samedi got his B.S. in Chemistry from Suffolk University, Boston, MA. He then received both his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Following a year in internal medicine at New York Medical College, New York, NY, he completed a residency in Anatomic/Clinical Pathology and a fellowship in Cytopathology at Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA. He subsequently became a faculty member and eventually the Resident Training Program Director and Vice Chair of Education at the University of New Mexico, before joining the University of Colorado.
Dr. Samedi has chaired various national committees addressing initiatives from global health to increase diversity and inclusion within pathology workforce. He holds membership and leadership positions in key professional societies, including the College of American Pathologists and the American Society of Clinical Pathology.
