Sampson, Dr Madeleine

MB.ChB. MRCP  FRCR

Speciality

Radiology

Sub-speciality

Musculoskeletal Radiology

Training and Education

1977-1982 University of Leicester Medical Schoool
1982 – 1985 Junior Medical posts at Leicester and Derby Hospitals
1985-1988 Registrar in Radiology at Sheffield Hospitals Training Scheme
1988- 1992 Senior Registrar in Radiology at Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow and at Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, Middlesex.

Experience

Dr Sampson has worked for Southampton University Hospitals Trust since December 1994.

1982 – 1985 General Medical training posts at Leicester Royal Infirmary
and Derby City Hospital
1985 – 1988 Radiology Registrar training on Shefield training rotation
1988- 1991 Senior Registrar in Diagnostic Radiology at:
Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex, and
The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, Middlesex.
18 months post-fellowship training in musculoskeletal radiology
17/01/1991 – 31/01/1992  -  Senior Registrar in Diagnostic Radiology at:
Southampton General Hospital and Poole/Bournemouth District General Hospitals.
01/02/1992 – 30/11/1994  -  Consultant Radiologist at:
Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Romsey Road, Winchester

After general medical and radiology training I spent 18 months at The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital and developed an interest in Musculaskeletal Radiology . After nearly 3 years as a Consultant in General Radiology in Winchester, I moved to Southampton to concentrate on bone and joint disorders and have become increasingly involved in the radiology of trauma and spinal disease, particularly interventional spinal procedures.

Key achievements

Since appointment here 14 years ago I have essentially built up musculoskeletal radiology as specialist area in this Trust.  From baseline of basic plain film and some MR imagining I now lead a team of consultant, fellowship level and junior medial staff and paramedical in delvering a high quality specialist service both within the Trust and for tertiary referrals around the region including Primary Care.  I have developed a spinal intervention service from scratch and now attract referrals for intervertional disc procedures in the cervical and lumbar spine, diagnostic and therapeutic nerve root blocks, biopsies, and spinal cyst aspiration.

I have devised and implemented the first UK whole body CT polytrauma imaging protocol which I have audited extensively since 1997, published nationally and have spoken on at many regional and national meetings and now am a member of RCR Trauma Standards Accreditation Committee preparing follow-up to the NCPod Trauma report of 2007. Expected to complete end of 2008. 

My complication rates for discopgraphy are consistently low with infection in 3 out of > 1800 discs compared with published incidence of 1.5%.

Awards and prizes

1977 Regional Sixth Form Prize Award for Academic Merit.
1981 Student Elective Prize (Riker).
1987 Ronald Grainger Prize for Best Meeting Presentation
1998 British Institue of Radiology Regional Presention Award
2005 Royal College of Radiologists Annual Audit Poster Prize

Key research and publications

Computed tomography whole body imaging in multi-trauma: 7 years experience’.Sampson, M.A., Colquhoun, K.B.M. and Hennessy, N..M., 2005.Clinical Radiology (2006), 61, 365 – 369.
Case control study of low back pain presenting for MRI with special relation to whole body vibration: Palmer, Harris, Griffin, Bennett, Reading, Sampson, Coggon:Journal of Work Enviornment and Health August 2008.