Kirsten Sampera, MD

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What year did you join The Youth Clinic?

2007

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What is one activity every child living in Northern Colorado should experience?

Spend as much time each day as possible outside.

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What is your favorite part about working with your patients?

Partnering with patients and families to achieve their health goals through relationship and collaboration.

Get to Know Dr. Kirsten Sampera

Dr. Kirsten Sampera has been with The Youth Clinic since 2007 and has been working in pediatric healthcare since 2004. Dr. Sampera attended St. Olaf College in Northfield Minnesota for her undergraduate studies, and received her Medical Degree from Mayo Medical School. She then moved to Los Angeles and completed her pediatric residency training at Mattel Children’s Hospital at UCLA.

Prior to joining The Youth Clinic, Dr. Sampera was the Medical Director of the Medical Home Project at UCLA. Dr. Sampera is Board Certified and a fellow of the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine.

When she isn’t caring for our patients, Dr. Sampera can be found walking, hiking, snowshoeing, camping, reading, writing, cooking, or doing yoga. She is passionate about the power of mindfulness practices, nutrition, and movement. Dr. Sampera loves partnering with her patients and their families to achieve their health goals through relationship and collaboration.

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“We love the Youth Clinic. All of our children go here and have had great experiences. We see Dr. Sampera, and she is very compassionate, relatable, and supportive of our parenting decisions. We’re happy to have found a doctor and office that meets our family’s needs.”
– Chelsea Denny