Samar Nasser, PhD, MPH, PA-C

Dr. Nasser is an Associate Professor and Section Chief of Translational Research in the Department of Clinical Research and Leadership at The George Washington University. She is also the Academic Program Director of the PhD in Translational Health Sciences, Co-Director of the MD-Clinical Research Practice, and Program Director of both the MSHS in Clinical and Translational Research, and the BSHS in Clinical Health Sciences. She has served as the PI and Co-I on 12 clinical trials and is an instructor in Clinical and Translational Research and Clinical Trial Investigations at the GW School of Medicine & Health Sciences. For more than a decade, Dr. Nasser practiced as a Physician Assistant (PA) in Detroit, MI, while concurrently attending the University of Michigan, School of Public Health and obtained her Master’s of Public Health Degree with a specialization in Epidemiology. She then pursued a Doctorate of Philosophy degree in 2011 with a concentration in Physiology, as she also has a passion to teach others and a deep appreciation for how the human body maintains homeostasis and understanding human physiologic functions as they relate to preventative health measures, public health, and the translational research field. Dr. Nasser has co-authored numerous journal articles and several book chapters focusing on cardiovascular disease/hypertension and ethnic disparities. Her expertise is focused upon evaluating the factors impacting racial disparities, specifically cardiovascular, and translating evidence-based methods to curb these effects.

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers