Sampson Davis, M.D.

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Emergency Medicine Physician, Author, Medical Director

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Sampson Davis, M.D. Biography

Dr. Sampson Davis was raised as the fifth of six children in Newark, one of New Jersey’s poorest cities. As a child, he grew up in cramped living quarters, surrounded by fragmented families, crime, and drugs. Yet, he excelled academically, maintaining a balance between being intellectually astute and socially adept, a duality critical to his survival in a challenging environment.

While attending University High School in Newark, he met Dr. Rameck Hunt and Dr. George Jenkins, two fellow students who together vowed to become doctors. This pact was successfully fulfilled by all parties, and today, Davis is a board-certified Emergency Medicine Physician.

His latest co-authored book, "The STUFF: Unlock Your Power to Overcome Challenges, Soar, and Succeed," was released in May 2018 with Sharlee Jeter. The book captures 11 core elements to maximize personal success, narrating inspiring stories of individuals overcoming daunting life challenges. Davis asserts that by mastering these elements, everyone can achieve their fullest potential.

Davis has been featured on several high-profile media platforms, including Oprah, Dr. Oz, The Today Show, The View, CBS This Morning, Kelly and Mark, PBS News Hour, Anderson Cooper 360, and NPR. His media presence extends to print, appearing in People, O Magazine, Reader’s Digest, the Washington Post, NY Times, USA Today, Parade, and Black Enterprise.

He has received numerous accolades, such as the Essence Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000 and being named the youngest physician to receive the National Medical Association’s highest honor, The Scroll of Merit. More recently, in 2021, he was named Seton Hall University Alumnus of the Year.

Currently, Davis practices medicine while traveling the U.S. delivering keynote speeches that emphasize the importance of education. He terms his motivational philosophy as the 3 Ds: Dedication, Determination, and Discipline—essential for success.

Dr. Davis graduated with honors from Seton Hall University, earned his medical degree from Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, and completed his residency in Emergency Medicine at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center—the same hospital where he was born.

Apart from his medical practice, Davis is also a Medical Director at several urgent care and substance abuse facilities across the country. He continues to be a prominent keynote speaker for various organizations and has co-authored several influential books including "The Pact," "We Beat the Street," and "The Bond." His 2013 release, "Living and Dying in Brick City – An ER Doctor Returns Home," provides an intimate look at his experiences in the emergency room and offers practical advice for community health improvement.

In 2000, during his residency, Davis, along with his childhood friends, founded The Three Doctors Foundation (www.threedoctorsfoundation.org). This non-profit operates under the H.E.L.M. principles (health, education, leadership, and mentoring), offering free public programs to communities year-round, reflecting his enduring commitment to giving back.

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Sampson Davis, M.D. Speaking Topics

  • Know Who You Are and Always Give Back

    Regardless of life circumstances, Dr. Sampson Davis believes wholeheartedly we all have something to give. Everything from paying a kind word on an elevator ride to saying good morning to a stranger, we have something to offer. This process of giving back not only impacts the person receiving the gift but also allows you, as the giver, to feel good about yourself, about life. It is vital to give back. It is one of life’s most precious gifts that often goes unused because so many of us don’t give it an opportunity. In the process of helping someone else, you may change your own life in redefining your purpose. Further, Dr. Davis believes it is important to know who you are as an individual. Believe in yourself and stand firm in defining yourself. Not everyone will embrace who you are and that is okay. We call such individuals “haters” and they are extremely successful at their job of hating. So allow haters to hate while you, as a “believer,” believes.

  • The Sports Scholar

    It this speech, Dr. Sampson Davis speaks about the importance of staying active. You must always keep moving. In life, aim to never retire; rather, switch gears into another pursuit of passion. As a teenager, Dr. Davis played high school baseball and even had visions of a professional sports career. It was the adrenaline of sports that helped his academics. The energy and excitement after exercising or taking part in sports-related activities release happy hormones from the brain known as endorphins. It is the body endorphins that helped drive Dr. Davis in his academics by allowing him to focus and push through long hours of studying. It is important to have balance in life. Playing sports and exercising is fun; not only do you gain the benefit of exercising from a healthy view point but the activity also spills over into other sectors of life. In this case, sports enabled Dr. Davis to focus more on his academics. Sports also kept him busy during tempting days of growing up on the streets of Newark. Never want a youth or an adult to sit idle.

  • I Have a Dream

    Dr. Sampson Davis strongly believes we all have a dream. But what happens when the dream is interrupted or comes to a halt. How does one bounce back? How does one believe it is possible to achieve the unimaginable? In this speech, Dr. Davis will inspire all to remain vigilant in the pursuit of their dreams. Giving up is not an option. Work with what you have in place and believe you can make it happen. Dr. Davis will share his obstacles and pitfalls and how he never allowed his dream to be deferred even when faced with sure defeat. He will share the struggles he faced along the way. A college professor once told him to switch majors and that he wasn’t cut out to be a doctor. He dealt with personal tragedies in his family, from addiction to watching his sister lose her life to a health battle. Dr. Davis remained firm in knowing he could achieve success and it was his sister’s fight for life that inspired him to keep pushing.

  • Making the Case for the Affordable Care Act (ACA): An ER Doctor’s Perspective

    Through riveting personal and medical stories, Dr. Sampson Davis provides a never-before-seen look at health care in America, presenting not only the issues but also the complicated lives behind the statistics. Dr. Davis also looks at the ACA—how it may draw more doctors and nurses to return to abandoned areas of America, while technical barriers keep many patients form even signing up. Dr. Davis shares stories about the health care industry and how it personally affected his family. His father, diagnosed with prostate cancer and Alzheimer’s, turned to him to guide him through the stages of the health care system.

  • The Power of Education—Investing in Your Most Precious Commodity

    As the first member in his family to attend college, Dr. Sampson Davis speaks candidly about how education saved his life. Aiming to become “the Michael Jordan of education,” Dr. Davis inspires high school, college and graduate students alike to remain steadfast in their pursuit of academics. Referencing stories from his best-selling books "The Pact," "The Bond" and "We Beat the Street," Dr. Davis will inspire all students in their pursuit of academic achievement. His blueprint toward higher education has served as a resource for community-wide reads, grammar school and high school assemblies, college first year experience lectures, college-themed talks and commencement speeches.

  • The Pact

    Success—what does it look like? How does one achieve it? Dr. Sampson Davis speaks adamantly about success. The first necessary step is to seek out like-minded friends to form a pact. When pursuing a goal, it is vital to have a team approach. This solidarity helps to drive you and keep one motivated especially during moments where you want to give up. We all need a muse. Show me a successful person and I will show you his successful circle. The pact approach is what saved Dr. Davis’ life, when he and his two friends made a promise to each other to become doctors. This oath pushed him beyond his conceivable limits. He never realized he could reach such heights but knowing he was going to be held accountable served as motivation. Simply, he didn’t want to disappoint his two friends. If we are able to form pacts across the country towards a common goal, then we can begin to achieve insurmountable success. His story of overcoming unfathomable odds is chronicled in his New York Times best seller "The Pact."

Sampson Davis, M.D. Videos

  • Overcoming the Odds through Collaboration with Dr. Sampson Davis | NPD2021
    Sampson Davis is an infectious, compelling storyteller that all should hear. His true rags-to-riches journey leaves audiences inspired and filled...
  • Dr. Sampson Davis On His ER Experience, Coronavirus Myths + More
  • 2018 NC Fatherhood Conference: Dr. Sampson Davis
    Dr. Sampson Davis, MD, was the morning Keynote Speaker at the 2018 North Carolina Fatherhood Conference.

Sampson Davis, M.D. Books

  • The Stuff: Unlock Your Power to Overcome Challenges, Soar, and Succeed
    The Stuff: Unlock Your Power to Overcome Challenges, Soar, and Succeed
  • Undoctored: Why Health Care Has Failed You And How You Can Become Smarter Than Your Doctor
    Undoctored: Why Health Care Has Failed You And How You Can Become Smarter Than Your Doctor
  • Living and Dying in Brick City: Stories from the Front Lines of an Inner-City E.R.
    Living and Dying in Brick City: Stories from the Front Lines of an Inner-City E.R.
  • The Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream
    The Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream

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Sampson Davis, M.D. is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Know Who You Are and Always Give Back, The Sports Scholar, I Have a Dream, Making the Case for the Affordable Care Act (ACA): An ER Doctor’s Perspective, The Power of Education—Investing in Your Most Precious Commodity and The Pact. The estimated speaking fee range to book Sampson Davis, M.D. for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. Sampson Davis, M.D. generally travels from Newark, NJ, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Marty Makary, M.D., Patrice A. Harris, Dr. Joel Selanikio, Dr. Ian Smith and Joia Crear-Perry. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Sampson Davis, M.D. for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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