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Children’s Hospital Colorado
Anschutz Medical Campus
13123 East 16th Avenue
Aurora, CO 80045
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Derek Samples, MD
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- Neurosurgery - Pediatric
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Medical Education 2013
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Internship 2014
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Residency 2021
University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio
Fellowship 2022
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
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