Sam graduated from the Royal Vet College in 2002 and completed internships in private referral practice before starting a Feline Advisory Bureau Residency at Bristol University. She was awarded the RCVS Certificate in Small Animal Medicine in 2006 and the European Diploma in Veterinary Internal Medicine in 2009. In 2011 she became an RCVS Recognised Specialist in Feline Medicine and in 2019 was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons for outstanding contributions to the profession. She is an Associate Member of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine and a Member of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists (Feline Medicine). Sam is the International Society of Feline Medicine Academy of Feline Practitioners Lead and Consultant and also works in clinical referral practice at Lumbry Park Veterinary Specialists in Hampshire. Sam was editor of the BSAVA journal Companion as well as ISFM Feline Focus, is an visiting lecturer at Surrey University, is an editorial board member for JFMS and has authored 2 books and numerous book chapters as well as publishing a number of papers on both canine and feline internal medicine.