Meet the Team
Dr. Albert Samost
Catherine Lancaster, NP
Catherine Lancaster, NP
Dr. Al Samost joined Family Medicine in Falls Church in 2023 after completing his medical residency. He graduated from Cooper Medical School of Rowan University in 2019 and completed his residency at Baptist Hospital of Southeast Texas, where he was elected Resident of the Year during his final term.
Dr. Samost earned his undergraduate degree from Duke University, double majoring in Biomedical Engineering and Chemistry with an emphasis in Mathematics. In addition to his medical education, he holds a law degree from Rutgers School of Law, graduating in 2015.
Catherine Lancaster, NP
Catherine Lancaster, NP
Catherine Lancaster, NP
Catherine Lancaster, NP, is a board-certified family nurse practitioner who joined Family Medicine in Falls Church in 2024. She earned her Doctorate of Nursing Practice from George Mason University in 2021, where her doctoral work focused on implementing COVID-19 protocols and improving health communication among school nurses in Virginia. While at the Mason and Partners Clinic, she led initiatives to increase vaccination rates among elementary and middle school students in Manassas Park. Her leadership and contributions earned her the Sigma Theta Tau Kitty Parker Smith Leadership Award.
She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Marymount University in 2013 and spent six years as a bedside nurse at MedStar Health in Washington, DC. Additionally, she served as a school nurse at the Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington, DC.
Dedicated to providing compassionate, patient-centered care, Catherine enjoys working with patients of all ages. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, crocheting, and practicing yoga.