Jeffrey M. Simmons, MD
Title
Research Fellow
Attending Pediatric Hospitalist
Associate Director of General Inpatient Service
Appointment
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Email
jeffrey.simmons@cchmc.org
Phone
513-636-6601
Fax
513-636-4402
Bio
Dr. Simmons is finishing an NRSA research fellowship and masters degree in clinical epidemiology. He has obtained both internal and external funding to complete his fellowship asthma cohort project, and plans to pursue further external funding. He intends to blend health services and quality improvement methods to study inpatient care delivery and transitions in care. Clinically, Dr. Simmons works on the General Inpatient Service (GIS) as a pediatric hospitalist. He serves as the Associate Director of GIS, focusing on developing the group’s research program and fellowship training program.
Credentials
MD: Wake Forest University School of Medicine, 2000.
Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2000-2003.
Chief Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2003-2004.
Certification: Pediatrics, 2003.
Awards and Honors
- Best Doctors in America, 2008
- Cincinnati’s Top Doctors, 2008.
- Faculty Teacher of the Year, 2004-2005, 2007-2008.
- Benzing/Lowe Award for Critical Care Medicine 2003
- AOA 2000
Research
Predictors of hospital readmission for asthma. Interventions to decrease rates of admission and readmission for asthma; measuring the impact of material hardship on health outcomes
Publications, Most Recent
Simmons JM, Kotagal UR "Reliable implementation of clinical pathways: what will it take-that is the question,"J Peds 152(3): 303-4, March 2008.
Simmons, JM "A fundamental shift: family-centered rounds in an academic medical center."The Hospitalist, Mar 2006, p. 45-6.
Presentations, Most Recent
"Family-Centered Rounds (FCRs): Building Systems and Skills for Success at the Bedside of the Hospitalized Child" Simmons, JM, Ottolini M, Wohlberg, R, PAS Educational Workshop, Honolulu, Hawaii, 5/2008.
"Family-Centered Rounds: a model to work, teach, and care at the bedside in an academic medical center" Miller/Sarkin Humanism in Medicine Lecture, Pediatric Grand Rounds, NY Presbyterian/Cornell Medical Center, 10/2007.
Professional Organization Memberships
Special Interests
Quality improvement of care for underserved children with asthma; improving care delivery and medical education through family-centered care; resident and fellow education in pediatric hospital medicine
Related Areas
This person works in these other areas at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical
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