Pamela Janine Simms-Mackey MD

Summary

• Dr. Pamela Simms-Mackey is a pediatrician based in Oakland, CA, who completed her medical education and residency at UCLA/Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science Program and Children's Hospital-Oakland. She holds leadership positions as Chair of Pediatrics and DIO & Chief of Graduate Medical Education at Alameda Health System since 2020, and serves as a volunteer Clinical Professor in Pediatrics at the UCSF School of Medicine. Her previous roles include Director of Graduate Medical Education & Pediatric Residency Program and Associate Director at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland. Dr. Simms-Mackey has been recognized with numerous awards, such as the Quality Leaders Award from the California Association of Public Hospitals. Her publication on race and racism in healthcare has been cited 33 times, reflecting her contributions to dialogues on important issues in the medical community. Outside of her clinical work, she has contributed to the field through her work on the American Board of Pediatrics and The California Wellness Foundation board of directors.