Paul Jeffrey Sims MD

Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine, Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology

Physician

620 Skyline DrJackson, TN 38301
Phone+1 731-541-6026

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Summary

Dr. Paul Sims is a pathologist based in Jackson, TN, specializing in Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine, Anatomic Pathology, and Clinical Pathology. He earned his medical degree from the University of Louisville School of Medicine, where he also completed his residency in pathology, and further specialized with a fellowship in Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine at the University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center. Dr. Sims is a partner at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital and has previously served in the Air Force, holding positions such as Medical Director at Corpus Christi Naval Air Station. His experience includes work on thrombocytopenia and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia, among other areas. He has contributed to multiple publications and received several honors, including a Meritorious Service Medal from the USAF and others recognizing his dedication to pathology.

Education & Training

University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of MedicineFellowship, Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine, 1996 - 1997
University of Louisville School of MedicineResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1991 - 1996
University of Louisville School of MedicineClass of 1991
Bellarmine CollegeBS, Biology, Summa Cum Laude, 1983 - 1987

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Certifications & Licensure

KY State Medical License 1992 - 2027
TN State Medical License 2000 - 2027
American Board of Pathology Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
American Board of Pathology Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Meritorious Service Medal USAF, 2000
Chief Resident, Pathology University of Louisville Hospital, 1994
William M Christopherson Award in recognition of outstanding interest in and dedication to Pathology William M Christopherson Society, 1991

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Small-cell lung cancer metastasis to a meningioma: Case report and review of the literature.
Loukas A Georgiou, Jeremiah H Wright, Thomas O Markel, Paul J Sims
Radiology Case Reports. 2023-04-01

Journal Articles

Fatal Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma with Extension through the Maxillary Sinus and Orbit into the Brain
Simon C, Sims PJ, Elston D, Cutis, 1/1/1999
Aneurysm, Left Ventricle
Goncalves LF, Sims J, and Jeanty P, Fetus, 1/1/1992

Abstracts/Posters

“Dystrophic Osseous Material Mimicking Fungal Elements" (Oral Presentation)
Simon CD, Sims PJ, Society of Pathologists 79th Annual Meeting, Houston, TX, 2/11/2000
“Red Blood Cell Transfusion Guidelines" (Oral Presentation)
Sims PJ, Society of Armed Forces Medical and Laboratory Scientists Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, 4/10/1998
“A Case of Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia Due to a Non-complement Fixing, HLA Antibody" (Oral Presentation)
Sims PJ, Harrison C, & Griffiths E, American Association of Blood Banks Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, 10/21/1997

Lectures