RichardVSimsIIIMD
Geriatrics • Birmingham, ALProfessor, Medicine, University of Alabama School of Medicine
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Office
619 19th Street South
Birmingham, AL 35233Phone+1 205-934-6600- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Richard Sims III, MD is a geriatrician in Birmingham, Alabama. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Alabama and Pennsylvania. He is affiliated with Ascension St. Vincent's Birmingham, UAB Highlands, and Cooper Green Hospital.
Education & Training
Harlem Hospital CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1974 - 1975
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1974
Certifications & Licensure
AL State Medical License 1994 - 2023
PA State Medical License 1984 - 1994- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 8 citationsExploring the affective dimension of the life review process: Facilitators’ interactional strategies for fostering personhood and social value among older adults with ...Beverly R. Williams, Tracie I. Blizard, Patricia S. Goode, Caroline N. Harada, Lesa L. Woodby, Kathryn L. Burgio, Richard V. Sims> ;Dementia. 2014 Jul 1
- 11 citationsHeart Failure Is a Risk Factor for Incident Driving Cessation Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Findings From a Prospective Population StudyRichard V. Sims, Marjan Mujib, Gerald McGwin, Yan Zhang, Mustafa I. Ahmed, Ravi V. Desai, Inmaculada Aban, Patricia Sawyer, Stefan D. Anker, Ali Ahmed> ;Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2011 Dec 1
- 10 citationsUnderstanding the reasons for the underuse of pneumococcal vaccination by community-dwelling older African Americans.Linda G. Jones, Yan Zhang, Mustafa I. Ahmed, O. James Ekundayo, Shamima Akhter, Patricia Sawyer, Inmaculada Aban, Richard V. Sims, Ali Ahmed> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2010 Dec 1
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Hospital Affiliations
- UAB HighlandsBirmingham, Alabama
Birmingham VA Medical CenterBirmingham, Alabama
Cooper Green HospitalBirmingham, Alabama
Ascension St. Vincent's BirminghamBirmingham, Alabama
