Steven Q Simpson MD
Critical Care Medicine
Professor, Internal Medicine, University Kansas School of Medicine
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3901 Rainbow BlvdKansas City, KS 66160
Phone+1 913-588-6045
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Summary
- President of the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) for 2020 - 2021. Long time researcher and QI evangelist in sepsis. Spent four years 2018 - 2022 working half time in the US Dept. of Health and Human Services in the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority Solving Sepsis program. Member of the NIH's COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel 2020 - 2024. Currently chair of the board of directors of Sepsis Alliance. Co-author of the Surviving Sepsis Guidelines, 2013 - present.
Education & Training
Rush University Medical CenterFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1986 - 1989
University of Kansas School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1986- University of Kansas School of MedicineClass of 1983
Certifications & Licensure
KS State Medical License 1984 - 2026
NM State Medical License 1990 - 2012
IL State Medical License 1986 - 1990
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Patient-Centered Specialty Practice Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2014-2017
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Challenges Facing Developers of Diagnostic Tests for Sepsis: A Report From Sepsis Alliance and the Infection Management and Sepsis Collaborative Community.Michael T McCurdy, Timothy E Sweeney, Debra Foster, Bobby Reddy Jr, Steven Q Simpson
Critical Care Explorations. 2025-08-01 - Early Goal-Directed Therapy's Untimely Demise.Angel O Coz-Yataco, Steven Q Simpson
Critical Care Medicine. 2025-07-01 - 4 citationsAwake Prone Positioning in Adults With COVID-19: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis.Jian Luo, Ivan Pavlov, Elsa Tavernier, Yonatan Perez, Aileen Kharat
JAMA Internal Medicine. 2025-05-01
Press Mentions
Rise of ‘Silent Killer’ That Strikes as Many Americans as CANCER Every Year – yet Millions Have Never Heard of ItSeptember 6th, 2024- Gov. Scott Signs Law That Targets Prescription Drug IntermediariesMay 27th, 2022
- Pharmacists on the Front Lines as Covid-19 Booster-Shot GatekeepersAugust 19th, 2021
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