Scott A. Simpson, MD
Division Chief
Department:
SOM-Peds-Cardiology
Email:
ssimpson2@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 984-5250
Biography
Scott Simpson, MD, MS, is an Associate Professor at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. A native of Denver, Colorado he holds a Master's of Science degree from Tulane University School of Medicine (2002) and a Doctor of Medicine degree from Tulane University School of Medicine (2008). He completed his Pediatrics residency at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA (2011) and went on to complete a fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, TN (2014). He also completed an advanced fellowship in Non-Invasive Imaging at at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, TN (2015). Dr. Simpson is the Medical Director for Pediatric Non-Invasive Imaging at UMMC. Most recently, Dr. Simpson was promoted to Chief of the Division of Pediatric Cardiology and Co-Director of the Pediatric Heart Center (2024). Dr. Simpson has extensive expertise in the treatment of heart problems in the fetus, child, adolescent and young adult. He is a frequent lecturer and attendant at local and national meetings. He is an active member of the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). In his free time, Dr. Simpson is an avid beekeeper, enjoys live music and outdoor activities including hunting, fishing, hiking in Mississippi and beyond.
Education
| Vanderbilt University, MD, Pediatric Cardiology - Advanced Non-Invasive Imaging Fellowship | 2015 |
| Vanderbilt University, MD, Pediatric Cardiology - Fellowship | 2014 |
| Emory University School of Medicine, MD, Pediatrics - Residency | 2011 |
| Emory University School of Medicine, MD, Pediatrics - Internship | 2009 |
| Tulane University School of Medicine, MD, Medical School | 2008 |
| Tulane University School of Medicine, MS, Pharmacology | 2004 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Licensure, Tennessee State Medical Board | 07/2012 - Present |
| Licensure, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure | 07/2015 - Present |
| Certification, Pediatric Cardiology, ABP | 11/2016 - Present |
| Certification, Pediatrics, ABP | 10/2014 - Present |
Current Positions
| Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics | 07/2020 - Present |
| Medical Director, Pediatric Non-Invasive Imaging, School of Medicine | 06/2016 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Medical Director, Children's Hospital Cardiac Stepdown Unit, School of Medicine | 03/2016 - 04/2021 |
| Assistant Professor, UMMC, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics | 07/2015 - 07/2020 |
Sponsored Program Funding
| Extramural, Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE): Mississippi Center of Excellence in Perinatal Research, NIH | 06/2017 - 06/2022 |
| Extramural, NIH T32 Training Grant, NIH Grant | 01/2012 - 01/2014 |
Publications
Journal Article | |
| Shaw T, Parrish D, Simpson S, Morris M Paraganglioma in Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease American Surgeon. 2021 Jan;87(1):103-104. doi: 10.1177/0003134820942145. Epub 2020 Aug 24. PMID: 32833502 | 2021 |
| Rivera-Figueroa E, Santos R, Simpson S, Garg P Incomplete Kawasaki Disease in a Child with COVID-19 Indian Pediatrics. 2020 Jul 15;57(7):680-681. doi: 10.1007/s13312-020-1900-0 Epub 2020 May 9. PMID: 32393680 PMCID: PMC7387257 | 2020 |
| Dodge-Khatami J, Simpson SA, Dodge-Khatami A. A Severe Form of Arterial Tortuosity Syndrome Presenting with Significant Airway Obstruction in an Infant World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, 2019 | 2019 |
| Simpson SA, Field SL, Xu M, Saville B, Parra DA, Soslow JH Effect of Weight Extremes on Ventricular Volumes and Myocardial Strain in Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot as Measured by CMR Pediatric Cardiology. 2018 Mar, 39(3): 575-584 | 2018 |
| Simpson SA, Zaccagni H, Bichell DP, Christian KG, Mettler BA, Donahue BS, Roberts II LJ, Pretorius M. Acetaminophen Attenuates Lipid Peroxidation in Children Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2014 Jul;15(6): 503-10 | 2014 |
| Mahle WT, Simpson SA, Fye P, McConnell ME Management of Warfarin in Children with Heart Disease Pediatric Cardiology. 2011 Dec;32(8):1115-9 | 2011 |
| Roy U, Simpson SA, Mondal D, Eloby-Childress S, Winsor EL, Beilke MA Upregulation of HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 Expression by HIV-1 In Vitro Journal of Medical Virology 2008 Mar;80(3):494-500 | 2008 |
| Finnen RL, Mizokami KR, Banfield BW, Cai G, Simpson SA, Pizer LI, Levin MJ Postentry Events are Responsible for Restriction of Productive Varicella-Zoster Virus Infection in Chinese Hamster Ovary Cells Journal of Virology 2006 Nov;80(21):10325-34 | 2006 |
| Pradhan L, Dabisch PA, Liles JT, Murthy SN, Baber SR, Simpson SA, Agrawal KC, Kadowitz PJ Effect of Binge Cocaine Treatment on Hindlimb Vascular Function Journal of Applied Toxicology. 2005 Nov-Dec;25(6):479-90 | 2005 |
| Simpson SA, Manchak MD, Hager EJ, Krummenacher C, Whitbeck JC, Levin MJ, Freed CR, Wilcox CL, Cohen GH, Eisenberg RJ, Pizer LI Nectin-1/HveC Mediates Herpes Simplex Virus Type-1 Entry into Primary Human Sensory Neurons and Fibroblasts Journal of NeuroVirology 2005 Apr;11(2):208-18 | 2005 |
| Richart SM, Simpson SA, Krummenacher C, Whitbeck JC, Pizer LI, Cohen GH, Eisenberg RJ, Wilcox CL Entry of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 into Primary Sensory Neurons In Vitro is Mediated by Nectin-1/HveC Journal of Virology 2003 Mar;77(5): 3307-3311 | 2003 |
Presentations
| Poster Presentation, Transhepatic Transseptal Fenestration of External Tunnel Fontan, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Scientific Sessions, Las Vegas, NV | 05/2019 |
| Poster Presentation, A Severe Case of Arterial Tortuosity Syndrome in the Newborn Presenting with RDS, UMMC Heart Center Statewide Conference, Jackson, MS | 04/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, Obesity Leads to Underestimation of Ventricular Volumes and Abnormal Myocardial Strain in Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot as Measured by Cardiac MRI, Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging (SCMR), New Orleans, LA | 01/2014 |
| Poster Presentation, Propensity-Matched Analysis of Recombinant Factor VIIa Utilization Among Neonatal Cardiac Surgical Patients, Vanderbilt Department of Pediatrics Annual Research Retreat, Nashville, TN | 09/2013 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Flexible M4 Curricula: 20 Month Clinical Continuum Instead of Separate M3/M4 Years, Annual Meeting, Association of American Medical Colleges Southern Region, Destin, FL | 07/2008 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Tulane Creative Scholars Program, Annual Meeting, Association of American Medical Colleges Southern Region, Little Rock, AR | 08/2007 |
| Poster Presentation, HIV and HTLV-I/II Co-Infections, South Central Branch of American Society of Microbiologists, New Orleans, LA | 11/2003 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, HIV and HTLV-I/II Co-Infections, Annual Meeting, Tulane University AIDS Clinical Trial Unit, New Orleans, LA | 11/2002 |
| Poster Presentation, HveC/Nectin-1 Mediates Entry in Primary Human Sensory Neurons in vitro, International Herpesvirus Workshop, Portland, OR | 07/2000 |
| Poster Presentation, HveC/Nectin-1 Mediates Entry in Primary Rodent Sensory Neurons in vitro, International Herpesvirus Workshop, Boston, MA | 07/1999 |
| Poster Presentation, Utilizing Soluble Cellular Receptors to Determine HSV-1 Entry Pathways, Colorado State University Research and Creativity Symposium, Fort Collins, CO | 07/1999 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Children's Hospital Leadership Program, UMMC Department of Pediatrics | 2018 |
| Most Promising Junior Faculty, UMMC Department of Pediatrics | 2018 |
| Commencement Speaker at Tulane University School of Medicine Graduation, Tulane School of Medicine | 2008 |
| Richard W. Freeman Prize, Tulane School of Medicine | 2008 |
| National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine Scholarship and Award | 2007 |
| Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Medicine Honor Society, Gold Humanism Honor Society | 2007 |
| Commencement Speaker at Colorado State University Graduation, Colorado State University | 1999 |
| Pamela Griffith Memorial Award and Scholarship, Colorado State University | 1999 |
| Sigma Xi Award for Best Presentation in Science and Engineering, Colorado State University | 1999 |
Professional Membership and Service
| American Society of Echocardiography | 2014 - Present |
| Society for Cardiac Magnetic Resonance | 2013 - Present |
| American Academy of Pediatrics | 2007 - Present |
Committee Service
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-ADMISSIONS INTERVIEW, Member | 2019 - Present |
| Batson Children's Hospital Priority Discharge Pilot Program, Member | 2019 - Present |
| Epic Physician Oversight Committee (EPOC), Member | 2018 - Present |
| Epic EMR National Pediatric Cardiology Steering Board, Member | 2017 - 2018 |
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-ADMISSIONS FILE REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE, Member | 2016 - Present |
| Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship GME Program Education Committee (PEC), Member | 2015 - Present |
Community Service
| Sports Participation Health Fair, Jackson, MS, Physician | 05/2023 - 05/2023 |
| Sanderson Farms Golf Tournament, Course Marshall | 09/2022 - 10/2022 |
| Sanderson Farms Golf Tournament, Course Marshall | 09/2021 - 10/2021 |
| Sanderson Farms Golf Tournament, Course Marshall | 09/2020 - 10/2020 |
| Sanderson Farms Golf Tournament, Greeter | 10/2019 - 10/2019 |
| Sanderson Farms Golf Tournament, Course Marshall | 09/2019 - 09/2019 |
| Sports Participation Health Fair, Jackson, MS, Physician | 05/2017 - 05/2017 |
| Sports Participation Health Fair, Jackson, MS, Physician | 05/2015 - 05/2015 |
Other Service
| UMMC Children's Hospital Leadership Program | 07/2017 - 06/2018 |
| Peer Reviewer, Congenital Heart Disease | 02/2016 - Present |
| Fellow Representative, Vanderbilt House Staff Advisory Council (HSAC) | 07/2012 - 06/2015 |
| Resident Representative, Emory University, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) | 07/2009 - 06/2011 |
| Member of Student Affairs Committee, Tulane University School of Medicine | 07/2007 - 06/2008 |
| Member of Curriculum Committee, Tulane University School of Medicine | 07/2007 - 06/2008 |
| Southern Region Communications Representative, Organization of Student Representatives, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) | 07/2006 - 06/2007 |
| Tulane University Representative, Organization of Student Representatives, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) | 07/2006 - 06/2008 |
| Officer, Tulane Medical School Organization, Students Against Right Brain Atrophy (SARBA) | 07/2005 - 06/2007 |
| Member of Honor Board, Tulane University School of Medicine | 07/2004 - 06/2008 |
| President, Class of 2008, Tulane University School of Medicine | 07/2004 - 06/2008 |
| President, Colorado State University Microbiology Student Association | 07/1998 - 06/1999 |
| Associate Senator, Colorado State University Student Government | 07/1997 - 06/1999 |
Teaching Experience
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Pediatric Sonographer Imaging Review Echocardiography Teaching Session | 2023 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Pediatric Sonographer Imaging Review Echocardiography Teaching Session | 2023 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellow’s Lecture: Fetal Echocardiogra | 2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, General Pediatric Resident’s Case Management Conference: Pre-syncope, Syncope, Murmurs and Chest Pain | 2022 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Pediatric Cardiology Fellow’s Lecture: Imaging Review | 2022 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Pediatric Sonographer “Real World” Echocardiography Teaching Session | 2022 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, M4 Med/Peds Rising Resident Lecture | 2022 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Pediatric Cardiology Fellow’s Lecture: Fetal Arrhythmias | 2022 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, General Pediatric Resident’s Case Management Conference: Pre-syncope, Syncope, Murmurs and Chest Pain | 2021 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Pediatric Cardiology Fellow’s Lecture: Imaging Assessment of CV Function, Part 1 | 2021 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Pediatric Cardiology Fellow’s Lecture: Truncus Arteriosus | 2021 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellow’s Lecture: Fetal Arrhythmias | 2021 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Pediatric Cardiology Fellow’s Lecture: Atrial Septal Defects | 2021 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, General Pediatric Resident’s Case Management Conference: Staged Single Ventricle Palliation | 2021 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, General Pediatric Resident’s Case Management Conference: Pre-syncope, Syncope, Murmurs and Chest Pain | 2020 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Pediatric Cardiology Fellow’s Lecture: Imaging Assessment of CV Function, Part 1 | 2020 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Pediatric Cardiology Fellow’s Lecture: Tricuspid Valve Anomalies | 2020 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Neonatology Fellow’s Lecture: Ductal Dependent CHD | 2020 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Pediatric Cardiology Fellow’s Lecture: AV Canal Defects | 2020 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Pediatric Cardiology Fellow’s Lecture: Introduction to Segmental Anatomy | 2020 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Pediatric Cardiology Fellow’s Advanced Non-Invasive Imaging Teaching Session | 2020 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Pediatric Cardiology Fellow’s Lecture: Pulmonary venous anomalies | 2020 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, General Pediatric Residents Case Management Conference: Pre-syncope, Syncope, Murmurs and Chest Pain | 2019 - 2019 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Pediatric Cardiology Fellow Lecture: Pulmonary Venous Anomalies | 2019 - 2019 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Sonographer Teaching Session: Imaging of Kawasaki disease | 2019 - 2019 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Pediatric Cardiology Fellow Advanced Non-Invasive Imaging Teaching Session | 2019 - 2019 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Pediatric Cardiology Fellow Advanced Non-Invasive Imaging Teaching Session | 2019 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Pediatric Cardiology Fellow Lecture: AV Canal Defects | 2019 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Pediatric Cardiology Fellow Lecture: Imaging of Atrial Septal Defects | 2019 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Sonographer Teaching Session: Scimitar syndrome | 2018 - 2018 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Pediatric Cardiology Fellow Lecture: Transposition of the Great Arteries | 2018 - 2018 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Pediatric Cardiology Fellow Lecture: Non-Invasive Imaging, Aortopathies | 2018 - 2018 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Pediatric Cardiology Fellow Lecture: Pulmonary Venous Anomalies | 2018 - 2018 |
| Medicine, Course, Lecturer, UMMC Heart Center Statewide Conference: Echocardiography in CHD (3 hours of presentation) | 2018 - 2018 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, General Pediatric Resident Case Management Conference: Pre-syncope, Syncope, Murmurs and Chest Pain | 2018 - 2018 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Sonographer Teaching Session: Agitated Saline Contrast Imaging | 2018 - 2018 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Cardiac Step Down Unit, Nursing Education In Service: Importance of Dental Hygiene in CHD | 2018 - 2018 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Cardiac Step Down Unit, Nursing Education In Service: Importance of Dental Hygiene in CHD | 2018 - 2018 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Cardiac Step Down Unit, Nursing Education In Service: Importance of Dental Hygiene in CHD | 2018 - 2018 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Cardiac Step Down Unit, Nursing Education In Service: Importance of Dental Hygiene in CHD | 2018 - 2018 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Pediatric Cardiology Fellow Lecture: Imaging of Atrial Septal Defects | 2018 - 2018 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Pediatric Cardiology Fellow Lecture: AV Canal Defects | 2018 - 2018 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Pediatric Cardiology Fellow Lecture: Mitral Valve Anomalies | 2018 - 2018 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Sonographer Teaching Session: Alternative Approaches for Single Ventricle S1P | 2018 - 2018 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Pediatric Cardiology Fellow Lecture: Imaging Assessment of CV Function, Part 1 | 2018 - 2018 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Sonographer Teaching Session: Imaging of ECMO and VADs | 2017 - 2017 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Pediatric Cardiology Fellow Lecture: Truncus Arteriosus | 2017 - 2017 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Pediatric Cardiology Fellow Lecture: Transportation of the Great Arteries | 2017 - 2017 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Pediatric Cardiology Fellow Lecture: Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome | 2017 - 2017 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, General Pediatric Resident Case Management Conference: Aortopathies | 2017 - 2017 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Sonographer Teaching Session: Routine Echocardiographic Measurements | 2017 - 2017 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, General Pediatric Resident Nelson Lecture: Pre-syncope, Syncope, Murmurs and Chest Pain | 2017 - 2017 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Sonographer Teaching Session: Cardiac Situs, Staged Single Ventricle Palliation | 2017 - 2017 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Sonographer Teaching Session: Septal defects | 2017 - 2017 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Pediatric Cardiology Fellow Lecture: AV Canal Defects | 2017 - 2017 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Pediatric Cardiology Fellow Lecture: Tricuspid valve anomalies | 2017 - 2017 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Sonographer Teaching Session: Pulmonary Venous Anomalies | 2017 - 2017 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Cardiac Step Down Unit, Nursing Education In Service: Continuous Milrinone Infusion | 2016 - 2016 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Cardiac Step Down Unit, Nursing Education In Service: Continuous Milrinone Infusion | 2016 - 2016 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Cardiac Step Down Unit, Nursing Education In Service: Continuous Milrinone Infusion | 2016 - 2016 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Sonographer Teaching Session: Imaging of Unbalanced Atrioventricular Canal Defects | 2016 - 2016 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Pediatric Cardiology Fellow Lecture: Mitral Valve Anomalies | 2016 - 2016 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Cardiac Step Down Unit, Nursing Education In Service: Assessment of Arrhythmias | 2016 - 2016 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Cardiac Step Down Unit, Nursing Education In Service: Assessment of Arrhythmias | 2016 - 2016 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Cardiac Step Down Unit, Nursing Education In Service: Assessment of Arrhythmias | 2016 - 2016 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Pediatric Cardiology Fellow Lecture: Imaging of Atrial Septal Defects | 2016 - 2016 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Pediatric Cardiology Fellow Lecture: Imaging Assessment of CV Function, Part 2 | 2016 - 2016 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Pediatric Cardiology Fellow Lecture: Imaging Assessment of CV Function, Part 1 | 2016 - 2016 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Pediatric Cardiology Fellow Lecture: Truncus Arteriosus | 2016 - 2016 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, General Pediatric Resident Case Management Conference: Pre-Syncope, Syncope, Murmurs, and Chest Pain | 2016 - 2016 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Pediatric Cardiology Fellow Lecture: Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome | 2016 - 2016 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Pediatric Cardiology Fellow Lecture: Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connections | 2016 - 2016 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Pediatric Cardiology Fellow Lecture: Transposition of the Great Arteries | 2016 - 2016 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, General Pediatric Resident Case Management Conference: Patent Ductus Arteriosus Dependent Congenital Heart Disease | 2015 - 2015 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Pediatric Cardiology Fellow Lecture: Atrial Septal Defects | 2015 - 2015 |
Fellows supervised
| Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Training Faculty, 1 fellows supervised | 07/2022 - Present |
| Training Faculty, 1 fellows supervised | 07/2021 - 07/2022 |
| Scholarship Oversight Committee, Chair, 1 fellows supervised | 07/2018 - Present |
| Pediatric Cardiology Fellowshi, Mentor, 1 fellows supervised | 07/2018 - Present |
| Pediatric Cardiology Fellowshi, Training Faculty, 1 fellows supervised | 07/2017 - 06/2018 |
Residency Training
| Pediatric Residency, Preceptor | 2017 - Present |
| Pediatric Residency, Preceptor | 2017 - 05/2019 |