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Kathleen Elizabeth Simpson, MD

Kathleen Elizabeth Simpson, MD

Dr. Simpson is happy to provide a second opinion on any heart disease diagnosis or heart disease treatment recommendation your child has been given.
Div Of Pediatric Cardiology
31
Female
2012
2012
Cardiology-Pediatric
*Pediatrics - certified
Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
St. Louis Children's Hospital

For Patients:
To request an appointment, call 800.678.KIDS (5437) or fill out our online form.

For Referring Physicians:
To refer a patient, call Children's Direct at 800.678.HELP (4357).

For Patients:
To request an appointment, call 800.678.KIDS (5437) or fill out our online form.

For Referring Physicians:
To refer a patient, call Children's Direct at 800.678.HELP (4357).

 

  Public transportation available |   Handicap accessible
One Children's Place
2Nd Floor Suite D
Saint Louis, MO 63110
314.454.6095
  
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Education

Fellowship: Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis
Internship: Children's Mercy Hospital & Clinics Kansas City
Residency: Children's Mercy Hospital & Clinics Kansas City
Medical School: University of Missouri-Kansas City

Health Plans Accepted

Admar
Aetna PPO
BCBS of IL HMO
BCBS of IL PPO
BCBS/Anthem(Blue Access Choice PPO
BCBS/Anthem(Blue Access PPO)
Cigna Open Access HMO/POS
Cigna PPO
CMR (Care Management Resources)
Community Care Network PPO
CorVel PPO
Coventry HMO/POS
Coventry PPO
First Health
Great Rivers Network
Great-West HMO/POS
Health Alliance HMO & PPO
Healthlink Open Access/HMO/POS
Healthlink PPO
Humana PPO/ChoiceCare Network
Illinois Public Aid/Health Connect
IPA Secondary to Medicare
Medicaid MO/ Missouri HealthNet
Medicare
Molina Healthcare MC+
Preferred Plan of MO PPO/Takecare
Primrose Tertiary/Quarternary
Private Health Care Systems PPO
ProAmerica PPO
Providers Network of America
Tricare/Triwest Standard/ Extra PPO
Union Pacific RR Emp. Health System
United Healthcare Choice/Choice+
United Healthcare PPO/ Options
United Healthcare Select/Select+POS
United Payors & Provider
Wellborn HMO

Standardizing methods to determine nurse staffing for perinatal units.

Simpson KR.

MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 2012 Jul;37(4):280. No abstract available.

PMID:
22739488
[PubMed - in process]

Reliability of military-relevant tests designed to assess soldier readiness for occupational and combat-related duties.

Spiering BA, Walker LA, Hendrickson NR, Simpson K, Harman EA, Allison SC, Sharp MA.

Mil Med. 2012 Jun;177(6):663-8.

PMID:
22730841
[PubMed - in process]

Nurses' Perceptions of Critical Issues Requiring Consideration in the Development of Guidelines for Professional Registered Nurse Staffing for Perinatal Units.

Simpson KR, Lyndon A, Wilson J, Ruhl C.

J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2012 Jun 12. doi: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2012.01383.x. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID:
22690743
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Electronic fetal monitoring alerts.

Simpson KR.

MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 2012 May-Jun;37(3):208. No abstract available.

PMID:
22549428
[PubMed - in process]

Failed Fontan heart transplant candidates with preserved vs impaired ventricular ejection: 2 distinct patient populations.

Simpson KE, Cibulka N, Lee CK, Huddleston CH, Canter CE.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2012 May;31(5):545-7. Epub 2012 Feb 28. No abstract available.

PMID:
22381208
[PubMed - in process]

New guidance on the timing of medically indicated births before 39 weeks gestation.

Simpson KR.

MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 2012 Mar-Apr;37(2):136. No abstract available.

PMID:
22357079
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Can adult heart failure regimens be applied to children: what works and what does not?

Simpson KE, Canter CE.

Curr Opin Cardiol. 2012 Mar;27(2):98-107.

PMID:
22249216
[PubMed - in process]

Michigan Health & Hospital Association Keystone Obstetrics: a statewide collaborative for perinatal patient safety in Michigan.

Simpson KR, Knox GE, Martin M, George C, Watson SR.

Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2011 Dec;37(12):544-52.

PMID:
22235539
[PubMed - in process]

Just say no.

Simpson KR.

MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 2012 Jan-Feb;37(1):71. No abstract available.

PMID:
22157347
[PubMed - in process]

AWHONN nurse staffing guidelines.

Simpson KR.

MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 2011 Nov-Dec;36(6):404. No abstract available.

PMID:
22019924
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Improving pregnancy outcomes.

Simpson KR.

MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 2011 Sep-Oct;36(5):333. No abstract available.

PMID:
21857208
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Implementation of a system-wide policy for labor induction.

O'Rourke TP, Girardi GJ, Balaskas TN, Havlisch RA, Landstrom G, Kirby B, Knox EG, Simpson KR.

MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 2011 Sep-Oct;36(5):305-11.

PMID:
21857201
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Quality improvement in perinatal care.

Simpson KR.

MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 2011 Sep-Oct;36(5):277. No abstract available.

PMID:
21857196
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Predictors of likelihood of speaking up about safety concerns in labour and delivery.

Lyndon A, Sexton JB, Simpson KR, Rosenstein A, Lee KA, Wachter RM.

BMJ Qual Saf. 2011 Jul 1. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID:
21725045
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Acute myocarditis in children.

Simpson KE, Canter CE.

Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2011 Jun;9(6):771-83. Review.

PMID:
21714608
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Avoiding confusion of maternal heart rate with fetal heart rate during labor.

Simpson KR.

MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 2011 Jul-Aug;36(4):272. No abstract available.

PMID:
21709529
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

An overview of distribution of births in United States hospitals in 2008 with implications for small volume perinatal units in rural hospitals.

Simpson KR.

J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2011 Jul-Aug;40(4):432-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2011.01262.x. Epub 2011 Jun 3.

PMID:
21645116
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Patients' perspectives on the role of prepared childbirth education in decision making regarding elective labor induction.

Simpson KR, Newman G, Chirino OR.

J Perinat Educ. 2010 Summer;19(3):21-32.

PMID:
21629391
[PubMed - in process]
Free PMC Article

Perinatal patient safety and quality.

Simpson KR.

J Perinat Neonatal Nurs. 2011 Apr-Jun;25(2):103-7. Review.

PMID:
21540681
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Clinicians' guide to the use of oxytocin for labor induction and augmentation.

Simpson KR.

J Midwifery Womens Health. 2011 May-Jun;56(3):214-21. doi: 10.1111/j.1542-2011.2011.00052.x. Review.

PMID:
21535370
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]