Kathleen Elizabeth Simpson, MD
*Pediatrics - certified
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).

2Nd Floor Suite D
Saint Louis, MO 63110
314.454.6095
Education
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
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Admar |
Aetna PPO |
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BCBS of IL HMO |
BCBS of IL PPO |
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BCBS/Anthem(Blue Access Choice PPO |
BCBS/Anthem(Blue Access PPO) |
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Cigna Open Access HMO/POS |
Cigna PPO |
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CMR (Care Management Resources) |
Community Care Network PPO |
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CorVel PPO |
Coventry HMO/POS |
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Coventry PPO |
First Health |
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Great Rivers Network |
Great-West HMO/POS |
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Health Alliance HMO & PPO |
Healthlink Open Access/HMO/POS |
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Healthlink PPO |
Humana PPO/ChoiceCare Network |
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Illinois Public Aid/Health Connect |
IPA Secondary to Medicare |
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Medicaid MO/ Missouri HealthNet |
Medicare |
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Molina Healthcare MC+ |
Preferred Plan of MO PPO/Takecare |
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Primrose Tertiary/Quarternary |
Private Health Care Systems PPO |
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ProAmerica PPO |
Providers Network of America |
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Tricare/Triwest Standard/ Extra PPO |
Union Pacific RR Emp. Health System |
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United Healthcare Choice/Choice+ |
United Healthcare PPO/ Options |
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United Healthcare Select/Select+POS |
United Payors & Provider |
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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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Simpson KR, Newman G, Chirino OR.
J Perinat Educ. 2010 Summer;19(3):21-32.
- PMID:
- 21629391
- [PubMed - in process]
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]











