Department of Pediatrics

Education

• BA, University of Missouri - Kansas City, 2006
• MD, University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Medicine, 2006

Training

• Residency, Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine-Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, 2006 - 2009
• Fellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, Washington University in Saint Louis - St. Louis Children's Hospital, 2009 - 2012
• Fellowship, Pediatric Heart Failure and Transplant, Washington University in Saint Louis - St. Louis Children's Hospital, 2012 - 2013

Licensure and Board Certification

• MO, Missouri State Medical License , 2006
• General Pediatrics Board Certification , 2009
• Pediatric Board Certification , 2009
• Pediatric Cardiology Board Certification , 2012
• Pediatric Cardiology Board Certification , 2012

Honors

• Gold Humanism Honor Society Award, 2006 - 2006

Recent Publications view all (20)

Publication Co-Authors

Gregory A. Storch, M.D.

Charles Canter, M.D.

Patrick Y. Jay, M.D., Ph.D.

Shabana Shahanavaz, M.B.B.S.

Caroline K. Lee, M.D.

Chesney Castleberry, M.D.

David Balzer, M.D.

Mark C. Johnson, M.D.

Vikas Dharnidharka, M.D., M.P.H.

Washington University has a long tradition of collaboration amongst colleagues.The faculty above have co-authored publications with Kathleen Simpson, M.D.

1. Zinn MD, Wallendorf MJ, Simpson KE, Osborne AD, Kirklin JK, Canter CE.. Impact of routine surveillance biopsy intensity on the diagnosis of moderate to severe cellular rejection and survival after pediatric heart transplantation. Pediatr Transplant. 2018. PMID:29377465 
2. Cammock C, Choudhry S, Castleberry CM, Al-Hammadi N, Eghtesady P, Canter CE, Simpson KE.. Early stroke post-heart transplant is associated with decreased survival in children. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2018. PMID:29395751 
3. Choudhry S, Dharnidharka VR, Castleberry CD, Goss CW, Simpson KE, Schechtman KB, Canter CE.. End-stage renal disease after pediatric heart transplantation: a 25-year national cohort study J Heart Lung Transplant. 2017;S1053. PMID:29055603 
4. Miller JR, Lancaster TS, Epstein DJ, DuPont NC, Simpson KE, Castleberry C, Canter CE, Eghtesady P, Boston US. Outcomes and Trends of Ventricular Assist Device Selection in Children with End-Stage Heart Failure ASAIO J. 2017;63(4):464-469. doi:10.1097  PMID:28009713 
5. Zinn MD, Wallendorf MJ, Simpson KE, Osborne AD, Kirklin JK, Canter CE. Impact of age on incidence and prevalence of moderate-to-severe cellular rejection detected by routine surveillance biopsy in pediatric heart transplantation J Heart Lung Transplant. 2017;36(4):451-456. PMID:27865735 
6. Simpson KE, Pruitt E, Kirklin JK, Naftel DC, Singh RK, Edens E, Barnes AP, Canter CE. Fontan patient survival after pediatric heart transplantation has improved in the current era Ann Thorac Surg. 2017;103(4):1315-1320. doi:27863728   PMID:27863728  
7. Simpson KE, Cunningham MW, Lee CK, Ward K, Tong A, Danon S, Simon C, Delaney JW, Canter CE. Autoimmunity Against the Heart and Cardiac Myosin in Children With Myocarditis. J Card Fail. 2016;22(7):520-8. PMID:26941007 
8. Miller JR, Simpson KE, Epstein DJ, Lancaster TS, Henn MC, Schuessler RB, Balzer DT, Shahanavaz S, Murphy JJ, Canter CE, Eghtesady P, Boston US. Improved survival after heart transplant for failed Fontan patients with preserved ventricular function. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2016. doi:10.1016/j.healun.2016.02.005  PMID:27068035 
9. Simpson KE, Storch GA, Lee CK, Ward KE, Danon S, Simon CM, Delaney JW, Tong A, Canter CE. High Frequency of Detection by PCR of Viral Nucleic Acid in The Blood of Infants Presenting with Clinical Myocarditis. Pediatr Cardiol. 2016;37(2):399-404. PMCID:PMC4775434  PMID:26499513 
10. Miller JR, Epstein DJ, Henn MC, Guthrie T, Schuessler RB, Simpson KE, Canter CE, Eghtesady P, Boston US. Early Biventricular Assist Device Use in Children: A Single-Center Review of 31 Patients. ASAIO J. 2015;61(6):688-94. PMID:26186261 
11. Sparks J, Epstein D, Baltagi S, Mehegan ME, Simpson KE, Canter CE, Silvestry S, Eghtesady P, Boston US. Continuous Flow Device Support in Children Using the HeartWare HVAD: 1,000 Days of Lessons Learned From a Single Center Experience. ASAIO J. 2015;61(5):569-73. PMID:25967955 
12. Miller JR, Boston US, Epstein DJ, Henn MC, Lawrance CP, Kallenbach J, Simpson KE, Canter CE, Eghtesady P. Pediatric Quality of Life while Supported with a Ventricular Assist Device. Congenit Heart Dis. 2015;10(4):E189-96. doi:10.1111/chd.12260  PMID:25864509 
13. Birnbaum BF, Simpson KE, Boschert TA, Zheng J, Wallendorf MJ, Schechtman K, Canter CE. Intravenous home inotropic use is safe in pediatric patients awaiting transplantation. Circ Heart Fail. 2015;8(1):64-70. doi:10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.114.001528  PMID:25472966 
14. Simpson KE,Cunningham MW, Lee CK,Tong A, Danon S, Simon C, Delaney JW, Storch GA, Canter CE. Children with myocarditis and new onset dilated cardiomyopathy have evidence of autoimmunity and viremia at presentation. Progress in Pediatric Cardiology. 2014;37(1):39-40. 
15. Sanchez Mejia AA, Simpson KE, Hildebolt CF, Pahl E, Matthews KL, Rainey CA, Canter CE, Jay PY, Johnson MC. Tissue Doppler septal Tei index indicates severity of illness in pediatric patients with congestive heart failure. Pediatr Cardiol. 2014;35(3):411-8. doi:10.1007/s00246-013-0794-1  PMCID:PMC3944049  PMID:24061276 
16. Simpson KE, Esmaeeli A, Khanna G, White F, Turnmelle Y, Eghtesady P, Boston U, Canter CE. Liver cirrhosis in Fontan patients does not affect 1-year post-heart transplant mortality or markers of liver function. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2014;33(2):170-7. doi:10.1016/j.healun.2013.10.033  PMCID:PMC3985609  PMID:24365764 
17. Simpson KE, Everitt MD. Fontan-Associated Liver Disease: Reversible with Cardiac Transplantation, or "Past the Point of No Return"? ISHLT Links. 2013;5(5). 
18. Simpson KE, Cibulka N, Lee CK, Huddleston CH, Canter CE. Failed Fontan heart transplant candidates with preserved vs impaired ventricular ejection: 2 distinct patient populations. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2012;31(5):545-7. doi:10.1016/j.healun.2012.02.003  PMID:22381208 
19. Simpson KE, Huddleston CB, Foerster S, Nicholas R, Balzer D. Successful subxyphoid hybrid approach for placement of a Melody percutaneous pulmonary valve. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2011;78(1):108-11. doi:10.1002/ccd.22930  PMID:21234917 
20. Simpson KE, Hulse E, Carlson K. Atrial tachyarrhythmias in neonatal enterovirus myocarditis. Pediatr Cardiol. 2009;30(6):827-30. doi:10.1007/s00246-009-9398-1  PMID:19294461