Shannon Simmons, MD

Faculty Appointment(s)

Assistant Professor

Leadership Role(s)

Medical Director, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Unit, Seattle Children's

sws1@uw.edu

206-987-2000

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Personal Statement

I am an attending on the Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Unit, ​where I provide acute inpatient stabilization to patients with a broad range of diagnoses and presenting concerns. I aim to provide high quality, family-focused, evidence-based care as part of a multidisciplinary team. I am highly involved in educating residents, fellows, and medical students, and serve as Associate Training Director for Inpatient Psychiatry for the child psychiatry fellowship program.

Education

Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans
Tulane Univ.School of Public Health, New Orleans
Psychiatry, Northwestern University - School of Medicine, Chicago
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago

Department Affiliations

Centers/Programs

Other Affiliations

Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Unit (PBMU) – Seattle Children’s Hospital

Recent Publications

Responding to Acute Mental Health Crises in Black Youth: Is It Safe to Call 911?
(2022 May 27)
Community Ment Health J
Ramasamy RS, Thompson A, Simmons S
Ethical Considerations in Balancing Use of Seclusion and Restraint With Risk of COVID-19 Exposure: Recommendations for Youth Inpatient Psychiatry Units.
(2022 May 2)
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry
Thompson AD, Berkman ER, Simmons SW, Porter KM, Kroon L, Goldman R, Ramasamy RS
Preparing Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists for the Future of our Field: in Defense of "Slow Tracking".
(2022 Feb)
Acad Psychiatry 46(1): 82-84
Simmons S, Anzia J, Hsiao RC, Varley CK
Commentary: Getting kids what they need, where they are, when they need it: home-based services in a continuum of care - a commentary on Boege et al. (2021).
(2021 Nov)
Child Adolesc Ment Health 26(4): 375-377
Simmons S, McClellan J
Nowhere to Go: Providing Quality Services for Children With Extended Hospitalizations on Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Units.
(2021 Mar)
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 60(3): 329-331
Thompson A, Simmons S, Wolff J
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