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Scott Simpson, MD, MPH

Medical Director, Psychiatric Emergency Services
Denver Health Medical Center
Denver, Colorado, United States

Scott Simpson, MD, MPH, is Medical Director of Psychiatric Emergency Services at Denver Health Medical Center and an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He is Co-Chair of ACLP’s Emergency Psychiatry SIG. As an emergency and C-L psychiatrist, Dr. Simpson has a national reputation for developing innovative clinical interventions, programming, and training curricula to improve the treatment of behavioral emergencies. These successes include developing Colorado’s first 24-7 buprenorphine induction program, pioneering an integrated care services based in the emergency department, and designing an original training rotation for US Army Behavioral Health Specialists in crisis psychiatry. Simpson has been recognized with local and national awards for teaching, scholarship, and program development.

Dr. Simpson received his bachelor's degree in history from Yale University, his Masters of Public Health from Harvard University, and his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He completed psychiatry residency and a fellowship in psychosomatic medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle. He is board-certified in adult psychiatry, consultation-liaison psychiatry, and addiction medicine.

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