Medical Director, Psychiatric Emergency Services, Denver Health
Associate Director of Behavioral Health Services, Denver Health
Program Director, Denver Health Emergency Psychiatry Fellowship
Recognition & Awards
Dorfman Journal Paper Award for Original Research, Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
(2022)
Master Educator, Association for Academic Psychiatry
(2022)
Stoudemire Innovations in Education Award, Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
(2021)
First Place Poster Award, Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Annual Meeting
(2021)
Dlin/Fischer Research Award, Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
(2020)
Third Place Poster Award, Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Annual Meeting
(2019)
Denver Health Organizational Award for Quality, Safety, and Service (second place), Denver Health
(2018)
Denver Health Organizational Award for Growth (first place), Denver Health
(2018)
Faculty Winner, University of Colorado Department of Psychiatry Poster Session, University of Colorado School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
(2018)
Hero of the Heart Award, Denver Health
(2018)
Rymer Endowment Innovation Award, University of Colorado School of Medicine Academy of Medical Educators
(2017)
Michael Weissberg Teaching Award, University of Colorado Department of Psychiatry
(2016)
Star Award, Denver Health
(2015)
Award for Clinical Research Excellence, University of Washington Psychiatry Residency
(2013)
Resident of the Year, American Association for Emergency Psychiatry
(2013)
Assistant Professor
(2014)
School of Medicine,
Psychiatry
Associate Professor
(2019)
School of Medicine,
Psychiatry
Publications
Bonfiglio G, Loh R, Simpson SA, Fish LE. Housing Status as a Predictor for Outpatient Care Following an Emergency or Urgent Care Encounter with a Behavioral Health Diagnosis: A Multivariable Analysis. Community Ment Health J. 2022 Dec 1. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36454478
Thurstone C, Loh R, Piatz C, Simpson SA. Adolescent Substance Use Disorder Diagnosis Correlates With Hospitalization After an Emergency Department Visit. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2022 Oct 1;38(10):e1590-e1593. PubMed PMID: 36066586
Lawrence RE, Krumheuer A, Loh R, Stanley B, Simpson SA. Persons Who Engage in Self-Harm While in the Emergency Department: A Case-Control Analysis. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2022 Oct 1;210(10):736-740. PubMed PMID: 36179373
Simpson SA, Goans CRR, Loh RM, Ryall KA, Middleton M, Dalton A. Use of an Agitation Measure to Screen for Suicide and Self-Harm Risk Among Emergency Department Patients. J Acad Consult Liaison Psychiatry. 2022 Jul 16. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 35850464
Simpson SA, Wolf C, Loh RM, Camfield K, Rylander M. Evaluation of the BEAT Meth Intervention for Emergency Department Patients with Methamphetamine Psychosis. J Addict Med. 2022 Jul 8. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 35802766
Simpson SA, Shy BD, Loh RM. More Than Suicide: Mortality After Emergency Psychiatric Care and Implications for Practice. J Acad Consult Liaison Psychiatry. 2022 Jul-Aug;63(4):354-362. PubMed PMID: 35017123
Simpson SA, Hordes M, Blum J, Rinehart D, Al-Tayyib A. Barriers to Engagement in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment After Buprenorphine Induction. J Addict Med. 2022 Jul-Aug 01;16(4):479-482. PubMed PMID: 34954744
Lawrence RE, Fuchs B, Krumheuer A, Perez-Coste M, Loh R, Simpson SA, Stanley B. Self-harm During Visits to the Emergency Department: A Qualitative Content Analysis. J Acad Consult Liaison Psychiatry. 2022 May-Jun;63(3):225-233. PubMed PMID: 34695618
Simpson SA, Loh R, Goans CRR, Ryall K, Middleton M, Dalton A. Reply to Letter to the Editor. J Emerg Med. 2022 Apr;62(4):570-571. PubMed PMID: 35065864
Casher GA, Sutton B, Roosevelt G, Simpson SA. Evaluation of an Integrated Psychology Service in a Pediatric Emergency Department and Urgent Care. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2022 Feb 1;38(2):e697-e702. PubMed PMID: 34137565
Simpson SA, Hordes M, Blum J, Rinehart D, Al-Tayyib A. Barriers to Engagement in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment After Buprenorphine Induction. J Addict Med. 2021 Dec 23. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34954744
Simpson SA, Loh RM, Cabrera M, Cahn M, Gross A, Hadley A, Lawrence RE. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Psychiatric Emergency Service Volume and Hospital Admissions. J Acad Consult Liaison Psychiatry. 2021 Nov-Dec;62(6):588-594. PubMed PMID: 34058432
Lawrence RE, Fuchs B, Krumheuer A, Perez-Coste M, Loh R, Simpson SA, Stanley B. Self-harm During Visits to the Emergency Department: A Qualitative Content Analysis. J Acad Consult Liaison Psychiatry. 2021 Oct 22. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34695618
Curry A, Simpson S. Cross-training Social Workers to Work in a Psychiatric Emergency Service during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Acad Psychiatry. 2021 Oct;45(5):603-607. PubMed PMID: 33409941
Simpson SA, Loh R, Goans CRR, Ryall K, Middleton M, Dalton A. Suicide and Self-Harm Outcomes Among Psychiatric Emergency Service Patients Diagnosed As Malingering. J Emerg Med. 2021 Oct;61(4):381-386. PubMed PMID: 34210531
Simpson SA, Bienvenu OJ, Andrews SR, Close JS, Adler Cohen MA, Fernandez-Robles C, Francis BA, Gandhi J, Gangopadhyay M, Gershengoren L, Grimaldi JA, Isenberg-Grzeda E, Key RG, Kiong T, Kontos N, Loh RM, Luchsinger W, Munjal S, Niazi SK, Nichols NA, Pathare A, Pereira LF, Shim JJ, Tobin MB, Zimbrean PC. Identifying the Most Important Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Publications in 2020 Using a Novel Literature Assessment Instrument. J Acad Consult Liaison Psychiatry. 2021 Sep-Oct;62(5):493-500. PubMed PMID: 34048960
Zwick T, Sharp C, Severn D, Simpson SA. Malingering in the Emergency Setting. Cureus. 2021 Jun;13(6):e15670. PubMed PMID: 34277261
Simpson SA, Goans C, Loh R, Ryall K, Middleton MCA, Dalton A. Suicidal ideation is insensitive to suicide risk after emergency department discharge: Performance characteristics of the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale Screener. Acad Emerg Med. 2021 Jun;28(6):621-629. PubMed PMID: 33346922
Simpson SA, Karam S, Roosevelt G. Consultee satisfaction with integrated behavioral health in a pediatric emergency department. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2021 Jan-Feb;68:104-105. PubMed PMID: 33339606
Casher GA, Sutton B, Roosevelt G, Simpson SA. Evaluation of an Integrated Psychology Service in a Pediatric Emergency Department and Urgent Care. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2021 Jan 11. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34137565
Simpson SA, Karam S, Roosevelt G. Consultee satisfaction with integrated behavioral health in a pediatric emergency department. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2021 Jan-Feb;68:104-105. PubMed PMID: 33339606
Novoa KC, Dunn T, Curry A, Froude R, Simpson SA. Limitations of Traditional Models for Medical Decision-Making Capacity and Ethical Clinical Practice in Light of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic. Cureus. 2021 Apr 27;13(4):e14716. PubMed PMID: 34055555
Simpson SA, Loh RM, Goans CRR. New data on suicide risk assessment in the emergency department reveal the need for new approaches in research and clinical practice. Psychol Med. 2021 May 19;:1-2. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34008485
Simpson SA, Karam S, Roosevelt G. Consultee satisfaction with integrated behavioral health in a pediatric emergency department. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2021 Jan-Feb;68:104-105. PubMed PMID: 33339606
Simpson SA, Karam S, Roosevelt G. Consultee satisfaction with integrated behavioral health in a pediatric emergency department. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2021 Jan-Feb;68:104-105. PubMed PMID: 33339606
Simpson SA, Karam S, Roosevelt G. Consultee satisfaction with integrated behavioral health in a pediatric emergency department. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2021 Jan-Feb;68:104-105. PubMed PMID: 33339606
Curry A, Simpson S. Cross-training Social Workers to Work in a Psychiatric Emergency Service during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Acad Psychiatry. 2021 Oct;45(5):603-607. PubMed PMID: 33409941
Simpson SA, Loh RM, Cabrera M, Cahn M, Gross A, Hadley A, Lawrence RE. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Psychiatric Emergency Service Volume and Hospital Admissions. J Acad Consult Liaison Psychiatry. 2021 Nov-Dec;62(6):588-594. PubMed PMID: 34058432
Simpson SA, Karam S, Roosevelt G. Consultee satisfaction with integrated behavioral health in a pediatric emergency department. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2021 Jan-Feb;68:104-105. PubMed PMID: 33339606
Betz ME, Knoepke CE, Simpson S, Siry BJ, Clement A, Saunders T, Johnson R, Azrael D, Boudreaux ED, Omeragic F, Adams LM, Almond S, Juarez-Colunga E, Matlock DD. An Interactive Web-Based Lethal Means Safety Decision Aid for Suicidal Adults (Lock to Live): Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. J Med Internet Res. 2020 Jan 29;22(1):e16253. PubMed PMID: 32012056
Wolf C, Curry A, Nacht J, Simpson SA. Management of Alcohol Withdrawal in the Emergency Department: Current Perspectives. Open Access Emerg Med. 2020;12:53-65. PubMed PMID: 32256131
Cabrera MA, Karamsetty L, Simpson SA. Coronavirus and Its Implications for Psychiatry: A Rapid Review of the Early Literature. Psychosomatics. 2020 Nov - Dec;61(6):607-615. PubMed PMID: 32943211
Cao SS, Dunham SI, Simpson SA. Prescribing Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorders in the ED: A Review of Best Practices, Barriers, and Future Directions. Open Access Emerg Med. 2020;12:261-274. PubMed PMID: 33116962
Simpson SA, Goans C, Loh R, Ryall K, Middleton MCA, Dalton A. Suicidal ideation is insensitive to suicide risk after emergency department discharge: Performance characteristics of the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale Screener. Acad Emerg Med. 2020 Dec 21. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33346922
Diurba S, Johnson RL, Siry BJ, Knoepke CE, Suresh K, Simpson SA, Azrael D, Ranney ML, Wintemute GJ, Betz ME. Lethal Means Assessment and Counseling in the Emergency Department: Differences by Provider Type and Personal Home Firearms. Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2020 Oct;50(5):1054-1064. PubMed PMID: 32598076
Cabrera MA, Karamsetty L, Simpson SA. Coronavirus and Its Implications for Psychiatry: A Rapid Review of the Early Literature. Psychosomatics. 2020 Nov - Dec;61(6):607-615. PubMed PMID: 32943211
Lee DP, Simpson SA. A Three-Step, Single Session Therapy Intervention for COVID-Related Anxiety in a Pediatric Emergency Department. Cureus. 2020 Dec 29;12(12):e12371. PubMed PMID: 33527052
Simpson SA, Sakai J, Rylander M. A Free Online Video Series Teaching Verbal De-escalation for Agitated Patients. Acad Psychiatry. 2020 Apr;44(2):208-211. PubMed PMID: 31863414
Simpson SA, Chwastiak LA, Andrews SR, Bienvenu OJ, Adler Cohen MA, Cozza KL, DiMartini A, Fernandez-Robles C, Grimaldi JAR, Isenberg-Grzeda E, King Iv F, Kontos N, Luchsinger W, Munjal S, Pathare A, Pereira LF, Philbrick K, Rosen JH, Schmelzer NA, Zimbrean PC. Updates in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry: 2019. Psychosomatics. 2020 Sep - Oct;61(5):450-455. PubMed PMID: 32665149
Simpson SA, Dumas A, McDowell AK, Westmoreland P. Novel Coronavirus and Related Public Health Interventions Are Negatively Impacting Mental Health Services. Psychosomatics. 2020 Sep-Oct;61(5):568-571. PubMed PMID: 32331770
Simpson SA. A Single-session Crisis Intervention Therapy Model for Emergency Psychiatry. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2019 Feb;3(1):27-32. PubMed PMID: 30775659
Simpson SA. A Survey of Clinical Approaches to Suicide Risk Assessment for Patients Intoxicated on Alcohol. Psychosomatics. 2019 Mar - Apr;60(2):197-203. PubMed PMID: 30093244
Simpson SA, Goodwin M, Thurstone C. Implementation and Evaluation of a Military-Civilian Partnership to Train Mental Health Specialists. Mil Med. 2019 Jul 1;184(7-8):e184-e190. PubMed PMID: 30690507
Kromka W, Simpson S. A Narrative Review of Predictors of Adult Mental Health Emergency Department Return Visits and Interventions to Reduce Repeated Use. J Emerg Med. 2019 Nov;57(5):671-682. PubMed PMID: 31610908
Simpson SA, Sakai J, Rylander M. A Free Online Video Series Teaching Verbal De-escalation for Agitated Patients. Acad Psychiatry. 2019 Dec 20. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31863414
Simpson SA. A Single-session Crisis Intervention Therapy Model for Emergency Psychiatry. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2019 Feb;3(1):27-32. PubMed PMID: 30775659
Simpson SA, Monroe C. Implementing and Evaluating a Standard of Care for Clinical Evaluations in Emergency Psychiatry. J Emerg Med. 2018 Oct;55(4):522-529.e2. PubMed PMID: 30170836
Simpson SA. A Survey of Clinical Approaches to Suicide Risk Assessment for Patients Intoxicated on Alcohol. Psychosomatics. 2018 Jul 24. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30093244