Overview

Dr. Simon is Vice Chair for Faculty for the Dept of Pediatrics and is the Marcus Professor of Pediatric Emergency Medicine. He is Chief Faculty Development Officer for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. He also has an Executive MBA from Emory's Goizueta Business School. His research interests focus around resource utilization, process & quality improvement, Injury prevention, sedation, career development and workforce. Research includes being an MPI on a CDC Concussion grant, pediatric spoke PI for the SIREN Clinical Trials Network in collaboration with the Dept of EM. Among his other administrative roles he serves as a Chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee (section #3) of Emory University's Georgia Clinical & Translational Science Alliance, Clinical Research Network and is Co-Director of the Emory Professional Leadership Enrichment and Development Program (EM-ProLEAD). He is also a School of Medicine representative on the Emory University Senate and the University Faculty Council. Nationally he served on the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Pediatric Workforce (Chair 2019-2024).

Contact information:
Departmental Administrative Contact: Denise Jacobson 404-712-6599
For Emergency Department related Issues: Debra Busby 404-785-7141

Academic Appointment

• Marcus Professor of Pediatrics Emergency Medicine & Faculty Development, Pediatrics, Emory U. School of Medicine
• Vice Chair for Faculty, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine
• Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine
• Professor of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

Education

Research