Providing child-focused expertise on the covid-19 pandemic
Joelle Simpson, MD, MPH
Joelle Simpson, MD, MPH
Joelle Simpson, MD, MPH
- Pediatric emergency medicine physician
- Director for Emergency Preparedness at Children's National Hospital, Incident Commander for Emergency Department COVID response plan
- Harvard University undergraduate (B.S.)
- George Washington University School of Medicine (M.D.)
- Founded the Pediatric Medical Reserve Corp of DC - a team of medical volunteers trained in disaster management
- Executive committee member of the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Disaster Preparedness and Recovery
- National Biodefense Science Board (NBSB) member
- Extensive experience designing and executing large scale disaster drills or table top exercises in health systems and in the community with multiple partners and city agencies.
Tress Goodwin, MD
Joelle Simpson, MD, MPH
Joelle Simpson, MD, MPH
- Pediatric and adult emergency medicine physician
- Assistant Director for Emergency Preparedness at Children’s National Hospital and is the Assistant Incident Commander for the COVID response.
- Stanford University undergraduate (B.A) and medical degree (M.D.)
- Emergency Medicine residency training at Georgetown University
- 5 years as M.D. in the US Navy, including a combat deployment to Afghanistan in 2015
- Instructor with USUHS in military medicine, combat medical skills, and disaster scenarios
- Experience in terrorism research
- Assistant Professor at George Washington University and Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences