Dr. Simpson received her medical degree from McGill University and completed her Pediatrics training and Hematology/Oncology fellowship at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. During her fellowship, she also completed a Master’s in Public Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Through her work in the Division of Hematology/Oncology at CHEO, Dr. Simpson’s major clinical and research interests focus on health systems improvement for children and adolescents with sickle cell disease and other hematologic disorders.
In her role as Assistant Dean for the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at the Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Simpson aims to strengthen faculty-wide approaches for supporting a diverse community of learners, staff, and faculty and to prioritize principles of equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging. Provincially and nationally, Dr. Simpson serves as a board member for the Black Physicians Association of Ontario and is also treasurer for CanHaem.
