About me
Suzanne M. Simkovich MD, MS, is a physician investigator in the Division of Healthcare Delivery Research at MedStar Health Research Institute and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University. She practices as a pulmonary and critical care physician at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
Dr. Simkovich’s research focuses on evaluating and optimizing existing resources in a healthcare system to maximize the health, quality-of-life, and socioeconomic wellbeing of communities. She assesses the feasibility and the adaptability, including cost, of the existing healthcare systems and communities to uptake the novel interventions being investigated.
Dr. Simkovich has been engaged in studies both domestically and internationally in low resource settings including Zambia, Guatemala, India, Peru and Rwanda.
During her fellowship training at Johns Hopkins University, she was awarded a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award to perform a cost-effectiveness analysis alongside an ongoing trial, the Cardiopulmonary Outcomes in Household Air Pollution trial, which implemented a liquified petroleum gas stove and fuel distribution intervention in Puno, Peru. She is currently an investigator on the four country Household Air Pollution Intervention Network trial. As a faculty member, she is currently receiving advanced training in implementation science through the K12 Mentored Training in Implementation Science program at Washington University in St. Louis. She has recently been awarded tail funding to continue her work through the MedStar Academic Investment Fund. During her fellowship, she was awarded the Pearl Stetler Fellowship Award for women in Pulmonary medicine, the Lietman scholarship for Global Health, and the Workshop on Household Energy Impact Evaluation Scholarship through the Fogarty International Center for Implementation Science.
Dr. Simkovich has published multiple high impact publications in journals such as the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Lancet Respiratory Health, Environmental International and CHEST. A complete list of her published works is available on MyBibliography: My Bibliography - NCBI (nih.gov). She is an early career reviewer for the National Institutes of Health. She is serving as a guest editor for the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
Dr. Simkovich received her undergraduate degree in Financial Management and her master’s degree in Accounting from Clemson University. She received her medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina and her fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Johns Hopkins University. She joined Medstar Health Research Institute following completion of her fellowship in 2020.
Clinical areas of focus
- Asthma
- Asthma Management
- Bronchoscopy
- Cardiac Arrest
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation
- Emphysema
- Endotracheal Intubation
- Geriatric Sleep Disorder Treatment
- Internal Jugular Central Line Placement
- Lung Mass Biopsy
- Pneumonia
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Respiratory Failure
- Respiratory Failure Treatment
- Sepsis
- Shock
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Abnormal Lung Imaging Results
- Abscess Of The Mediastinum
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Anemia
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Asthma
- Atrial Fibrillation
- B Cell Lymphoma
- Bacterial Pneumonia
- Basal Cell Carcinoma Of Skin
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Brain Disorders
- Bronchiectasis
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Disease
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Procedures
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Convulsions
- Cough
- Coughing Up Blood
- Dementia
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Digestive System Diseases
- Disorders Of Fluid, Electrolyte And Acid
- Emphysema
- Head Injury
- Hemorrhagic Conditions
- Hydrocephalus
- Hypertension Crisis
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Liver Failure
- Lung Cancer
- Myocarditis
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Pleural Effusion
- Pneumonia
- Pneumonitis Due To Solids And Liquids
- Pneumothorax And Air Leak
- Postprocedural States
- Precerebral Artery Occlusion
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Respiratory Disorders
- Respiratory Failure
- Sepsis
- Shock
- Subcortical Infarction
- Traumatic Encephalopathy
Procedures I perform
- Airway Obstruction Treatment
- Arthrocentesis
- Asthma Management
- Blood Gas Analysis
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Bronchial Alveolar Lavage
- Bronchial Challenge Test
- Bronchoscopy
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Output Assistance
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Program
- Central Sleep Apnea Treatment
- Chest Wall Oscillation
- Chest X-Ray
- Chronic Cough Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Treatment
- Computed Tomography
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation
- Copd Management
- Cystic Fibrosis Treatment
- Dopamine Therapy
- Echocardiography
- Electrocardiogram
- Endobronchial Ultrasound
- Endotracheal Intubation
- Exercise Stress Test
- Functional Capacity Evaluation
- Geriatric Sleep Disorder Treatment
- Hemodynamic Monitoring
- Homocysteine Lowering Therapy
- Insertion Infusion Device
- Insertion Of Infusion Device Into Lower Vein
- Internal Jugular Central Line Placement
- Lobectomy
- Lung Biopsy
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Lung Mass Biopsy
- Lung Mass Treatment
- Lung Transplant
- Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
- Malignant Pleural Effusion Drainage
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Mixed Venous Oxygen Saturation
- Mycobacterial Infection Treatment
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nitrogen Washout Treatment
- Nonautologous Frozen Plasma Transfusion
- Nonautologous Plasma Cryoprecipitate Transfusion
- Nonautologous Platelets Transfusion
- Nonautologous Red Blood Cells Transfusion
- Non-Invasive Ventilation
- Peripheral Venous Access
- Peritoneal Cavity Drainage
- Pleural Cavity Drainage
- Pulmonary Edema Treatment
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Pulmonary Medicine Consultation
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation Consultation
- Pulmonary Sarcoid Treatment
- Respiratory Failure Treatment
- Respiratory Infection Treatment
- Rigid Bronchoscopy
- Thoracoscopy
- Thoracoscopy With Pleurodesis
- Trachea Endotracheal Airway Insertion
- Tracheostomy
- Tracheostomy Management
- Transbronchial Biopsy
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Vasopressor Administration
- Ventilation-Perfusion Scan
- Volume Resuscitation
Practice locations
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25500 Point Lookout Rd. Leonardtown, MD, 20650
301-475-8981miles away
201 E. University Pkwy. Baltimore, MD, 21218
410-554-2000miles away
5601 Loch Raven Blvd. Baltimore, MD, 21239
443-444-8000miles away
7503 Surratts Rd Clinton, MD, 20735
301-868-8000miles away
3800 Reservoir Rd. NW Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-2000miles away
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2020)
Residency: Medical University of South Carolina GME Program (2016)
Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina (2013)