Andrew Simmons

Professor of Pediatrics

UAMS

Also affiliated: Arkansas Children's Hospital (2005–2025); University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (2018–2022); Latrobe Regional Hospital (2008); Heartlands Hospital (2018–2022)

6 h-index 11 pubs 617 cited

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Andrew Simmons is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. His research interests include pediatric allergy, telemedicine, and critical care. He has published on the burden of allergic rhinitis and the impact of food allergy on health literacy in pediatric populations. Simmons has also investigated the application of telemedicine for delivering pediatric spirometry in rural communities and the safety of inter-hospital transfers of critically ill patients. His earlier work included studies on time perception in rats and intertrial interval effects on sensitivity. He has collaborated with researchers such as S. Alexandra Marshall and Renita Brown, with whom he shares multiple publications.

Metrics

h-index: 6
Publications: 11
Citations: 617

Positions

Professor of Pediatrics 1993–present

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine ORCID

Selected Publications

Comparing a Guideline-Based Mobile Health Intervention Versus Usual Care for High-Risk Adolescents With Asthma: Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial (2025)

JMIR Research Protocols DOI OpenAlex
Mobile Health App for Adolescent Asthma Self-Management: Development and Usability Study of the Pulmonary Education and Knowledge Mobile Asthma Action Plan (2025)

JMIR Formative Research 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Telehealth Enhanced Asthma Management (TEAM) (2020)

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology DOI OpenAlex
Impact of food allergy on food insecurity and health literacy in a tertiary care pediatric allergy population (2019)

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology 45 citations DOI OpenAlex
Delivery of high-quality pediatric spirometry in rural communities: A novel use for telemedicine (2018)

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice 15 citations DOI OpenAlex
Burden of allergic rhinitis: Results from the Pediatric Allergies in America survey (2009)

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 553 citations DOI OpenAlex
Ten-Year Experience Using a Respiratory Therapist–Managed, Mdi-Based Plan for Acute Asthma Admissions at a Pediatric Tertiary Care Center (2005)

Journal of Investigative Medicine DOI OpenAlex