Andrew T. Simms, MD

Andrew Simms, MD moved to Chicago from Missouri to attend Loyola University Chicago and trained in the Theatre Arts and stage acting. After working briefly as a professional actor, he attended medical school. He graduated from Rush Medical College, completed an Internal Medicine Residency at Rush, and joined the combined Rush/Cook County Hospital Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program, where he served as Chief Fellow and was awarded the Internal Medicine Residency Program’s ‘Fellow Teacher of the Year’ award. Simms also worked in research focused on Infection Prevention and Hospital Quality Improvement through Rush’s CDC-funded Epicenter Program. He joined Rush as Assistant Professor in Infectious Diseases after completing his fellowship and pursues work in clinical care, medical education, and research focused on hospital epidemiology and quality improvement.