Jerome B. Simon, MD, FRCPC, FACP – Gastroenterology

Dr. Jerome B. Simon reviews medical content for Healthwise, a nonprofit organization with a mission to help people make better health decisions. Dr. Simon is an internist with specialized training in gastroenterology at the Kingston General and Hotel Dieu hospitals in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. He is a Professor…

Jerome B. Simon, MD, FRCPC, FACP – Gastroenterology

Dr. Jerome B. Simon reviews medical content for Healthwise, a nonprofit organization with a mission to help people make better health decisions. Dr. Simon is an internist with specialized training in gastroenterology at the Kingston General and Hotel Dieu hospitals in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. He is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Medicine at Queen’s University in Kingston. In 2000 Dr. Simon received the Aesculapian Society Education Award, as he had in 1995 and 1999. In each year from 2001 through 2004 he received the Aesculapian Society Phase IIE Teaching Award. He has also received the Basmajian Award for his research. Dr. Simon has been an active researcher and lecturer and is widely published in Canada and the United States.

Education and Training

MD: Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, 1962

Rotating Intern: Montreal General Hospital, Montreal, QC, 1962–1963

Junior Assistant and Senior Assistant Resident in Medicine: Montreal General Hospital, Montreal, QC, 1963–1965

Training Resident in Gastroenterology: Montreal General Hospital, Montreal, QC, 1965–1966

Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow: Liver Study Unit, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 1966–1967

Postdoctoral Research Fellow: Liver Study Unit, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 1967–1969

Certifications

Royal College of Physicians of Canada

American Board of Internal Medicine

Academic Appointments

Queen’s University, Department of Medicine, Kingston, ON:

  • Professor Emeritus, 2005–present
  • Professor, 1988–2005
  • Associate Professor, 1974–1988
  • Assistant Professor, 1970–1974
  • Lecturer, 1969–1970

Fellow in Medicine, Yale University and Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, 1966–1969

Financial Disclosure

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This reviewer reported no financial conflicts.