Rebecca A. Simmons, MD
Neonatology and Newborn Services
Independent provider
Sees newborns through age 1 month
Neonatology and Newborn Services HUP
About me
- Hallam Hurt Professor in Neonatology
- Professor of Pediatrics in Obstetrics and Gynecology
My education and training
- Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine
- Fellowship: University of California San Francisco
Spoken languages
English
English
Insurance accepted
Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.
- Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP
- Aetna Advantra Credit Value
- Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO
- Aetna Advantra Eagle POS
- Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO
- Aetna Advantra Value
- Aetna Advantra Value Plus
- Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier)
- Aetna Better Health Kids (CHIP) - DH Only
- Aetna Flexible Five
- Aetna Freedom Core
- Aetna Gold
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Philly Prime
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO APCN
- Aetna Premier
- Aetna Premier Plus
- Aetna Savings Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Plan PPO
- Aetna Upfront Advantage
- First Health HMO
- First Health POS
- First Health PPO
- Meritain - Aramark (Other)
- Meritain - Aramark (Pennsylvania Premier Medical Plan)
- Centivo EPO
- Cigna Healthcare EPO
- Cigna Healthcare HMO
- Cigna Healthcare POS
- Cigna Healthcare PPO
- Claim Watcher (Homestead/ INDECs) Open Access
- Clover Health Choice
- Clover Health Choice Value PPO
- Clover Health Classic HMO
- Clover Health Value
- Devoted Health Choice Giveback Pennsylvania (PPO)
- Devoted Health Choice Pennsylvania (PPO)
- Devoted Health Choice Plus Pennsylvania (PPO)
- Devoted Health Core Pennsylvania (HMO)
- Devoted Health Dual Plus Pennsylvania (HMO D-SNP)
- Devoted Health Giveback Pennsylvania (HMO)
Locations
Penn Medicine hospital privileges
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Qualifications and experience
- Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1989
- Ad Hoc Reviewer American Diabetes Association, National
- Ad Hoc Reviewer Health Research Council of New Zealand, International
- Ad Hoc Reviewer March of Dimes, National
- Ad Hoc Reviewer Medical Research Council, Canada, International
- Ad Hoc Reviewer Medical Research Council, Great Britain, International
- Ad Hoc Reviewer NIH P&N, National
- Ad Hoc Reviewer SEP, NICHD, National
- Ad Hoc Reviewer SEP, NICHD, National
- Ad Hoc Reviewer Wellcome Trust, UK, International
- American Academy of Pediatrics, National
- American Board of Pediatrics, National
- American Diabetes Association, National
- Association, Auckland Medical Research Foundation, International
- Danish Diabetes Academy, International
- Eastern Society for Pediatric Research, Local
- Endocrine Society, National
- March of Dimes Study Section Chair, National
- Member, Study Section, ZRG1 F06A, NICHD, National
- NIH Study Section Ad Hoc reviewer, National
- Perinatal Research Society, National
- Society for Study of Fetal Physiology, National
- Study Section Chair, Special Emphasis Panel, NICHD, National
- Study Section Member ZRG1 F06A, NICHD, National
- The Society for Pediatric Research, National
- Winthrop-University Hospital, National
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
Stoffers DA, Desai BM, DeLeon DD, Simmons RA Neonatal exendin-4 prevents the development of diabetes in the intrauterine growth retarded rat , Diabetes, 52(3): 2003,734-740
Selak MA, Storey BT, Peterside IE, Simmons RA Impaired oxidative phosphorylation in skeletal muscle of intrauterine growth-retarded rats , Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab, 285(1): 2003,E130-E137
Chennathukuzhi V, Stein JM, Abel T, Donlon S, Yang S, Miller JP, Allman DM, Simmons RA, Hecht NB Mice deficient for testis-brain RNA-binding protein exhibit a coordinate loss of TRAX, reduced fertility, altered gene expression in the brain, and behavioral changes , Mol Cell Biol, 23(18): 2003,6419-6434
Peterside IE, Selak MA, Simmons RA Impaired oxidative phosphorylation in hepatic mitochondria in growth-retarded rats , Am J Physiol, 285(6): 2003,E1258-1264
Pallotto EK, Macones GA, Simmons R Small for gestational age infants at risk for prolonged hypoglycemia , Epidemiology: 2003
Pallotto EK, Woelnerhanssen B, Macones G, Simmons RA Hypoglycemia in small for gestational age infants: How extensive is the problem and what are the risks? , Pediatr Res, 53: 2003,499A
Simmons RA, Selak MA Intrauterine growth retardation increases oxidative stress and induces mitochondrial DNA deletions in rat ß-cells , Pediatr Res , 53: 2003,804A
Vuguin P, Raab B, Xiaohui-Ma, Liu B, Barzilai N, Stoffers DA, Simmons RA Exendin-4 decreases body weight and improves insulin action in intrauterine growth retarded rats. , Pediatr Res, 53: 2003,877A
Simmons RA, Crutchlow M, Desai BM, Stoffers DA Reduced islet vascularity in intrauterine growth retarded rats , Endocrinology : 2003,PI-295
Simmons, RA Cell glucose transport handling during fetal and neonatal development , Fetal and Neonatal Physiol: 2003