Guest Profile

Dr. Dinee Simpson

Dr. Simpson is a transplant surgeon and assistant professor of surgery in the Division of Organ Transplantation at Northwestern Medicine, as well as the founding director of the Northwestern Medicine African American Transplant Access Program, an initiative of the Northwestern Medicine Comprehensive Transplant Center. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Simpson sits on the board of directors for the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois. She is a recipient of its 2019 Rising Star Award, as well as the 2019 Community She-ro Award from Distinctively Me, a nonprofit organization that serves at-risk girls in the greater Chicago area, and the 2019 ARCC seed grant to help improve disparities among African Americans relevant to kidney disease.