Nathaniel M Sims, M.D.
Newbower/Eitan MGH Endowed Chair in Biomedical Technology Innovation Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital |
Associate Professor of Anaesthesia Harvard Medical School |
Investigator, Assoc Prof (M) Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Mass General Research Institute |
Research Interests
Research Narrative
Dr. Sims is a strategic and hands-on innovator who has developed numerous technologies that make patient care safer and more efficient. Working with interdisciplinary teams involving biomedical engineering, nursing and various hospital departments, Dr. Sims and colleagues have pioneered improvements in patient monitoring, patient transport and error-free intravenous drug delivery systems.
The original concepts for “Smart Drug Infusion Pumps” were developed in 1992, by Dr. Sims at MGH and implemented clinically in 1997. His career focus has been in developing advanced systems technologies to improve safety and patient care while reducing cost. Dr. Sims holds numerous U.S. patents (rights assigned to MGH) and has used licensing revenues to create an Innovation Support Center and an Innovation Fund at MGH.
Dr. Sims is the 2006 winner of the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) Foundation Laufman/Greatbatch Prize for his significant contributions to the advancement of medical instrumentation through development of “smart drug infusion pump” technology and “flexible monitoring” systems. He is a 2011 recipient of the AAMI Standards Developer Award and is also Vice-Chair for Research and a Board Member of AAMI.
nsims@mgh.harvard.edu |
(617) 930-9406 |
Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine Gray / Bigelow 55 Fruit St - c/o Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine Gray 404 Boston, MA 02114-2621 |