
Dr. Rachel P. Simmons MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
725 Albany Street Shapiro 9, Suite B Boston MA, 02118About
Dr. Rachel Simmons is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Boston, MA. Dr. Simmons specializes in infections that are difficult to diagnose or unresponsive to treatments, such as HIV or airborne infections from a foreign country. Infectious disease specialists usually work with conditions that are not treatable by a primary physician but it is important to keep contact with the primary physician in order to receive information about the patients history and for deciding which diagnostic tests are appropriate.
Education and Training
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 2004
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Induction of strong HIV-1-specific CD4+ T-cell responses using an HIV-1 gp120/NefTat vaccine adjuvanted with AS02A in antiretroviral-treated HIV-1-infected individuals.
- Changes in cytokine levels and NK cell activation associated with influenza.
- HIV-1 infection induces strong production of IP-10 through TLR7/9-dependent pathways.
Treatments
- Pneumonia
- Hives
- Pain
- Cellulitis
- Urinary Tract Infection (uti)
- Osteomyelitis
- Vascular Disease
Dr. Rachel P. Simmons MD's Practice location
Practice At 725 Albany Street Shapiro 9, Suite B
725 Albany Street Shapiro 9, Suite B -Boston, MA 02118Get Direction
Practice At Massachusetts General Hospital 55 Fruit Street
Massachusetts General Hospital 55 Fruit Street -Boston, MA 02114Get Direction
Dr. Rachel P. Simmons MD's reviews
Write ReviewPatient Experience with Dr. Simmons
Recommended Articles
- Treating Lyme Disease
Lyme disease is a nasty infection that can progress to a chronic debilitating disease with life-threatening complications if left untreated.Lyme disease is transmitted through the bite of a four-legged tick, which is also known as the deer tick or the bear tick. The tick has to be in the nymphal...
- HIV: Will My Child Get It If I’m Pregnant?
The initials 'HIV' stand for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. As the name suggest, it is a viral attack that completely weakens the defense systems of a human being leaving them open to invasion from bacteria and other disease causing micro-organisms.Once infected, the virus finds its way into the...
- What is HIV: Get the Facts
Over the course of our four million or so years of evolution, we humans have developed a highly-specialized immune system that is quite a warrior in combating infections. We are bombarded daily by bacterial and viral pathogens which have the potential to cause us serious illness, but, completely...
- What Are Cold Sores?
Cold sores are small, painful blisters that form on the lips or skin around the nose, mouth, or chin. Also called as herpes labialis and fever blisters, cold sores are caused by a herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection. It usually begins in childhood or young adulthood and continues to persist...
- Alternative Treatments for Chickenpox
Chicken pox is a very easily spread disease, and the cause of the disease is the varicella-zoster virus that starts as sore and itchy skin. Besides children, pregnant mothers are at a high risk of acquiring the disease. Usually, the best method in avoiding the contracting of the virus is getting a...
- How to Remove a Deer Tick to Prevent Yourself from Getting Lyme Disease
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection caused by a spirochete known as Borrelia burgdorferi. It is a spiral-shaped bacterium that replicates within the body with the ability to evade the immune system, causing Lyme disease. Lyme disease is more commonly seen during the spring and summer seasons. The...
Nearby Providers
- Dr. Bela Rosa Bashar MD55 Dimock St Roxbury MA 02119
- Dr. Edward P Butler MD170 Governors Ave Medford MA 02155
- Dr. Katherine Mcgowan MD1153 Centre Street Jamaica Plain MA 02130
- Dr. James Harvey Maguire M.D., M.P.H.111 Cypress St Brookline MA 02445
- Dr. Karin Ingrid Hjalmarson MD822 BOYLSTON ST CHESTNUT HILL MA 02467
- Dr. Steven Laurence Keenholtz M.D.140 Commonwealth Ave Danvers MA 01923
Nearest Hospitals
TUFTS MEDICAL CENTERl
800 WASHINGTON STREET BOSTON MA 2111BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITALl
300 LONGWOOD AVENUE BOSTON MA 2115MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARYl
243 CHARLES STREET BOSTON MA 2114SHRINERS' HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN - BOSTON, THEl
51 BLOSSOM STREET BOSTON MA 2114TUFTS MEDICAL CENTERl
800 WASHINGTON STREET BOSTON MA 2111RHODE ISLAND HOSPITALl
593 EDDY STREET PROVIDENCE RI 2903WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLANDl
101 DUDLEY STREET PROVIDENCE RI 2905