Cuthbert O. Simpkins Ii

Dr. Simpkins is the inventor of Vivacelle and the President of Vivacelle Bio Inc. He is a trauma surgeon and scientist. Dr. Simpkins has over thirty years of experience as a surgeon including serving as Director of the Trauma Program at LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, LA. He finished his undergraduate studies at Amherst College with honors in Chemistry and graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1974.

Dr. Simpkins completed his surgical training in 1980 at St. Luke Hospital in New York City and Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn. He did research fellowships at Boston University School of Medicine and the Naval Medical Research Institute. He received the rank of Commander and received two commendations for excellence in research while serving in the U.S Navy which included several scientific discoveries and publications.

While at LSU Health Sciences Center of Shreveport, Dr. Simpkins led the trauma program in regaining its previously lost Level One verification by the American College of Surgeons in adult trauma and adding Level One verification in pediatric trauma - a designation that no LSUHSC facility in the state had before. Dr. Simpkins is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.