John Patrick Simmons, MDPulmonary Medicine in Nashville, TN

John Patrick "Pat" Simmons, MD, is a board-certified, experienced pulmonologist at Ascension Saint Thomas in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Simmons diagnoses and treats respiratory conditions in adults, such as asthma, bronchitis, and pneumonia. He listens to understand you and your health needs and then works together with you to create a personalized care plan.

If your condition is complex, Dr. Simmons collaborates with our multispecialty care team to provide the comprehensive care you need.

Dr. Simmons was born and raised in LaGrange, Georgia. He completed his undergraduate studies with a chemistry degree at the University of Kentucky where he was also a walk-on kicker for four seasons. He returned to Georgia for medical school and obtained his doctorate of medicine from the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University.

Dr. Simmons then continued his training at the University of Alabama Birmingham where he completed both his internal medicine residency and pulmonary and critical care fellowship. He joined St. Thomas Medical Group in 2023.

Dr. Simmons is board-certified in internal and pulmonary medicine as well as critical care echocardiography for which he has a special interest. He is board-eligible for critical care medicine.

Dr. Simmons has a passion for treating all respiratory and critical care conditions. He values his patients' quality of life and tries to make a meaningful impact in their health. He has special interests in lung cancer screening and diagnostic procedures, pulmonary nodules, critical care echocardiography, percutaneous tracheostomy, quality improvement, COPD, and asthma. Dr. Simmons is committed to helping patients quit smoking.

When not caring for patients, Dr. Simmons enjoys spending time with his wife and hiking with their goldendoodle, Louie. He is an avid fly fisherman and big Kentucky basketball fan (which seems to be a point of contention among certain partners within their group - Go Big Blue!).