Cuthbert Simpkins

Cuthbert Simpkins, Angel investor in Shreveport is an active investor based in Shreveport, Louisiana. This profile covers what Cuthbert Simpkins backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Dr. Cuthbert Simpkins is a Co-Founder and serves as President, Chief Innovation Officer, and Board Member at Vivacelle Bio. He is also a trauma surgeon and scientist. He is an angel investor. He 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 achieved 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, he led the program in regaining its previously lost level one verification by the American College of Surgeons in adult trauma and in adding "Level One" verification in pediatric trauma, a designation that no LSU medical facility in the state had before. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He currently holds the Sosland-Missouri Endowed Chair in Trauma Services at the University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Medicine. He finished his undergraduate studies at Amherst College with honors in Chemistry and graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1974. He completed his surgical training in 1980 at St. Luke's 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.