Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments |
Obstetrics/Gynecology - Adjunct Instructor
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| Academic Divisions |
General OB/GYN
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| Board Certification |
American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology (Obstetrics & Gynecology)
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Academic Office Locations
| Academic Office Phone Number |
Academic Office Address |
| (801) 268-6811 |
St Marks Hospital
Ob/Gyn Associates
1200 East 3900 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84124 |
Academic Bio
Rixt Luikenaar, M.D., is an Adjunct Instructor in the University of Utah Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Luikenaar received her M.D. Cum Laude from the University of Groningen Medical Sciences in Groningen, The Netherlands (after finishing her second year in Law School).
Her residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology was accomplished at West Virginia University Hospital.
She joined the University of Utah Faculty in 2003.
Dr Luikenaar spent several years in research at the University of Utah. In 1994 she worked for a year at the Artificial Heart Research Laboratory with dr. William Kolff, inventer of the first artificial heart. From 1997/1999 she worked with dr R.M. Silver and C.M. Peterson at the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. This led to several publications and awards.
In 2010 she worked as a Senior Medical Officer in Cairns, QLD, Australia during a Sabbatical.
In 2011 she finished a Leadership course for physician executives at the School of Business in Salt Lake City.
She also established a Transgender clinic in 2011.
In 2013 she went on a Medical Mission to Tanzania.
