Utah CCTS Liaison Team
CTSA Co-PIs
Willard H. Dere, MD, FACP
Dr. Dere has extensive experience in clinical research during his 25 year stint in the biopharmaceutical industry. The experience was complemented by substantive regulatory and drug safety experience during that time. At the University of Utah, Dr. Dere serves as the Executive Director of the Program in Personalized Health and Co-Di... Read More
Residency: University of Utah
Medical School: University of California, Davis
Email: willard.dere@hsc.utah.edu
Rachel Hess, MD, MS
Chief, Division of Health System Innovation and Research
As a General Internist, Rachel Hess, MD, MS, provides primary care for adults. She has a special interest in women's health, particularly mid-life women's health. She is board certified in Internal Medicine. Her research focuses on understanding and improving patient-centered outcomes, such as health-related quality of life. She directs the Univeri... Read More
Specialties: General Internal Medicine
Medical School: University of New Mexico, School of Medicine
Email: rachel.hess@hsc.utah.edu
Liaison Team Medical Director
J. Robinson Singleton, MD
J. Robinson Singleton, MD is Director of the Neurophysiology Laboratory at the Salt Lake City Veterans Administration Hospital. He teaches neuromuscular disease diagnosis and electrodiagnostic techniques to neurology, physical medicine, and rehabilitation residents, and has helped train 15 neuromuscular fellows. Dr. Singleton also serves on the Cen... Read More
Specialties: EMG, General Neurology, Neurology, Neuromuscular Diseases
Residency: University of Michigan Hospitals
Medical School: University of Colorado
Email: rob.singleton@hsc.utah.edu
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Associate Medical Directors
Alfred K. Cheung, MD
Chief, Division of Nephrology, Vice Chair for Research, Department of Internal Medicine
Alfred K. Cheung, M.D. is a Professor of Medicine, Chief of Division of Nephrology & Hypertension and Executive Director of the Dialysis Program at the University of Utah Hospital & Clinics. As a nephrologist, he manages a variety of kidney diseases, with particular interests in chronic kidney disease, hypertension and chronic dialysis. H... Read More
Specialties: Dialysis, Nephrology & Hypertension
Residency: Loma Linda University
Medical School: Albany Medical College
Email: alfred.cheung@hsc.utah.edu
Stephen L. Guthery, MD, MS
Chief, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology
Dr. Guthery is the Chief of the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Nutrition. His interests include the care of infants, children and adolescents with Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and liver disease. His research involves understanding the genetic basis of and improving treatments for these conditions. Dr. Guthery is boar... Read More
Research Interests: Genetics of Childhood Crohn Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, Genetics of Childhood Liver Disease, Genomics, Inflammatory Bowel Disease/Crohn's/Ulcerative Colitis
Specialties: Inflammatory Bowel Disease/Crohn's/Ulcerative Colitis, Pediatric Crohn's Disease, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Pediatric Hepatology, Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis
Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Medical School: Oregon Health Sciences University
Email: Stephen.Guthery@hsc.utah.edu
Molly B. Conroy, MD, MPH, FACSM, FAHA
Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine
Molly Conroy MD, MPH is a Primary Care Provider and General Internist at the Madsen Internal Medicine Clinic. As a General Internist, her clinical interests include physical activity and lifestyle counseling, weight management, cardiovascular disease prevention, hypertension management, and women’s health.Dr. Conroy received her undergraduate... Read More
Research Interests: Body Composition, Hypertension Management and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction, Physical Activity, Translation of Lifestyle Intervention to Primary Care Setting, Use of Electronic Health Record to Promote Chronic Disease Prevention and Management
Specialties: General Internal Medicine
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Email: Molly.Conroy@hsc.utah.edu
C. Gregory Elliott, MD
Since July of 2007, Greg Elliott, M.D., M.A.C.P., has served as Chairman of the Department of Medicine at Intermountain Medical Center. In this position he is responsible for graduate medical education, continuing medical education, research and clinical care delivered at Intermountain Medical Center by more than 250 physicians who are board certif... Read More
Research Interests: Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Specialties: Pulmonary
Residency: University of Maryland
Medical School: University of Maryland
Email: greg.elliott@imail.org
Executive Director
Dixie Thompson, BSN, RN
Email: dixie.thompson@hsc.utah.edu
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Clinical Trials - Navigator
Clinical Trials Information Specialist
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