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Patient Rating:

4.6 out of 5

479 Patient Ratings
2 Patient Comments

Jeffrey R. Saffle, M.D.

Specialties

Languages

  • English

Bio

A native of Utah, Dr Jeffrey Saffle attended college and medical school at the University of Chicago, graduating in 1976. He then returned to Utah, and completed residency training in Surgery as well as a fellowship in burn care at the University of Utah. He joined the faculty in 1982, and served as Director of the Burn-Trauma ICU from 1985-2012. He is Board-certified in General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care. Dr. Saffle is past-President of the American Burn Association and the Southwestern Surgical Congress. He currently serves as chairman of the American Burn Association’s Multicenter Trials Group, and also serves on the Medical Advisory Board and Research Advisory Board of the Shriners Hospitals of North America. Dr. Saffle has published over 140 articles in peer-reviewed journals, as well as a number of book chapters and numerous abstracts. He currently serves as Director of the Department of Telemedicine for the University of Utah Health Center.

Locations

Schedule An Appointment Clinical Office Address
(801) 581-3595 University Hospital
General Surgery, Outpatient Burn Clinic
50 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City, UT 84132
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Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Surgery - Professor
Anesthesiology - Adjunct Professor
Nutrition - Adjunct Associate Professor
Academic Divisions General Surgery
Board Certification American Board of Surgery (General Surgery)
American Board of Surgery (Sub: Surg Critical Care)

Patient Ratings

The Patient Rating score is an average of all responses to physician related questions on our nationally-recognized Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey.

Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

Likelihood of recommending doctor
4.7
My confidence in doctor
4.7
Time doctor spent with me
4.5
Doctor spoke using clear language
4.7
Doctor's effort to include me in decisions
4.6
Doctor's concern for questions & worries
4.6
Doctor's explanation of condition/problem
4.6
Wait time at clinic
4.2
Doctor's friendliness and courtesy
4.7

Patient Comments

Patient comments are gathered from our Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey and displayed in their entirety. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.

March 22, 2012

I have not had a bad experience.

January 20, 2012

Obviouly, you'd never want anyone to HAVE to receive care in a burn unit, but I would definitely let those around me of how caring they are there.