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Nancy A. Murphy

Nancy A. Murphy, MD, FAAP, FAAPMR

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Eccles Primary Children's Outpatient Services Building

Pediatric Comprehensive Care Clinic
801-213-3599

Shriners Hospital for Children

801-536-3810

South Davis Community Hospital

801-295-2361
  • Nancy Murphy, MD, FAAP, FAAPMR is a Professor of Pediatrics, Chief of the Division of Pediatric Complex Care and Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Utah School of Medicine. Since joining the faculty in 2001, she has been the Medical Director of the Pediatric Transitional Care Program at South Davis Community Hospital. In 2007, she established the Comprehensive Care Program at Primary Children’s Hospital for children with complex conditions and disabilities, often with technology dependencies. She is the Immediate Past Chair of Council of Children with Disabilities, a national committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Throughout her career as a pediatric physiatrist, Dr. Murphy has focused her clinical and academic work on the care of children with disabilities, in the context of their families and communities.

    Board Certification

    American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
    American Board of Phys Medicine & Rehabilitation (Sub: Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine)
    American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
  • Nancy Murphy, MD, FAAP, FAAPMR is a Professor of Pediatrics, Chief of the Division of Pediatric Complex Care and Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Utah School of Medicine. Since joining the faculty in 2001, she has been the Medical Director of the Pediatric Transitional Care Program at South Davis Community Hospital. In 2007, she established the Comprehensive Care Program at Primary Children’s Hospital for children with complex conditions and disabilities, often with technology dependencies. She is the Immediate Past Chair of Council of Children with Disabilities, a national committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Throughout her career as a pediatric physiatrist, Dr. Murphy has focused her clinical and academic work on the care of children with disabilities, in the context of their families and communities.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Pediatrics -Primary
    Pharmacotherapy -Adjunct
    Board Certification
    American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
    American Board of Phys Medicine & Rehabilitation (Sub: Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine)
    American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

    Education history

    Residency Pediatrics and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School Resident
    Medicine - University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School M.D.
    Undergraduate Microbiology - Rutgers University, Cook College B.S.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Ames SG, Delaney RK, Delgado-Corcoran C, Houtrow AJ, Alvey J, Watt MH, Murphy N (2024). Impact of disability-based discrimination in healthcare on parents of children with medical complexity. Dev Med Child Neurol. (Read full article)