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Ty T. Dickerson, M.D.

Specialties

Languages

  • English

Bio

Ty Dickerson, MD, MPH is Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Health at the University of Utah. Board-certified by the American Academy of Pediatrics, he practices as a pediatric hospitalist at Primary Children’s Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah where he combines the clinical care of hospitalized children with the education of medical students, pharmacy students and resident physicians. Since working in rural Zambia as a Yale/Johnson & Johnson International Physician Scholar in 2003, he has pursued interests in community-health and nutrition in resource-poor settings. He has authored or co-authored peer-reviewed research articles and abstracts related to maternal and child health in global settings and has worked as a program manager to develop and implement a community-based maternal & newborn health outreach program in rural Tibet. In addition to teaching clinical medicine, Dr. Dickerson directs a global health education program for pediatric residents, co-directs the Ghana Public Health Study Abroad Program and lectures frequently on clinical pediatrics and global health topics in a variety of settings.

Locations

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(801) 662-3645 Primary Children's Medical Center
Pediatric Inpatient Medicine
100 N Mario Capecchi Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84113

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Pediatrics - Associate Professor (Clinical)
Family and Preventive Medicine - Adjunct Assistant Professor
Academic Divisions Pediatric Inpatient Medicine
Public Health
Board Certification American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)