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Dr. Clark is Associate Vice President for Clinical Affairs, President of the University of Utah Medical Group, and Professor, Department of Pediatrics of the University of Utah. He also holds adjunct professorships in the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Bioengineering.

Born and raised in New York City, Dr. Clark received his bachelor’s degree with Honors in Biology from Union College in Schenectady, New York, and medical degree magna cum laude from Albany Medical College. He trained in Internal Medicine at Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Dartmouth Medical School, and in Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions.

Dr. Clark held faculty appointments at University of Nebraska, University of Iowa, Johns Hopkins University and University of Rochester. He assumed his current positions in Utah in 1996. He is the former Chair of the Pediatrics Guidance Council for Intermountain Health Care.

Dr. Clark has outstanding achievements in biomechanics of the developing cardiovascular system, mechanistic classifications of congenital cardiovascular malformations, and the care of children with chronic illness. In addition to leadership positions in national and international organizations, he is a consultant to the EPA, NIH, principal investigator of the Utah Vanguard Site of the National Children’s Study, and the successor Environmental Children's Health Outcome Study (ECHO), a 25 year longitudinal cohort study of genetics and environment in children’s health and disease.

As the AVP for Clinical Affairs, Dr. Clark leads clinical teams implementing the value proposition in clinical care in preparation for major changes in health care in the United States. Elements include: clinical network development, a system strategy to avoid unnecessary duplication of clinical services, real-time management of health care resource utilization in inpatient and ambulatory settings, care process models for common adult and pediatric conditions, value driven management of children with chronic illness, and a critical reanalysis of neonatal care systems. These elements are integral to the transition from fee for service to prospective payment. He is the co-chair of a Pediatric ACO currently managing 200,000 children in Utah.

Dr. Clark's recognitions include: Society of Scholars of the Johns Hopkins University, 2005 Utah Children’s Advocate of the Year, and 2006 U of U Gender Equity Award. He was also nationally recognized with the U of Iowa 2011 Frank H. Morris Jr. Award for leadership in academic pediatrics and the 2011 Utah Business Healthcare Heroes Lifetime Achievement Award. In April of 2017, he was awarded the Outstanding Alumni Award from Albany Medical College.

Specialties

  • Pediatric Cardiology

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Pediatrics - Professor
Bioengineering - Adjunct Professor
Obstetrics/Gynecology - Adjunct Professor
Academic Divisions Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Pediatric Administration
Board Certification American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Pediatric Cardiology)
National Board of Medical Examiners

Dr. Clark is Associate Vice President for Clinical Affairs, President of the University of Utah Medical Group, and Professor, Department of Pediatrics of the University of Utah. He also holds adjunct professorships in the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Bioengineering.

Born and raised in New York City, Dr. Clark received his bachelor’s degree with Honors in Biology from Union College in Schenectady, New York, and medical degree magna cum laude from Albany Medical College. He trained in Internal Medicine at Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Dartmouth Medical School, and in Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions.

Dr. Clark held faculty appointments at University of Nebraska, University of Iowa, Johns Hopkins University and University of Rochester. He assumed his current positions in Utah in 1996. He is the former Chair of the Pediatrics Guidance Council for Intermountain Health Care.

Dr. Clark has outstanding achievements in biomechanics of the developing cardiovascular system, mechanistic classifications of congenital cardiovascular malformations, and the care of children with chronic illness. In addition to leadership positions in national and international organizations, he is a consultant to the EPA, NIH, principal investigator of the Utah Vanguard Site of the National Children’s Study, and the successor Environmental Children's Health Outcome Study (ECHO), a 25 year longitudinal cohort study of genetics and environment in children’s health and disease.

As the AVP for Clinical Affairs, Dr. Clark leads clinical teams implementing the value proposition in clinical care in preparation for major changes in health care in the United States. Elements include: clinical network development, a system strategy to avoid unnecessary duplication of clinical services, real-time management of health care resource utilization in inpatient and ambulatory settings, care process models for common adult and pediatric conditions, value driven management of children with chronic illness, and a critical reanalysis of neonatal care systems. These elements are integral to the transition from fee for service to prospective payment. He is the co-chair of a Pediatric ACO currently managing 200,000 children in Utah.

Dr. Clark's recognitions include: Society of Scholars of the Johns Hopkins University, 2005 Utah Children’s Advocate of the Year, and 2006 U of U Gender Equity Award. He was also nationally recognized with the U of Iowa 2011 Frank H. Morris Jr. Award for leadership in academic pediatrics and the 2011 Utah Business Healthcare Heroes Lifetime Achievement Award. In April of 2017, he was awarded the Outstanding Alumni Award from Albany Medical College.

Academic Locations

Clinical Neurosciences Center

801-587-7415

175 North Medical Drive East
5223
Salt Lake City, UT  84132

Williams Building

801-587-7415

295 Chipeta Way
Pediatrics Administration, 2S010
Salt Lake City, UT  84108

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Pediatrics - Professor
Bioengineering - Adjunct Professor
Obstetrics/Gynecology - Adjunct Professor
Academic Divisions Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Pediatric Administration
Board Certification American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Pediatric Cardiology)
National Board of Medical Examiners

Education History

Other Training Intermountain Health Care
Health Care Delivery Research and Healthcare Patient Safety
Certification
Other Training University of Utah Hospital School of Medicine
Mediation and Conflict Resolution
Certification
Other Training University of Utah Hospital School of Medicine
Management for Physician Executives
Certification
Residency University of Nebraska - Omaha
Pediatrics
Resident
Fellowship Johns Hopkins
Pediatric Cardiology
Fellow
Residency Johns Hopkins
Pediatrics
Resident
Internship Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital
internal medicine
Intern
Professional Medical Albany Medical College
Medicine Magna cum Laude
M.D.
Undergraduate Union College
Biology
B.S.

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Pediatrician Ed Clark, M.D., Honored by the Utah Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics

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