Karen F. Buchi, M.D., F.A.A.P.

Schedule An Appointment	Clinical Office Address
(801) 587-2190	South Main Public Health Center 3690 South Main Salt Lake City, UT 84115

Bio

Karen Buchi, MD is a Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of the Division of General Pediatrics at the University of Utah. In addition to her administrative responsibilities, she cares for pediatric patients at South Main Clinic which is a collaboration between the University of Utah and the Salt Lake Valley Health Department that provides care to underserved women and children. Her research and advocacy interests are focused on maternal substance use and the drug-endangered child.

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments	Pediatrics - Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions	General Pediatrics
Board Certification	American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments	Pediatrics - Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions	General Pediatrics
Board Certification	American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)

Academic Office Locations

Academic Office Phone Number	Academic Office Address
(801) 585-6943	Williams Building General Pediatrics 295 Chipeta Way Salt Lake City, UT 84108

Academic Bio

Karen Buchi, M.D. is a Professor of Pediatrics and the Chief of the Division of General Pediatrics. She obtained her MD degree at the University of Utah in 1984, where she also completed her pediatric residency in 1987 and her fellowship in developmental and behavioral pediatrics in 1989. She has been involved with issues concerning the drug endangered child for over 20 years, performing prevalence studies, working on state level task forces, and caring for drug exposed infants and children in her role as a clinician at South Main Clinic. She is currently serving as the co-chair of the Drug Endangered Child Committee of the Utah Substance Abuse and Anti-Violence Coordinating Council.

Education History

Type	School	Degree
Certification	Intermountain Healthcare Health Care Delivery Improvement Advanced Training Program	Certificate
Fellowship	University of Illinois - Chicago Leadership Development	Fellow
Fellowship	University of Utah School of Medicine Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics	Fellow
Residency	University of Utah Pediatrics	Resident
Internship	University of Utah Pediatrics	Intern
Professional Medical	University of Utah Medicine	M.D.
Undergraduate	College of Idaho Biology	B.S.

Selected Provider Publications

Journal Article

1. Steele JS, Buchi KF (2008). Medical and mental health of children entering the utah foster care system. Pediatrics, 122(3), e703-9.
2. Hobson WL, Knochel ML, Byington CL, Young PC, Hoff CJ, Buchi KF (2007). Bottled, filtered, and tap water use in Latino and non-Latino children. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 161, 457-461.
3. Yost GC, Young PC, Buchi KF (2001). Significance of grunting respirations in infants admitted to a well-baby nursery. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, 155(3), 372-5.
4. Buchi K (1996). Maternal substance abuse: A review of its prevlence in the United States. Ambulatory Child Health, 2, 59-68.
5. Buchi KF, Varner MW (1994). Prenatal substance use in a Western urban community. West J Med, 161(5), 483-6.
6. Buchi KF, Varner MW, Chase RA (1993). The prevalence of substance abuse among pregnant women in Utah. Obstet Gynecol, 81(2), 239-42.

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