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Jeremy J. Biggs, MD, MSPH

Division Chief, Division of Occupational and Environmental Health

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Languages Spoken: English, Spanish

Jeremy J. Biggs, MD, MSPH, FACOEM is an Associate Professor and board-certified occupational medicine physician. Dr. Biggs currently serves as the Medical Director for the Rocky Mountain Specialty Services Clinic, and the Medical Director of the Hospital Workwellness clinic, and RedMed Employee health clinic. Dr. Biggs also serves as a Medical Director of Occupational Medicine for University of Utah Environmental Health and Safety office. During the COIVD-19 pandemic he worked with various groups to provide a coordinated response to protect employees during the PPE shortage and started a new group of "PPE Czars" to address these issues. For this response he coordinated with various specialists to develop new PPE and new environmental protection for employees and patients. He also specializes in firefighter and police officer health and safety, impairment ratings, functional capacity evaluations, VO2 Max testing, workers compensation causation analysis, and OSHA/MSHA mandated physical examinations (also known as hazmat examinations). Dr. Biggs earned his medical degree from the University of Utah in 2006 as a junior member of Alpha Omega Alpha and was the recipient of the Deans Award. He completed his occupational medicine residency at the University of Utah. Dr. Biggs’ research interests include firefighter and police officer health and wellness, personal protective equipment and devices to protect workers against aerosols, musculoskeletal disorders and corporate wellness and medical management. He is Assistant Editor in-Chief for the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine’s (ACOEM) Practice Guidelines Committee. In his leisure time, Dr. Biggs enjoys road biking with his wife and family, hiking, horseback riding, and other activities the mountain west provides.

Clinical Locations

Parkway Health Center

145 W University Parkway
Orem, UT  84058
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Redwood Health Center
Occupational Medicine

801-213-9777

1525 West 2100 South
Salt Lake City, UT  84119
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Rocky Mtn Center for Enviro/Occupational Hlth
RSS Clinic

801-581-8719

Fax: (801) 585-3759

391 Chipeta Way
Salt Lake City, UT  84108
Suite C

South Jordan Health Center

801-213-4500

5126 West Daybreak Parkway
South Jordan, UT  84009
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Specialties

  • Occupational & Environmental Health
  • Occupational & Environmental Health
  • Occupational Medicine

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Family & Preventive Medicine - Associate Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions Occupational and Environmental Health
Board Certification American Board of Preventive Medicine (Occupational Medicine)

Jeremy J. Biggs, MD, MSPH, FACOEM is an Associate Professor and board-certified occupational medicine physician. Dr. Biggs currently serves as the Medical Director for the Rocky Mountain Specialty Services Clinic, and the Medical Director of the Hospital Workwellness clinic, and RedMed Employee health clinic. Dr. Biggs also serves as a Medical Director of Occupational Medicine for University of Utah Environmental Health and Safety office. During the COIVD-19 pandemic he worked with various groups to provide a coordinated response to protect employees during the PPE shortage and started a new group of "PPE Czars" to address these issues. For this response he coordinated with various specialists to develop new PPE and new environmental protection for employees and patients. He also specializes in firefighter and police officer health and safety, impairment ratings, functional capacity evaluations, VO2 Max testing, workers compensation causation analysis, and OSHA/MSHA mandated physical examinations (also known as hazmat examinations). Dr. Biggs earned his medical degree from the University of Utah in 2006 as a junior member of Alpha Omega Alpha and was the recipient of the Deans Award. He completed his occupational medicine residency at the University of Utah. Dr. Biggs’ research interests include firefighter and police officer health and wellness, personal protective equipment and devices to protect workers against aerosols, musculoskeletal disorders and corporate wellness and medical management. He is Assistant Editor in-Chief for the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine’s (ACOEM) Practice Guidelines Committee. In his leisure time, Dr. Biggs enjoys road biking with his wife and family, hiking, horseback riding, and other activities the mountain west provides.

Academic Locations

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Family & Preventive Medicine - Associate Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions Occupational and Environmental Health
Board Certification American Board of Preventive Medicine (Occupational Medicine)

Education History

Residency University of Utah School of Medicine
Occupational Medicine
Resident, 2009
Internship LDS Hospital

Intern, 2007
Professional Medical University of Utah School of Medicine
Medicine
M.D., 2006
Graduate Training University of Utah
Public Health
M.S.P.H., 2002
Undergraduate University of Utah

B.S., 2000
Undergraduate University of California - Irvine

, 1995

Selected Publications - Journal Articles

Journal Article

  1. Litow FK, Petsonk EL, Bohnker BK, Brodkin CA, Cowl CT, Guidotti TL, Harber P, Biggs JJ, Hegmann KT (2015). Occupational Interstitial Lung Diseases. J Occup Environ Med, 57(11), 1250-4.
  2. Litow, Francesca K MD, MPH, Lee Petsonk, Edward MD, CM, Bohnker, Bruce K MD, MPH, Brodkin, Carl A MD, MPH, Cowl, Clayton T MD, MS, Guidotti, Tee L MD, MPH, Harber, Philip MD, MPH, Biggs, Jeremy J MD, MSPH, Hegmann, Kurt T MD, MPH (November 2015). Occupational Interstitial Lung Diseases. J Occup Environ Med, 57(11), 1250-1254.
  3. Jolly AT, Klees JE, Pacheco KA, Guidotti TL, Kipen HM, Biggs JJ, Hyman MH, Bohnker BK, Thiese MS, Hegmann KT, Harber P (2015). Work-Related Asthma. J Occup Environ Med, 57(10), e121-9.
  4. Jolly AT, Kells JE, Pacheco KA, Guidotti TL, Kpen HM, Biggs JJ, Hyman KH, Bohnker BK, Thiese, MS, Hegmann KT, Harber P (October 2015). Work-Related Asthma. J Occup Environ Med, 57(10), 121-9.
  5. Thiese MS, Hegmann KT, Wood EM, Garg A, Moore JS, Kapellusch JM, Foster J, Greene T, Stoddard G, Biggs J (2014). Low-back pain ratings for lifetime, 1-month period, and point prevalences in a large occupational population. Hum Factors, 56(1), 86-97.
  6. Hegmann KT, Thiese MS, Wood EM, Garg A, Kapellusch JM, Foster J, Biggs J, Edwards H, Wertsch J, Kendall R (2014). Impacts of differences in epidemiological case definitions on prevalence for upper-extremity musculoskeletal disorders. Hum Factors, 56(1), 191-202.
  7. Thiese MS, Hegmann KT, Wood EM, Biggs JJ (01/2013). Impacts of Differences in Epidemiological Case Definitions on Prevalence for Upper-Extremity Musculoskeletal Disorders. Hum Factors Ergon Manuf.
  8. Thiese MS, Hughes M, Biggs J (2013). Electrical stimulation for chronic non-specific low back pain in a working-age population: a 12-week double blinded randomized controlled trial. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 14, 117.
  9. Hughes MA, Biggs JJ, Thiese MS (09/2011). Recommended Opioid Prescribing Practices for Use in Chronic Non-Malignant Pain: A Systematic Review of Treatment Guidelines. J Manag Care Med, 14(3).
  10. Wendelboe AM, Hegmann KT, Biggs JJ, Cox CM, Portmann AJ, Gildea JH, Gren LH, Lyon JL (2003). Relationships between body mass indices and surgical replacements of knee and hip joints. Am J Prev Med, 25(4), 290-5.
  11. Stark MR, Biggs JJ, Schoenwolf GC, Rao MS (2000). Characterization of avian frizzled genes in cranial placode development. Mech Dev, 93(1-2), 195-200.

Review

  1. Biggs JJ (2021). American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Appropriate Use Criteria for the Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures https://www.aaos.org/drfauc  Published October 18, 2021. [Review].

Book

  1. Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ, Klees JE, Milek D, Ratliff DM, Regan L (2017). Initial Approach to Treatment (3rd Edition). ACOEM.

Book Chapter

  1. Biggs JJ (2022). Travel Medicine: Pretravel Prevention Travel Medicine: Pretravel Prevention—Organizational Context. In Harber P, Baker B, Russi M. (Eds.), Occupational Health for Higher Education and Research Institutions (1st Edition, 1). OEM Press.
  2. Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ, Stewart-Patterson CH, Els C, Zipper R (2018). Independent Medical Examinations and Consultations. In Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (Eds.), Independent Medical Examinations and Consultations (3rd Edition). ACOEM.
  3. Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ, Greaves WW, Das R, McKenzie JG, Sinclair DR II (2018). Work-relatedness. In Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (Eds.), Work-relatedness (3rd Edition). ACOEM.
  4. Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ, Blais BR, Anshel J, Glass L, Saito K (2017). Eye Disorders. In Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (Eds.), Eye Disorders (3rd Edition). ACOEM.
  5. Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (2017). Chronic Pain Guideline. In Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (Eds.), Chronic Pain Guidelines (3rd Edition). ACOEM.
  6. Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (2017). Traumatic Brain Injury. In Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (Eds.), Traumatic Brain Injury (3rd Edition). ACOEM.
  7. Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ, Klees JE, Glass LS, Milek D, Ratliff DM, Regan L (2016). General Approach to Initial Assessment and Documentation. In Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (Eds.), General Approach to Initial Assessment and Documentation (3rd Edition). ACOEM.
  8. Hegmann KT Editor-in-Chief, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ Assistant Editors-in-Chief (2015). Occupational Asthma. In ACOEM (Ed.), Amercian College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine's Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines (3rd). Elk Grove Village: ACEOM.
  9. Hegmann KT Editor-in-Chief, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ Assistant Editors-in-Chief (2015). Occupational Insterstitial Lung Diseases. In Amercian College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine's Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines (3rd). Elk Grove: ACOEM/Reed Group.
  10. Hegmann KT, Travis R, Belcourt RM et al (2015). Low Back Disorders. In Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (Eds.), Low Back Disorders (3rd Edition). ACOEM.
  11. Hegmann KT, Travis R, Andersson GBJ et al Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (2015). Cervical and Thoracic Spine Disorders. In Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (Eds.), Cervical and Thoracic Spine Disorders (3rd Edition). ACOEM.
  12. Hegmann KT, Melhorn JM, Ausfahl J, Freshwater R, Prezzia CP, Rempel DM, Roll SC, Rollins AJ, Werner RA, Zaremski J, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (2015). Hand, Wrist, Forearm Disorders. In Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (Eds.), Hand, Wrist, Forearm Disorders (3rd Edition). ACOEM.
  13. Hegmann KT Editor-in-Chief Hughes MA, Biggs JJ Assistant Editors-in-Chief (2011). Opioid Guidelines. In Amercian College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine's Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines (3rd). Elk Grove Village: ACOEM.
  14. Hegmann KT Editor-in-Chief, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ Assistant Editors-in-Chief (2011). Chapter 14: Ankle and Foot Disorders. In American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine's Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines (3rd Edition). American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine's Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines.
  15. Hegmann, KTEditor-in-Cheif, Hughes, MA, Biggs JJ Assistant Editors-in-Chief (2011). Chapter 13: Hand, Wrist, and Forearm Disorders. In American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine's Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines (3rd Edition). Elk Grove Village: American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine's Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines.
  16. Hegmann KT Editor-in-Chief, Hughes MS, Biggs JJ Assistant Editor-in-Chief (2011). Cervical and Thoracic Spine Disorders. In ACOEM (Ed.), American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine's Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines (3rd Edition). Elk Grove Village: ACOEM.
  17. Hegmann, KT Editor-in-Chief, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ Assistant Editors-in-Chief (2011). Chapter 11: Shoulder Disorders. In ACOEM (Ed.), Amercian College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine's Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines (3rd Edition). Elk Grove Village: ACOEM.
  18. Hegmann KT Editor-in-Chief, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ Assistant Editors-in-Chief (2011). Chapter 1: Prevention. In ACOEM (Ed.), American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine's Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines (3rd Edition). Elk Grove Village: ACOEM.
  19. Hegmann KT, Editor-in-Chief, Hughes MH, Biggs JJ Assistant Editors-in-Chief (2011). Chapter 2: General Approach to Initial Assessment and Documentation. In American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine's Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines (3rd Edition). Elk Grove Village: ACOEM.
  20. Hegmann KT Editor-in-Chief, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ Assistant Editors-in-Chief (2011). Chapter 3: Initial Approaches to Treatment. In American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine's Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines (3rd Edition). Elk Grove Village: ACOEM.
  21. Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ Eds (2011). Chapter 4: Work-realtedness. In American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine's Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines (3rd Edition). Elk Grove Village: ACOEM.
  22. Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ Eds (2011). Chapter 5: Cornerstones of Disability Prevention and Mangement. In American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine's Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines (3rd Edition). Elk Grove Village: ACOEM.
  23. Hegmann KT Editor-in-Chief, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ Assistant Editors-in-Chief (2011). Chapter 6: Independent Medical Examinations and Consultations. In American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine's Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines (3rd Edition). Elk Grove Village: ACOEM.
  24. Hegmann KT Editor-in-Chief, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ Assistant Editors-in-Chief (2011). Eye. In American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine's Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines (3rd Edition). Elk Grove Village: ACOEM.
  25. Hegmann KT Editor-in-Chief, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ Assistant Editors-in-Chief (2011). Chapter 9: Low Back Disorders. In American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine's Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines (3rd Edition). Elk Grove Village: ACOEM.
  26. Hegmann KT Editor-in-Chief, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ Assistant Editors-in-Chief (2011). Chapter 10: Chronic Pain. In American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine's Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines (3rd Edition). Elk Grove Village: ACOEM.
  27. Hegmann KT Editor-in-Chief, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ Assistant Editors (2011). Chapter 12: Elbow Disorders. In American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine's Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines (3rd Edition). Elk Grove Village: ACOEM.
  28. Hegmann KT Editor-in-Chief Hughes MA, Biggs JJ Assistant Editors-in-Chief (2011). Chapter 15: Knee. In American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine's Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines (3rd Edition). Elk Grove Village.
  29. Hegann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ, Talmage JB, Andersson GBJ, Carragee E, Donelson R, Eskay-Auerbach M, Galper J, Genovese E, Goertz M, Halderman S, Hooper PD, Murphey DR, Tellin WG, Travis R, Weiss MS, Holland JP (2011). Cervical and Thoracic Spine Disorders. In Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (Eds.), American College of Occupational and Environmetal Medicine Practice (3rd Edition). ACOEM.
  30. Hegmann KT Editor-in-Chief, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ Assistant Editors-in-Chief (2010). Chapter 14: Hip and Groin Disorders. In American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine's Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines (3rd Edition). Elk Grove Village: ACOEM.
  31. Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ, Haas NS, Beecher PJ, Easly M, Edwards H, Hoffman H, Mandel S, Martin RL, Thomas JL, Dreger M, Ording JA, Paddock DM (2010). Chapter 14: Ankle and Foot Disorders. In Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (Eds.), American Colledge of Occupational and Environmental Medicine's Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines, 3rd Edition. ACOEM.
  32. Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ, Burns D, Warren PA, Alleman T, Brady MM, Caruso GM, Couser GP, Grunert BK, Offman HE, Hyman MH, Mandel S, Sayeed Y, Steinberg JS (). Anxiety Disorders. . In Hegmann KT (Ed.), ACOEM Practice Guidelines. ACOEM.
  33. Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ, Cowel CT, Harber P, Hyman MH, Pacheco KA, Winters T, Wood EM (). Coronavirus (COVID-19). . In Hegmann KT (Ed.), ACOEM Practice Guidelines. ACOEM.

Conference Proceedings

  1. Rytting A, Biggs JJ (2021). Biggs Booth - Implementation of Engineering Controls for Reducing Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Among Patients and Health Care Workers During Indoor COVID-19 Testing Procedures. Western Occupational Health Conference.
  2. Biggs JJ, Phillips A (2021). Addressing the Personal Protective Equipment Shortage of Early 2020 Through Innovation. AOHC Annual Conference 2021.
  3. Phillips A, Biggs JJ (2021). Containment Ventilation for Exposure Reduction in Clinical Settings. AOHC Annual Conference, 2021.
  4. Biggs JJ, Phillips A (2021). Protecting Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
  5. Biggs JJ (2020). Practical Applications with COVID-19. Industrial Hygiene Conference.
  6. Hegmann KT, Wolfkel C, Harris J, Thiese M, Hughes M, Biggs J, Ott U, Ording J (2012). Potential Impacts of Grading vs. Not Grading Literature. In: G-I-N Conference 2012. German Medical Science GMS Publishing House, Dussledorf, Berlin.
  7. Willick S, Biggs JJ (2007). Musculoskeletal anatomy and injury. APMR annual meeting, Honolulu, HI.

Abstract

  1. Rytting A, Biggs JJ (2022). Biggs Booth: Implementation of Engineering Controls for Reducing Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Among Patients and Health Care Workers During Indoor COVID-19 Testing Procedures [Abstract].
  2. Wendelboe Am, Hegmann KT, Biggs JJ, Cox CM, Portmann AJ, Gildea JH, Gren LH, Lyon JL (2002). Relationship Between Body Mass Indices and Surgical Replacements of Knee and Hip Joints [Abstract]. 35th Annual Meeting of the Society for Epidemiological Research, Am J Epidemiology, Palm Desert, CA, 155(11), S88.

Report

  1. Biggs JJ, Johnson E (2008). Non-Opiod Pain Management Table, as part of the State of Utah Opioid Prescription Protocol. Utah Health Department.

Video/Film/CD/Web/Podcast

  1. Biggs JJ, Wendelboe AM, White GL Jr, Garrett L, Lyon JL (2001). Investigations into a brain cancer cluster allegation, Vol. 8 [Web]. Davis County, UT: Utah's Health.

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