Jeremy J. Biggs,
MD, MSPH
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
Jeremy J. Biggs, MD, MSPH, is a board-certified occupational medicine physician, and currently serves as the Medical Director for the Occupational Medicine clinics at the University of Utah, the Medical Director for the Rocky Mountain Specialty Services Clinic, and the Medical Director of the Hospital Workwellness clinic. He 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
Occupational Medicine
801-213-9777
Rocky Mtn Center for Enviro/Occupational Hlth
RSS Clinic801-581-8719
801-213-4500
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Family & Preventive Medicine
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Assistant Professor (Clinical) |
| Academic Divisions | Occupational and Environmental Health |
| Board Certification | American Board of Preventive Medicine (Occupational Medicine) |
Jeremy J. Biggs, MD, MSPH, is a board-certified occupational medicine physician, and currently serves as the Medical Director for the Occupational Medicine clinics at the University of Utah, the Medical Director for the Rocky Mountain Specialty Services Clinic, and the Medical Director of the Hospital Workwellness clinic. He 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
Rocky Mtn Center for Enviro/Occupational Hlth
801-581-4800
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Family & Preventive Medicine
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Assistant 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 |
| Internship | LDS Hospital Intern |
| Professional Medical | University of Utah School of Medicine Medicine M.D. |
| Graduate Training | University of Utah Public Health M.S.P.H. |
| Undergraduate | University of Utah B.S. |
| Undergraduate | University of California - Irvine |
Selected Publications - Journal Articles
Journal Article
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. Journal of Managed Care Medicine, 14(3).
- 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.
- 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.
Book
- Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ, Klees JE, Milek D, Ratliff DM, Regan L (2017). Initial Approach to Treatment (3rd Edition). ACOEM.
Book Chapter
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (2017). Chronic Pain Guideline. In Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (Eds.), Chronic Pain Guidelines (3rd Edition). ACOEM.
- Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (2017). Traumatic Brain Injury. In Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (Eds.), Traumatic Brain Injury (3rd Edition). ACOEM.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Conference Proceedings
- Willick S, Biggs JJ (2007). Musculoskeletal anatomy and injury. APMR annual meeting, Honolulu, HI.