Elizabeth A. O'Brien,
MD

Languages Spoken: English, German
Elizabeth O’Brien, M.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Neonatology. She serves as Medical Director for the Newborn Intensive Care Unit and the Director of the Urban Central Region at Intermountain Medical Center. She provides neonatology services at three facilities, the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at University of Utah Hospital, Primary Children’s Medical Center and Intermountain Medical Center. Dr. O’Brien provides care for premature infants, critically ill newborns and newborn infants with a large variety of birth defects. Among her responsibilities is educating Pediatric Residents, Neonatology Fellows and Neonatal Nurse Practitioners.
Specialties
Board Certification and Academic Information
Academic Departments | Pediatrics
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Associate Professor (Clinical) |
Academic Divisions | Neonatology |
Board Certification | American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine) |
Elizabeth O’Brien, M.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Neonatology. She serves as Medical Director for the Newborn Intensive Care Unit and the Director of the Urban Central Region at Intermountain Medical Center. She provides neonatology services at three facilities, the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at University of Utah Hospital, Primary Children’s Medical Center and Intermountain Medical Center. Dr. O’Brien provides care for premature infants, critically ill newborns and newborn infants with a large variety of birth defects. Among her responsibilities is educating Pediatric Residents, Neonatology Fellows and Neonatal Nurse Practitioners.
Academic Locations
Kem Gardner Transformation Center
801-507-8855
Board Certification and Academic Information
Academic Departments | Pediatrics
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Associate Professor (Clinical) |
Academic Divisions | Neonatology |
Board Certification | American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine) |
Education History
Certification | Intermountain Healthcare Institute for Health Care Delivery Research Health Care Delivery Improvement Certification, 2012 |
Fellowship | University of Utah School of Medicine Neonatology Fellow, 2001 |
Residency | Children's Memorial Hospital Pediatrics Resident, 1997 |
Internship | Children's Memorial Hospital Pediatrics Intern, 1995 |
Professional Medical | Medical College of Wisconsin Medicine M.D., 1994 |
Undergraduate | University of Wisconsin - Madison Bacteriology B.S., 1990 |
Selected Publications - Journal Articles
Journal Article
- Bahr TM, Carr NR, Christensen TR, Wilkes J, OBrien EA, German KR, Ohls RK, Ward DM, Christensen RD (2021). Early iron supplementation and iron sufficiency at one month of age in NICU patients at-risk for iron deficiency. Blood Cells Mol Dis, 90, 102575.
- Bahr TM, DuPont TL, Christensen TR, Rees T, OBrien EA, Ilstrup SJ, Christensen RD (2019). Evaluating emergency-release blood transfusion of newborn infants at the Intermountain Healthcare hospitals. Transfusion, 59(10), 3113-3119.
- OBrien EA, Barnes V, Zhao L, McKnight RA, Yu X, Callaway CW, Wang L, Sun JC, Dahl MJ, Wint A, Wang Z, McIntyre TM, Albertine KH, Lane RH (2007). Uteroplacental insufficiency decreases p53 serine-15 phosphorylation in term IUGR rat lungs. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol, 293(1), R314-22.
Case Report
- Bahr TM, Henry E, OBrien EA, Christensen RD (2022). Nucleated Red Blood Cell Counts of Neonates Born Emergently 1-4 h after a Maternal Cardiac Arrest. Neonatology, 1-5.
- Bahr TM, DuPont TL, Morris DS, Pierson SE, Esplin MS, Brown SM, OBrien EA, Ilstrup SJ, Christensen RD (2019). First report of using low-titer cold-stored type O whole blood in massive postpartum hemorrhage. Transfusion, 59(10), 3089-3092.
Abstract
- TM Bahr, NR Carr, TR Christensen, J Wilkes, EA OBrien, K German, RK Ohls, D Ward and RD Christensen (2021). QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE TO INCREASE THE CONSISTENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF IRON SUPPLEMENTATION FOR NICU PATIENTS. Presented at PAS Virtual Conference [Abstract].
- TM Bahr, NR Carr, TR Christensen, J Wilkes, EA OBrien, K German, RK Ohls, D Ward and RD Christensen (2021). QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE TO INCREASE THE CONSISTENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF IRON SUPPLEMENTATION FOR NICU PATIENTS. Presented at WSPR Virtual Conference [Abstract].
Video/Film/CD/Web/Podcast
- OBrien EA etal (2021). Newborn Nursery Level I Scope Guideline [Web] Salt Lake City, UT: Intermountain Healthcare [Web].
- OBrien EA etal (2020). Antenatal Alloimmunization Guideline [Web] Salt Lake City, UT: Intermountain Healthcare [Web].
- OBrien EA etal (2020). Obstetric and Neonatal Levels of Care [Web] Salt Lake City, UT: Intermountain Healthcare [Web].
- OBrien EA etal (2020). OBNBN COVID-19 Operational Guideline [Web] Salt Lake City, UT: Intermountain Healthcare [Web].