Justin Alvey,
MD
Chief, Division of General Pediatrics
Languages Spoken: English
Dr. Alvey received his medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO. He completed his Pediatric residency at Primary Children’s Hospital/ University of Utah School of Medicine. Dr. Alvey is an experienced general pediatrician who practiced in the community for over 15 years prior to joining the Faculty at the University of Utah School of Medicine as an Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of General Pediatrics.
He currently sees patients in the Comprehensive Care Program at Primary Children’s Medical Center and at University Pediatric Clinic (Clinic 6) at University Hospital. In those settings, Dr. Alvey sees a wide range of patients of all ages and health conditions.
Dr. Alvey's clinical interests include providing primary care for children with complex medical problems, ADHD and asthma. His clinical interests also include sports medicine, care of athletes with underlying medical issues, and care of children with underlying genetic, metabolic, and neurological disorders.
Clinical Locations
Pediatric Comprehensive Care Clinic
801-213-3599
Fax: (801) 587-7539
Pediatrics, Area F
801-581-2205
Fax: (801) 585-6846
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Pediatrics
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Associate Professor (Clinical) |
| Academic Divisions | General Pediatrics |
| Board Certification | American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics) |
Patient Rating
The Patient Rating score is an average of all responses to care provider related questions on our nationally-recognized Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey.
Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
Likelihood of recommending care provider
4.7/ 5
Care provider's explanation of condition/problem
4.8/ 5
Care provider's effort to include me in decisions
4.8/ 5
Wait time at clinic
4.3/ 5
Care provider's concern for questions & worries
4.8/ 5
Patient Comments
Patient comments are gathered from our Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survery and displayed in their entirety. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.
UofU Patient
November 03, 2022
University Hospital
Dr. Alvey came up with a great plan and listened to all my concerns. He is very knowledgeable.
UofU Patient
June 25, 2022
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
We love Dr. Alvey! He is extremely knowledgeable about my son's condition and is so good with him! There sometimes is a pretty significant wait during our appointment but it's absolutely worth it, he's one of the only pediatricians I completely trust with my son's care.
UofU Patient
May 09, 2022
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
Dr. Alvey is amazing
UofU Patient
May 02, 2022
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
Dr. Alvey is always great!
UofU Patient
September 11, 2021
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
We love Dr Alvey, I'm so glad that when we have an issue that he talks about all options available but always starts with the easiest and least intrusive or alternatives to traditional medicine.
UofU Patient
February 16, 2021
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
I would only not recommend him based on the delays
Dr. Alvey received his medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO. He completed his Pediatric residency at Primary Children’s Hospital/ University of Utah School of Medicine. Dr. Alvey is an experienced general pediatrician who practiced in the community for over 15 years prior to joining the Faculty at the University of Utah School of Medicine as an Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of General Pediatrics.
He currently sees patients in the Comprehensive Care Program at Primary Children’s Medical Center and at University Pediatric Clinic (Clinic 6) at University Hospital. In those settings, Dr. Alvey sees a wide range of patients of all ages and health conditions.
Dr. Alvey's clinical interests include providing primary care for children with complex medical problems, ADHD and asthma. His clinical interests also include sports medicine, care of athletes with underlying medical issues, and care of children with underlying genetic, metabolic, and neurological disorders.
Academic Locations
Williams Building
801-585-6943
(801) 581-3899
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Pediatrics
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Associate Professor (Clinical) |
| Academic Divisions | General Pediatrics |
| Board Certification | American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics) |
Education History
| Residency | University of Utah/Primary Children’s Medical Center General Pediatric Resident, 1998 |
| Professional Medical | Washington University School of Medicine Medicine M.D., 1995 |
| Undergraduate | University of Utah Biology-Biochemistry B.S., 1991 |
Selected Publications - Journal Articles
Journal Article
- Murphy NA, Alvey J, Valentine KJ, Mann K, Wilkes J, Clark EB (2020). Children With Medical Complexity: The 10-Year Experience of a Single Center. Hosp Pediatr, 10(8), 702-708.
- Murphy NA, Alvey J, Valentine KJ, Mann K, Wilkes J, Clark EB (2020). Children With Medical Complexity: The 10-Year Experience of a Single Center. Hosp Pediatr, 10(8), 702-708.
- Alvey J, Valentine K, Wilkes J, Bardsley T, Marty C, Mann K, Murphy N (2019). Indirect Care Utilization among Children with Medical Complexity. Curr Phys Med Rehabil Rep, 2019(7), 1-5.
- Marty C, Alvey J, Mann K, Murphy N (2019). Addressing Over-Medicalization in Children with Medical Complexity. Curr Phys Med Rehabil Rep, 2019(7), 6-10.
- Mann K, Alvey J, Marty C, Murphy N (2019). Health Related Quality of Life and Family Functioning of Parents of Children with Medical Complexity. Curr Phys Med Rehabil Rep, 2019(7), 12-16.
Book Chapter
- Melinda Morin, Justin Alvey, Nancy Murphy and Laurie Glader (2016). Models of Care for Children with Medical Complexity. In I Leslie Rubin, Joav Merrick, Donald E Greydanus and Dilip R Patel (Eds.), Rubin and Crocker 3rd Edition: Health Care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities across the lifespan (Third). Springer.