M. Kyle Jensen, M.D.

Schedule An Appointment	Clinical Office Address
(801) 213-3599	PCH Outpatient Services at Riverton 3773 West 12600 South Riverton, UT 84065
(801) 213-3599	Primary Children's Hospital 100 N Mario Capecchi Drive Salt Lake City, UT 84113

Bio

Dr. Jensen received his medical degree from the University of Utah School of Medicine, completed a pediatric residency at Primary Children’s Hospital, followed by a Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He then completed an Advanced Pediatric Hepatology and Transplant Hepatology Fellowship at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Jensen is board-certified in Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology, and Pediatric Transplant Hepatology.

He is currently an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Utah and is in the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology at Primary Children´s Hospital. His primary clinical interests are in pediatric liver diseases including caring for children who need liver transplantation.

Dr. Jensen’s research interests include pediatric liver diseases as well as outcomes and quality research in transplantation and pediatric gastroenterology, with an emphasis in epidemiology.

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments	Pediatrics - Assistant Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions	Pediatric Gastroenterology
Board Certification	American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Ped Gastroenterology) Pediatric Transplant Hepatolgoy - Subspecialty

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments	Pediatrics - Assistant Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions	Pediatric Gastroenterology
Board Certification	American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Ped Gastroenterology) Pediatric Transplant Hepatolgoy - Subspecialty

Academic Office Locations

Academic Office Phone Number	Academic Office Address
(801) 213-3599	Eccles Primary Children’s Outpatient Services Building 81 N Mario Capecchi Drive Salt Lake City, UT 84113

Academic Bio

Dr. Jensen received his undergraduate education at the University of Wyoming and his M.D. from the University of Utah School Of Medicine. After completing postgraduate training in pediatrics at Primary Children’s Hospital, he completed Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He also completed an Advanced Pediatric Hepatology and Transplant Hepatology Fellowship at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is board certified in Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology, and Pediatric Transplant Hepatology. He is an assistant professor in the division of Pediatric Gastroenterology at the University of Utah.

Dr. Jensen’s research focus is in pediatric liver diseases and outcomes in pediatric liver transplantation and pediatric gastroenterology.

Education History

Type	School	Degree
Fellowship	Cincinnati Children’s Hospital & Medical Center Advanced Hepatology	Fellow
Graduate Training	Medical College of Wisconsin Epidemiology/Clinical and Translational Science	M.S.
Fellowship	Medical College of Wisconsin/Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Pediatric Gastroenterology	Fellow
Residency	University of Utah, Primary Children’s Medical Center Pediatrics	Resident
Professional Medical	University of Utah School of Medicine Medicine	M.D.
Undergraduate	University of Wyoming	B.S.

Selected Provider Publications

Journal Article

1. Parson CE, Nelson R, Book L, Jensen MK (2014). The use of renal replacement therapy in infants and children with hepatorenal syndrome awaiting liver transplantation: A case control study.LID - 10.1002/lt.23987 [doi]. Liver Transpl.
2. Deneau M, Book LS, Guthery SL, Jensen MK (2014). Outcome after Discontinuation of Immunosuppression in Children with Autoimmune Hepatitis: A Population-Based Study.LID - S0022-3476(13)01533-3 [pii]LID - 10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.12.008 [doi]. J Pediatr.
3. Deneau M, Jensen MK, Holmen J, Williams MS, Book LS, Guthery SL (October 2013). Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, Autoimmune Hepatitis and Overlap in Utah Children: Epidemiology and Natural History. Hepatology.
4. Jensen MK, Campbell KM, Alonso MH, Nathan JD, Ryckman FC, Tiao GM (2013). Management and long-term consequences of portal vein thrombosis after liver transplantation in children. Liver Transpl, 19(3), 315-21.
5. Jensen MK, Biank VF, Moe DC, Simpson PM, Li SH, Telega GW (2012). HIDA, percutaneous transhepatic cholecysto-cholangiography and liver biopsy in infants with persistent jaundice: can a combination of PTCC and liver biopsy reduce unnecessary laparotomy? Pediatric Radiology, 42(1), 32-9.
6. Jensen MK, Tipnis NA, Bajorunaite R, Sheth MK, Sato TT, Noel RJ (2010). Capsule endoscopy performed across the pediatric age range: indications, incomplete studies, and utility in management of inflammatory bowel disease. Gastrointest Endosc, 72(1), 95-102.

Book Chapter

1. Sampert C, Jensen MK (2014). Esophageal Varices. In Pohl / Jolley / Gelfond (Ed.), Pediatric Gastroenterology – A Color Handbook (1st). London: Manson Publishing.
2. Jensen MK, Alonso MA, Nathan JD, Ryckman FC, Tiao G, Balistreri WF (2014). Liver Transplantation in Children: Indications and Surgical Aspects. In Suchy, Sokol, Balistreri WF (Ed.), Liver disease in Children (4th, pp. 760-772). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
3. Jensen MK, Telega G (2008). Infections of the Liver and Biliary Tract. In Rudolph, Lister, Gershon, First, Rudolph (Ed.), Rudolph’s Pediatrics (22nd). New York, New York: McGraw-Hill.
4. Jensen MK, Balistreri WF (In Press). Viral Hepatitis. In Robert Kliegman, Bonita Stanton, Richard Behrman, Joseph St. Geme and Nina Schor (Ed.), Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics (20). Philadelpha: Elsevier.

News

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