
Languages Spoken: English
Janice L.B. Byrne, MD is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center. Dr. Byrne is Co-Director of the Utah Fetal Center at Primary Children's Hospital. She is on the faculty of the University of Utah Graduate Program in Genetic Counseling and member of the National Birth Defects Prevention Network. Dr. Byrne is Board Certified in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, general Obstetrics and Gynecology and Clinical Genetics. Dr. Byrne's main clinical and research interests include ultrasound, fetal dysmorphology, prenatal diagnosis and management of pregnancies complicated by fetal or maternal genetic disease and fetal anomalies.
Clinical Locations
University Maternal Fetal Medicine, Area E
801-213-2995
Board Certification and Academic Information
Academic Departments | Obstetrics/Gynecology
-
Professor (Clinical) Pediatrics - Adjunct Professor |
Academic Divisions | Maternal-Fetal Medicine Pediatric Genetics |
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
4.5/ 5

Care provider's explanation of condition/problem
4.6/ 5

Care provider's effort to include me in decisions
4.6/ 5

Wait time at clinic
3.8/ 5

Care provider's concern for questions & worries
4.6/ 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.
Janice L.B. Byrne, MD is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center. Dr. Byrne is Co-Director of the Utah Fetal Center at Primary Children's Hospital. She is on the faculty of the University of Utah Graduate Program in Genetic Counseling and member of the National Birth Defects Prevention Network. Dr. Byrne is Board Certified in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, general Obstetrics and Gynecology and Clinical Genetics. Dr. Byrne's main clinical and research interests include ultrasound, fetal dysmorphology, prenatal diagnosis and management of pregnancies complicated by fetal or maternal genetic disease and fetal anomalies.
Academic Locations
Board Certification and Academic Information
Academic Departments | Obstetrics/Gynecology
-
Professor (Clinical) Pediatrics - Adjunct Professor |
Academic Divisions | Maternal-Fetal Medicine Pediatric Genetics |
Research Interests
- Ultrasound
- Fetal Dysmorphology
- Prenatal Diagnosis
- Fetal Anomalies
- Pregnancy Complications (Genetic Disease)
Education History
Fellowship | University of Utah School of Medicine Maternal/Fetal Medicine Fellow, 1994 |
Fellowship | University of Utah School of Medicine Genetics Fellow, 1993 |
Residency | University of Utah School of Medicine OB/GYN Resident, 1991 |
Internship | University of Utah School of Medicine OB/GYN Intern, 1988 |
Professional Medical | University of Texas Southwestern Medical School Medicine M.D., 1987 |
Undergraduate | Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Biological Sciences (Genetics) B.S., 1973 |
Selected Publications - Journal Articles
Journal Article
- Ashizawa T, Gagnon C, Groh WJ, Gutmann L, Johnson NE, Meola G, Moxley R 3rd, Pandya S, Rogers MT, Simpson E, Angeard N, Bassez G, Berggren KN, Bhakta D, Bozzali M, Broderick A, Byrne JLB, Campbell C, Cup E, Day JW, De Mattia E, Duboc D, Duong T, Eichinger K, Ekstrom AB, van Engelen B, Esparis B, Eymard B, Ferschl M, Gadalla SM, Gallais B, Goodglick T, Heatwole C, Hilbert J, Holland V, Kierkegaard M, Koopman WJ, Lane K, Maas D, Mankodi A, Mathews KD, Monckton DG, Moser D, Nazarian S, Nguyen L, Nopoulos P, Petty R, Phetteplace J, Puymirat J, Raman S, Richer L, Roma E, Sampson J, Sansone V, Schoser B, Sterling L, Statland J, Subramony SH, Tian C, Trujillo C, Tomaselli G, Turner C, Venance S, Verma A, White M, Winblad S (2018). Consensus-based care recommendations for adults with myotonic dystrophy type 1. Neurol Clin Pract, 8(6), 507-520.
- Patel B, Byrne JLB, Phillips A, Hotaling JM, Johnstone EB (2017). When standard genetic testing does not solve the mystery: a rare case of preimplantation genetic diagnosis for campomelic dysplasia in the setting of parental mosaicism. Fertil Steril, 110(4), 732-736.
- Matsunami N, Shanmugam H, Baird L, Stevens J, Byrne JL, Barnhart DC, Rau C, Feldkamp ML, Yoder BA, Leppert MF, Yost HJ, Brunelli L (2018). Germline but not somatic de novo mutations are common in human congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Birth Defects Res, 110(7), 610-617.
- Feldkamp ML, Carey JC, Byrne JLB, Krikov S, Botto LD (2017). Etiology and clinical presentation of birth defects: population based study. BMJ, 357, j2249.
- Pinto NM, Weng C, Sheng X, Simon K, Byrne JB, Miller T, Puchalski MD (2016). Modifiers of stress related to timing of diagnosis in parents of children with complex congenital heart disease. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med, 29(20), 3340-6.
- Winter TC, Kennedy AM, Byrne J, Woodward PJ (2010). The cavum septi pellucidi: why is it important? J Ultrasound Med, 29(3), 427-44.
- Moyer-Mileur LJ, Slater H, Thomson JA, Mihalopoulos N, Byrne J, Varner MW (2009). Newborn adiposity measured by plethysmography is not predicted by late gestation two-dimensional ultrasound measures of fetal growth. J Nutr, 139(9), 1772-8.
- Clark EA, Lacoursiere DY, Byrne JL, Ponder R, Silver RM, Esplin MS (2008). Reliability of fetal middle cerebral artery velocity measurements: a randomized controlled trial of sonographer training. J Ultrasound Med, 28(1), 19-25.
- Winkler N, Kennedy A, Byrne J, Woodward P (2008). The imaging spectrum of conjoined twins. Ultrasound Q, 24(4), 249-55.
- Bleyl SB, Byrne JL, South ST, Dries DC, Stevenson DA, Rope AF, Vianna-Morgante AM, Schoenwolf GC, Kivlin JD, Brothman A, Carey JC (2007). Brachymesomelic dysplasia with Peters anomaly of the eye results from disruptions of the X chromosome near the SHOX and SOX3 genes. Am J Med Genet A, 143A(23), 2785-95.
- Kantarci S, Casavant D, Prada C, Russell M, Byrne J, Haug LW, Jennings R, Manning S, Boyd TK, Fryns JP, Holmes LB, Donahoe PK, Lee C, Kimonis V, Pober BR (2005). Findings from aCGH in patients with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH): a possible locus for Fryns syndrome. Am J Med Genet A, 140(1), 17-23.
- Wada DA, Szakacs J, Kennedy AM, Hafen BL, Opitz JM, Byrne JL (2005). Probable second fetus with Marles-Chudley syndrome: cardiac calcifications with ulnar deficiency and absent/hypoplastic thumbs. Fetal Pediatr Pathol, 23(2-3), 159-70.
- Esplin MS, Hallam S, Farrington PF, Nelson L, Byrne J, Ward K (1998). Myotonic dystrophy is a significant cause of idiopathic polyhydramnios. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 179(4), 974-7.