Irene Kocolas,
MD, MS
Languages Spoken: English, Modern Greek (1453-)
Irene Kocolas, MD, MS, is an Instructor in the Department of Pediatrics Division of Hospital Medicine at the University of Utah.
Dr. Kocolas received her undergraduate education in physiology at the University of California Los Angeles, her Masters of Science degree in physiology at the Chicago Medical School and her M.D. from the University of Utah. After completing postgraduate training in Pediatrics at the University of Utah, she was elected and served as chief resident in University of Utah pediatrics residency program from 2010-2011. While chief resident, she oversaw the education of 85 pediatric residents. She then rose from Visiting Instructor to Instructor in the Department of Pediatrics.
Dr. Kocolas is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. She is also a member of the Utah Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics. She speaks the Greek language fluently and is proficient in Spanish.
Dr. Kocolas has been actively involved in postgraduate education and has been the Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator on numerous projects revolving around improving resident education. She was a team leader and integral member of the pediatric residency restructure and redesign program (R3P) at the University of Utah in 2010-2011, spurred by mandatory ACGME duty hour changes. She has actively organized and led numerous didactic sessions for both pediatric residents and medical students.
She also has a publication regarding the public health implications of the use of the pediatric emergency room by adults with chronic disorders and has studied effects of Marfan’s disease during pregnancy as well as effects of exercise during pregnancy.
Clinical Locations
Primary Children's Hospital
801-662-3645
Fax: (801) 662-3664
Specialties
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Pediatrics
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Associate Professor (Clinical) |
| Academic Divisions | Pediatric Hospital Medicine |
| Board Certification | American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics) National Board of Medical Examiners |
Irene Kocolas, MD, MS, is an Instructor in the Department of Pediatrics Division of Hospital Medicine at the University of Utah.
Dr. Kocolas received her undergraduate education in physiology at the University of California Los Angeles, her Masters of Science degree in physiology at the Chicago Medical School and her M.D. from the University of Utah. After completing postgraduate training in Pediatrics at the University of Utah, she was elected and served as chief resident in University of Utah pediatrics residency program from 2010-2011. While chief resident, she oversaw the education of 85 pediatric residents. She then rose from Visiting Instructor to Instructor in the Department of Pediatrics.
Dr. Kocolas is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. She is also a member of the Utah Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics. She speaks the Greek language fluently and is proficient in Spanish.
Dr. Kocolas has been actively involved in postgraduate education and has been the Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator on numerous projects revolving around improving resident education. She was a team leader and integral member of the pediatric residency restructure and redesign program (R3P) at the University of Utah in 2010-2011, spurred by mandatory ACGME duty hour changes. She has actively organized and led numerous didactic sessions for both pediatric residents and medical students.
She also has a publication regarding the public health implications of the use of the pediatric emergency room by adults with chronic disorders and has studied effects of Marfan’s disease during pregnancy as well as effects of exercise during pregnancy.
Academic Locations
Primary Children's Hospital
801-662-3645
(801) 662-3664
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Pediatrics
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Associate Professor (Clinical) |
| Academic Divisions | Pediatric Hospital Medicine |
| Board Certification | American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics) National Board of Medical Examiners |
Education History
| Chief Resident | Primary Children’s Hospital, University of Utah Chief Resident, 2011 |
| Residency | Primary Children’s Hospital, University of Utah Pediatrics Resident, 2010 |
| Professional Medical | University of Utah Medical School Medicine M.D., 2007 |
| Graduate Training | Chicago Medical School, Finch Univiersity Physiology M.S., 2003 |
| Undergraduate | University of California, Los Angeles Physiology, Provost’s Honor List 4 quarters B.S., 2001 |
Selected Publications - Journal Articles
Journal Article
- Fromme HB, Ryan MS, Gray K, Black E, Paik S, Griego E, Kocolas I, Cipriano F, Paradise Black N (2020). A Script for What Ails Your Learners: Feedback Scripts to Promote Effective Learning. Acad Pediatr, 20(5), 721-723.
- Subramony A, Kocolas I, Srivastava R (2019). Pediatric Hospitalists Improving Patient Care Through Quality Improvement. Pediatr Clin North Am, 66(4), 697-712.
- Kocolas I, Hobson W, Daftary A, King M, Bale JF (2019). The Evolving Educational Challenge: Balancing Patient Numbers, Conference Attendance, Sleep, and Resident Wellness. Acad Pediatr, 19(8), 855-856.
- Khan A, Spector ND, Baird JD, Ashland M, Starmer AJ, Rosenbluth G, Garcia BM, Litterer KP, Rogers JE, Dalal AK, Lipsitz S, Yoon CS, Zigmont KR, Guiot A, OToole JK, Patel A, Bismilla Z, Coffey M, Langrish K, Blankenburg RL, Destino LA, Everhart JL, Good BP, Kocolas I, Srivastava R, Calaman S, Cray S, Kuzma N, Lewis K, Thompson ED, Hepps JH, Lopreiato JO, Yu CE, Haskell H, Kruvand E, Micalizzi DA, Alvarado-Little W, Dreyer BP, Yin HS, Subramony A, Patel SJ, Sectish TC, West DC, Landrigan CP (2018). Patient safety after implementation of a coproduced family centered communication programme: multicenter before and after intervention study. BMJ, 363, k4764.
- Kocolas I, Day K, King M, Stevenson A, Sheng X, Hobson W, Bruse J, Bale J Jr (2015). Shift Schedules and Intern Work Hours, Patient Numbers, Conference Attendance, and Sleep at a Single Pediatric Residency Program. Acad Pediatr, 17(2), 149-152.