Irene Kocolas,
MD
Languages Spoken: English, Greek
Irene Kocolas, M.D., M.S., is an Instructor in the Department of Pediatrics Division of Inpatient 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 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
Specialties
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Pediatrics
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Assistant Professor (Clinical) |
| Academic Divisions | Pediatric Inpatient Medicine |
| Board Certification | National Board of Medical Examiners American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics) |
Irene Kocolas, M.D., M.S., is an Instructor in the Department of Pediatrics Division of Inpatient 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 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 publications regarding the public health implications of the use of the pediatric emergency room by adults with chronic disorders, the effects of new duty hour restriction on residency education, 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
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Pediatrics
-
Assistant Professor (Clinical) |
| Academic Divisions | Pediatric Inpatient Medicine |
| Board Certification | National Board of Medical Examiners American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics) |
Education History
| Chief Resident | Primary Children’s Hospital, University of Utah Chief Resident |
| Residency | Primary Children’s Hospital, University of Utah Pediatrics Resident |
| Professional Medical | University of Utah Medical School Medicine M.D. |
| Graduate Training | Chicago Medical School, Finch Univiersity Physiology M.S. |
| Undergraduate | University of California, Los Angeles Physiology, Provost’s Honor List 4 quarters B.S. |