Kencee K. Graves,
FACP, MD
Languages Spoken: English
Kencee Graves, MD, is an Associate Professor within the Division of General Internal Medicine and the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Utah Hospital. As a Hospitalist and Palliative Medicine Physician, she enjoys taking care of hospitalized patients with a variety of acute medical problems, and helping patients understand how medical care can help them live their best quality of life possible. Her specific clinical interests include medical education, patient safety, leadership, quality improvement and improving end-of-life care.
Dr. Graves received her MD from the University of Utah in 2010. She received training in medicine from the University of Utah, completing her training in 2013. She served as a Chief Medical Resident following her residency. She joined the University of Utah Division of General Internal Medicine in 2014. She completed her fellowship in Hospice & Palliative Medicine in 2019. She currently serves as Associate Chief Medical Officer for Inpatient Health.
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Internal Medicine
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Associate Professor (Clinical) |
| Academic Divisions | General Internal Medicine |
| Board Certification | American Academy of Hospice & Palliative Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine National Board of Medical Examiners |
Kencee Graves, MD, is an Associate Professor within the Division of General Internal Medicine and the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Utah Hospital. As a Hospitalist and Palliative Medicine Physician, she enjoys taking care of hospitalized patients with a variety of acute medical problems, and helping patients understand how medical care can help them live their best quality of life possible. Her specific clinical interests include medical education, patient safety, leadership, quality improvement and improving end-of-life care.
Dr. Graves received her MD from the University of Utah in 2010. She received training in medicine from the University of Utah, completing her training in 2013. She served as a Chief Medical Resident following her residency. She joined the University of Utah Division of General Internal Medicine in 2014. She completed her fellowship in Hospice & Palliative Medicine in 2019. She currently serves as Associate Chief Medical Officer for Inpatient Health.
Academic Locations
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Internal Medicine
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Associate Professor (Clinical) |
| Academic Divisions | General Internal Medicine |
| Board Certification | American Academy of Hospice & Palliative Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine National Board of Medical Examiners |
Education History
| Fellowship | University of Utah Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellow, 2019 |
| Chief Resident | University of Utah Chief Resident, 2014 |
| Residency | University of Utah Internal Medicine Resident, 2013 |
| Professional Medical | University of Utah Medicine M.D., 2010 |
| Other Training | Eastern Washington University Healthcare Administration , 2005 |
| Undergraduate | College of Idaho Biology with minor in Psychology B.S., 2004 |
| Undergraduate | Boise State University , 2003 |
Selected Publications - Journal Articles
Journal Article
- Lee VS, Kawamoto K, Hess R, Park C, Young J, Hunter C, Johnson S, Gulbransen S, Pelt CE, Horton DJ, Graves KK, Greene TH, Anzai Y, Pendleton RC (2016). Implementation of a Value-Driven Outcomes Program to Identify High Variability in Clinical Costs and Outcomes and Association With Reduced Cost and Improved Quality. JAMA, 316(10), 1061-72.
- Pannucci CJ, Varghese TK, Graves KK, Prazak AM (2016). Supratherapeutic anti-factor Xa levels in patients receiving prophylactic doses of enoxaparin: A case series. Int J Surg Case Rep, 28, 114-116.
- Stevens SM, Woller SC, Graves KK, Aston V, Jones J, Snow G, Elliott CG (2013). Withholding anticoagulation following a single negative whole-leg ultrasound in patients at high pretest probability for deep vein thrombosis. Clin Appl Thromb Hemost, 19(1), 79-85.
- Graves KK, Faraklas I, Cochran A (2012). Identification of risk factors associated with critical illness related corticosteroid insufficiency in burn patients. J Burn Care Res, 33(3), 330-5.
- Lampi KJ, Amyx KK, Ahmann P, Steel EA (2006). Deamidation in human lens betaB2-crystallin destabilizes the dimer. Biochemistry, 45(10), 3146-53.