Erika A. Sullivan
( out of 227 reviews )

Erika A. Sullivan, MD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Sugar House Health Center

Salt Lake City
801-581-2000
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  • Dr. Sullivan is a board certified family physician. She completed her residency in Family Medicine from the University of Utah in 2014. She attended medical school and graduate school at the University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, where she received both an MD and an MS degree in Pathology in 2011. She also attended the University of Hawaii, Manoa for graduate school, receiving her first MS in Microbiology in 2004. She is a proud graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara where she received two bachelors degrees, a BA in French and a BS in Microbiology in 2001.

    Her clinical interests include providing safe and reliable contraceptive services, gender affirming primary care including gender affirming hormone therapy, and LGBTQ+ primary care including HIV PrEP. She also enjoys providing whole person preventive medicine across the lifespan, management of chronic disease, and providing comprehensive care for the whole family.

    Academically, she is interested in teaching residents about gender affirming and LGBTQ+ primary care, contraceptive care and clinical/EHR efficiency and skills.

    In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her partner and their two children, reading (and writing!) books, trying new restaurants, sewing, crafting, cooking (but not doing the dishes!) and dancing.

    Limited availability for New Patients

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Family Medicine

    Patient Rating

    4.9 /5
    ( out of 227 reviews )

    The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers.

    The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

    Patient Comments

    Patient comments are gathered from our patient experience survey and displayed in their entirety. For the convenience of our visitors, some patient comments have been translated from their original language into English while preserving their original meaning as accurately as possible. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.

    January 05, 2025
    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    The work Dr Sullivan does and provides inspires me and is so so important. She is an amazing dr and human.

    December 28, 2024
    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    Dr Sullivan is truly phenomenal. I trust her to guide me in my health care. She has excellent knowledge & practice, is compassionate, aware, and simply a stellar provider. I feel like I'm getting the best care possible when I see her.

    December 14, 2024
    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    Dr. Sullivan is sometimes hard to get an appointment with but she is thorough, approachable, and understandable.

    December 13, 2024
    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    Dr. Erika A. Sullivan is a super star. She is able to take all the time that is necessary to get to understand each of my concerns. She fills me with confidence and has medical data to back every conversation. She is the type of doctor everyone would hope to have.

    November 27, 2024
    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    She is very understanding, and treats me with curtesy. Easy to talk with and makes me feel comfortable.

    November 27, 2024
    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    Have been seeing Dr. Sullivan for many years,she takes great carein keeping u to date with patients and visits.Takes the time needed to listen,and treat.

    November 20, 2024
    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    She is a fantastic caregiver. My only beef is it can be difficult to schedule appointments with her because she is very busy.

    November 16, 2024
    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    Dr. Sullivan is an excellent caregiver in both substance and manner.

    October 29, 2024
    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    Dr Sullivan is amazing!

  • Dr. Sullivan is a board certified family physician. She completed her residency in Family Medicine from the University of Utah in 2014. She attended medical school and graduate school at the University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, where she received both an MD and an MS degree in Pathology in 2011. She also attended the University of Hawaii, Manoa for graduate school, receiving her first MS in Microbiology in 2004. She is a proud graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara where she received two bachelors degrees, a BA in French and a BS in Microbiology in 2001.

    Her clinical interests include providing safe and reliable contraceptive services, gender affirming primary care including gender affirming hormone therapy, and LGBTQ+ primary care including HIV PrEP. She also enjoys providing whole person preventive medicine across the lifespan, management of chronic disease, and providing comprehensive care for the whole family.

    Academically, she is interested in teaching residents about gender affirming and LGBTQ+ primary care, contraceptive care and clinical/EHR efficiency and skills.

    In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her partner and their two children, reading (and writing!) books, trying new restaurants, sewing, crafting, cooking (but not doing the dishes!) and dancing.

    Limited availability for New Patients

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Family & Preventive Medicine -Assistant Professor (Clinical)
    Board Certification
    American Board of Family Medicine

    Education history

    Residency Family Medicine - University of Utah Resident
    Graduate Training Pathology - University of Chicago M.S.
    Professional Medical Medicine - University of Chicago M.D.
    Graduate Training Microbiology - University of Hawaii M.S.
    Other Training Study Abroad at the Université Paris-Sorbonne - Stony Brook University
    Undergraduate French - University of California, Santa Barbara B.A.
    Undergraduate Microbiology - University of California, Santa Barbara B.S.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Misakian, AL, Kelley, CE, Sullivan, EA, Chang, JJ, Singh, G, Kokosa, S, Avila, J, Cooper, H, Liang, JW, Botzheim, B, Quint, M, Jeevananthan, A, Chi, E, Harmer, M, Hiatt, L, Kowalewski, M, Steinberg, B, Tausinga, T, Tanner, H, Ho, TH, Mark, B, Zenger, B, Hu, S, Gebregzabheir, A, Penny, JM, Loeb, DF, Strickland, T, Iwamoto, SJ, Rothman, MS, Hamnvik, OP, Danit, A (2025). Injectable Estradiol Use in Adult Transgender and Gender-Diverse Individuals throughout the U.S.: A Multicenter Retrospective Study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab.
    2. Sullivan EA, Jordanova K, Curtin AD, Frame KA, Hall S, Kiraly B, Taylor E, Stoesser K (2024). Expanding Access to Contraceptive Services in a Family Medicine Residency Clinic: The Rapid Access to Contraception Clinic Model. Fam Med, 56(7), 442-446.
    3. Ho TF, Zenger B, Mark B, Hiatt L, Sullivan E, Steinberg BA, Lyons A, Spivak AM, Agarwal C, Adelman M, Hotaling J, Kiraly B, Talboys S (2024). Characteristics of a transgender and gender-diverse patient population in Utah: Use of electronic health records to advance clinical and health equity research. PLoS One, 19(5), e0302895. (Read full article)
    4. Sullivan, EA, Stryker, SD, Blaszczak, J, Spielvogel, R, Ho, T, Kiraly, B, MacVane, L, Nixon, R, Sabb, D, Venkatesan, A, Rodriguez, J (2024). Transgender Care Is Family Medicine: A Call to Action. Fam Med, 56(4), 229-233.
    5. Locke AB, Fortenberry KT, Sullivan E, Ose D, Tingey B, Qeadan F, Henson A, Van Hala S (2020). Use of a Feedback Survey as a Part of a Wellness Champions Program to Improve Academic Faculty Satisfaction and Burnout: Implications for Burnout in Academic Health Centers. . Glob Adv Health Med, 9.
    6. Weber CR, Raleigh DR, Su L, Shen L, Sullivan EA, Wang Y, Turner JR (2010). Epithelial myosin light chain kinase activation induces mucosal interleukin-13 expression to alter tight junction ion selectivity. J Biol Chem, 285(16), 12037-46. (Read full article)
    7. Su L, Shen L, Clayburgh DR, Nalle SC, Sullivan EA, Meddings JB, Abraham C, Turner JR (2009). Targeted epithelial tight junction dysfunction causes immune activation and contributes to development of experimental colitis. Gastroenterology, 136(2), 551-63. (Read full article)

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