Hunter R. Underhill,
MD, PhD
Languages Spoken: English
Dr. Underhill graduated with a B.S. in Mathematics from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, then he obtained an M.D. from Wake Forest University School of Medicine. After an interesting diversion that included a General Surgery internship and two-years of Neurological Surgery residency training at the University of Washington in Seattle, Dr. Underhill entered graduate school and obtained a Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Washington. He then completed a residency in Clinical Medical Genetics at the University of Washington. After residency, he completed a post-doc in Tumor Biology at the University of Washington, which was supported by the NIH. He subsequently completed a fellowship in Clinical Biochemical Genetics at the University of Utah.
He is currently an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of the Utah in the Division of Medical Genetics. Dr. Underhill is board-certified in Medical Genetics and board-eligible in Clinical Biochemical Genetics. He has a special interest in inborn errors of metabolism, lysosomal storage disorders, and biochemical and genetic disorders that affect myelination.
Dr. Underhill’s research interests include the development, translation, and application of advanced quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques for studying diseases that affect white matter. He has an interest in the study of white matter in biochemical disorders, genetic disorders, brain tumors, traumatic brain injury, and neurodegenerative conditions. He also has an interest in exploiting circulating tumor DNA for early and recurrent detection of solid tumors in both adult and pediatric patients. Dr. Underhill has a particular interest in research that integrates molecular research for genotyping with MRI for phenotyping to explore relationships between changes in DNA and tumor behavior and to broaden the understanding of mutational effects on development.
Clinical Locations
Eccles Primary Children’s Outpatient Services Building
801-213-3599
Specialties
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Pediatrics
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Assistant Professor Radiology and Imaging Sciences - Adjunct Assistant Professor |
| Academic Divisions | Pediatric Genetics Radiology Research |
| Board Certification | American Board of Medical Genetics (Clinical Genetics) American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics (Clinical Biochemical Genetics) |
Dr. Underhill graduated with a B.S. in Mathematics from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, then he obtained an M.D. from Wake Forest University School of Medicine. After an interesting diversion that included a General Surgery internship and two-years of Neurological Surgery residency training at the University of Washington in Seattle, Dr. Underhill entered graduate school and obtained a Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Washington. He then completed a residency in Clinical Medical Genetics at the University of Washington. After residency, he completed a post-doc in Tumor Biology at the University of Washington, which was supported by the NIH. He subsequently completed a fellowship in Clinical Biochemical Genetics at the University of Utah.
He is currently an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of the Utah in the Division of Medical Genetics. Dr. Underhill is board-certified in Medical Genetics and board-eligible in Clinical Biochemical Genetics. He has a special interest in inborn errors of metabolism, lysosomal storage disorders, and biochemical and genetic disorders that affect myelination.
Dr. Underhill’s research interests include the development, translation, and application of advanced quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques for studying diseases that affect white matter. He has an interest in the study of white matter in biochemical disorders, genetic disorders, brain tumors, traumatic brain injury, and neurodegenerative conditions. He also has an interest in exploiting circulating tumor DNA for early and recurrent detection of solid tumors in both adult and pediatric patients. Dr. Underhill has a particular interest in research that integrates molecular research for genotyping with MRI for phenotyping to explore relationships between changes in DNA and tumor behavior and to broaden the understanding of mutational effects on development.
Academic Locations
Primary Children's Hospital
801-581-8943
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Pediatrics
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Assistant Professor Radiology and Imaging Sciences - Adjunct Assistant Professor |
| Academic Divisions | Pediatric Genetics Radiology Research |
| Board Certification | American Board of Medical Genetics (Clinical Genetics) American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics (Clinical Biochemical Genetics) |
Research Interests
- Lysosomal Storage Diseases
- Mitochondrial Diseases
- Leukoencephalopathies
Education History
| Fellowship | University of Utah School of Medicine Clinical Biochemical Genetics Fellow |
| Postdoctoral Fellowship | University of Washington Molecular/Tumor Biology Postdoctoral Fellow |
| Residency | University of Washington Clinical Medical Genetics Resident |
| Doctoral Training | University of Washington Bioengineering Ph.D. |
| Postdoctoral Fellowship | University of Washington Radiology Postdoctoral Fellow |
| Residency | University of Washington Neurological Surgery Resident |
| Internship | University of Washington General Surgery Intern |
| Professional Medical | Wake Forest University School of Medicine Medicine M.D. |
| Undergraduate | Wake Forest University Mathematics B.S. |
| Other Training | U.S. Naval Academy Aerospace Engineering |