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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

81 N Mario Capecchi Drive
Salt Lake City, UT  84113
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Specialties

  • Pediatric Genetics
  • Medical Genetics

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Pediatrics - Assistant Professor
Radiology - 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

100 N Mario Capecchi Drive
Division of Pediatric Genetics
Salt Lake City, UT  84113

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Pediatrics - Assistant Professor
Radiology - 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

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