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Languages Spoken: English, Spanish

Dr. Robson received his medical degree from the University of California San Francisco, graduating Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) with an area of concentration in medical education. He completed his pediatric residency and a chief residency at the Boston Combined Residency Program (Boston Children’s Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Boston Medical Center) and his pediatric gastroenterology fellowship at the University of California San Francisco. He has been recognized with teaching awards during both his residency and fellowship and he has served on the national committee involved in developing new training standards for fellows in pediatric gastroenterology. Dr. Robson is currently an Associate Professor of Pediatrics, working within the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. Dr. Robson’s clinical interests include eosinophilic esophagitis and management of gastrointestinal issues in children with cystic fibrosis. His research interests include: 1) diagnosing, tracking and treating eosinophilic esophagitis in children, and 2) analysis of whether meeting early growth benchmarks matches up with better weight and lung function later in life for children with cystic fibrosis. Dr. Robson is board certified in General Pediatrics and Pediatric Gastroenterology/Nutrition. He sees patients and performs endoscopy at Primary Children’s Hospital and serves as a gastroenterologist in the multidisciplinary Cystic Fibrosis clinic at Primary Children’s Hospital. Dr. Robson remains active in medical education of trainees. He is the Course Director for the Clinical Method Curriculum, a longitudinal course in which 1st year University of Utah medical students develop physician skills, including medical history taking, physical examination and clinical decision making. Dr. Robson also directs a focused elective for 4th medical students (both internal and visiting) in pediatric gastroenterology and the outpatient elective experience in pediatric gastroenterology for pediatric residents at Primary Children's Hospital.

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Eccles Primary Children’s Outpatient Services Building

801-213-3599

Fax: (801) 587-7539

81 N Mario Capecchi Drive
Salt Lake City, UT  84113
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Primary Children's Hospital Outpatient Services at Riverton

801-213-3599

Fax: (801) 587-7539

3773 West 12600 South
Riverton, UT  84065

Specialties

  • Pediatric Gastroenterology

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Pediatrics - Associate Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions Pediatric Gastroenterology
Board Certification American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Pediatric Gastroenterology)

Dr. Robson received his medical degree from the University of California San Francisco, graduating Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) with an area of concentration in medical education. He completed his pediatric residency and a chief residency at the Boston Combined Residency Program (Boston Children’s Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Boston Medical Center) and his pediatric gastroenterology fellowship at the University of California San Francisco. He has been recognized with teaching awards during both his residency and fellowship and he has served on the national committee involved in developing new training standards for fellows in pediatric gastroenterology. Dr. Robson is currently an Associate Professor of Pediatrics, working within the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. Dr. Robson’s clinical interests include eosinophilic esophagitis and management of gastrointestinal issues in children with cystic fibrosis. His research interests include: 1) diagnosing, tracking and treating eosinophilic esophagitis in children, and 2) analysis of whether meeting early growth benchmarks matches up with better weight and lung function later in life for children with cystic fibrosis. Dr. Robson is board certified in General Pediatrics and Pediatric Gastroenterology/Nutrition. He sees patients and performs endoscopy at Primary Children’s Hospital and serves as a gastroenterologist in the multidisciplinary Cystic Fibrosis clinic at Primary Children’s Hospital. Dr. Robson remains active in medical education of trainees. He is the Course Director for the Clinical Method Curriculum, a longitudinal course in which 1st year University of Utah medical students develop physician skills, including medical history taking, physical examination and clinical decision making. Dr. Robson also directs a focused elective for 4th medical students (both internal and visiting) in pediatric gastroenterology and the outpatient elective experience in pediatric gastroenterology for pediatric residents at Primary Children's Hospital.

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Research Statement

Dr. Robson received his medical degree from the University of California San Francisco and completed his pediatric residency and a chief residency at the Boston Combined Residency Program (Boston Children’s Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Boston Medical Center).

During fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology at University of California San Francisco, Dr. Robson received a master’s degree in advanced science, focusing on clinical research and biostatistics. His fellowship research thesis was on the development of a prognostic model to predict obesity throughout childhood and into adulthood, using maternal and early infant risk factors. Dr. Robson has been recognized with teaching awards during both his residency and fellowship and he has served on the national committee involved in developing new training standards for fellows in pediatric gastroenterology.

Dr. Robson is currently an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, working within the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology. Dr. Robson worked to develop the Primary Children's Hospital Food Allergies and Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders Clinic. He has active research projects studying disease rates and disease tracking metrics for children with eosinophilic esophagitis. Dr. Robson also maintains funding from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to participate in care of children with cystic fibrosis and gastrointestinal symptoms. He has ongoing research projects studying the long-term impact of early growth and nutrition in children with cystic fibrosis.

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Pediatrics - Associate Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions Pediatric Gastroenterology
Board Certification American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Pediatric Gastroenterology)

Research Interests

  • Eosinophilic Esophagitis
  • Cystic Fibrosis
  • Infant Nutrition
  • Competency in Medical Education

Education History

Graduate Training University of California, San Francisco
Clinical Research and Biostatistics
M.S., 2015
Fellowship University of California, San Francisco
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Fellow, 2015
Chief Resident Boston Medical Center/Boston Children's Hospital
Pediatrics
Chief Resident, 2012
Residency Boston Medical Center/Boston Children's Hospital
Pediatrics
Resident, 2011
Internship Boston Medical Center/Boston Children's Hospital
Pediatrics
Intern, 2009
Professional Medical University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
Medicine
M.D., 2008
Undergraduate Rice University
Psychology
B.A., 2001

Selected Publications - Journal Articles

Journal Article

  1. Colbert-Getz J, Chow C, Li M, Weber T, Hannon P, Hammad I, Good B, Bonnett R, Sakaeda M, Robson J, Lamb S (2021). Times of Medical Education Crisis Require New Evaluation Approaches: Proof of Concept of a System-Based Program Evaluation Model. Med Sci Educ, 1-6.
  2. Peterson K, Clayton F, Qeadan F, Gorman D, Robson J, Allen-Brady K, Fang JC (2020). Esophageal Eosinophilia Is Common Among Relatives of Eosinophilic Esophagitis Patients. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol.
  3. McClain A, OGorman M, Barbagelata C, Patel R, Lowichik A, Peterson K, Guthery S, Robson J (2019). Adherence to Biopsy and Follow-Up Guidelines in a Population-Based Cohort of Children With Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol, 18(11), 2620-2622.
  4. Peterson K, Lin E, Saffari H, Qeadan F, Pyne A, Firszt R, Robson J, Gleich G (2020). Food-specific antibodies in oesophageal secretions: association with trigger foods in eosinophilic oesophagitis. Aliment Pharmacol Ther, 52(6), 997-1007.
  5. Sauer CG, Robson J, Turmelle YP, Cerezo CS, Loomes KM, Huang JS, Quiros-Tejeira RE, Benkov KJ, Narkewicz MR, Leichtner A, Weinstein T (2020). North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Position Paper on Entrustable Professional Activities: Development of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Entrustable Professional Activities. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr, 71(1), 136-143.
  6. Robson J, Lusman SS, Lee CK, Merves J, Middleton J, Perez ME, Desai NK, Sayej W, Sivagnanam M, Solomon AB, Colombo JM, Rosen JM, Van Buren KW, Brown JB, Turmelle YP, Cerezo CS, Loomes KM, Huang JS, Quiros-Tejeira RE, Benkov K, Leichtner A, Narkewicz MR, Weinstein T, Sauer CG (2020). Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Entrustable Professional Activities: Development of an Assessment Tool and Curricular Resources. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr, 71(1), e40-e45.
  7. Peterson KA, Gleich GJ, Limaye NS, Crispin H, Robson J, Fang J, Saffari H, Clayton F, Leiferman KM (2019). Eosinophil granule major basic protein 1 deposition in eosinophilic esophagitis correlates with symptoms independent of eosinophil counts. Dis Esophagus, 32(11).
  8. Robson J, Korgenski K, Parsons K, McClain A, Barbagelata C, Allen-Brady K, Patel R, OGorman M, Peterson K, Guthery S (2019). Sensitivity and Specificity of Administrative Medical Coding for Pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr, 69(2), e49-e53.
  9. Robson J, Laborda T, Fitzgerald S, Andersen J, Peterson K, OGorman M, Guthery S, Bennett-Murphy L (2019). Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder in Diet-treated Children With Eosinophilic Esophagitis. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr, 69(1), 57-60.
  10. Robson J, OGorman M, McClain A, Mutyala K, Davis C, Barbagelata C, Wheeler J, Firszt R, Smith K, Patel R, Peterson K, Lowichik A, Guthery S (2019). Incidence and Prevalence of Pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Utah Based on a 5-Year Population-Based Study. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol, 17(1), 107-114.e1.
  11. McClain A, Jaramillo C, Patel RA, Robson J (2018). Evaluation of Esophagitis Using Endoscopic Narrow Band Imaging. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr, 67(6), e123.
  12. Peterson KA, Yoshigi M, Hazel MW, Delker DA, Lin E, Krishnamurthy C, Consiglio N, Robson J, Yandell M, Clayton F (2018). RNA sequencing confirms similarities between PPI-responsive oesophageal eosinophilia and eosinophilic oesophagitis. Aliment Pharmacol Ther, 48(2), 219-225.
  13. McClain A, Jackson WD, Robson J (2018). Fidget Spinners Can Be a Pain in the Neck. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr, 66(4), e110.
  14. Usatin D, Yen EH, McDonald C, Asfour F, Pohl J, Robson J (2017). Differences between WHO AND CDC early growth measurements in the assessment of Cystic Fibrosis clinical outcomes. J Cyst Fibros, 16(4), 503-509.
  15. Robson JO, Verstraete SG, Shiboski S, Heyman MB, Wojcicki JM (2016). A Risk Score for Childhood Obesity in an Urban Latino Cohort. J Pediatr, 172, 29-34.e1.
  16. Robson J, Henry D, Moses J, Vinci R, Schumacher D (2015). Integrating the learner's perspective in the refinement of competency-based assessments. Acad Pediatr, 15(3), 245-8.
  17. Robson J, Yen EH (2015). Use of WHO growth curves for patients with cystic fibrosis may provide a false sense of security. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr, 60(3), 289-90.
  18. Robson J, Leichtner AM, Sauer CG (2014). Assessment tools: the next frontier in competency-based medical education. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr, 59(4), 425-7.
  19. Robson J (2013). Considerations for physician training in a new era of medical education. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr, 56(2), 111-2.

Letter

  1. May Maestas M, Perry KD, Smith K, Firszt R, Allen-Brady K, Robson J, Joy E, Peterson K (2019). Food impactions in Eosinophilic esophagitis and acute exposures to fine particulate pollution. [Letter to the editor]. Allergy, 74(12), 2529-2530.
  2. Hamilton JL, Zobell JT, Robson J (2019). Pancreatic insufficiency converted to pancreatic sufficiency with ivacaftor. [Letter to the editor]. Pediatr Pulmonol, 54(11), 1654.

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