Margaret (Molly) Baldwin Conroy
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Margaret (Molly) Baldwin Conroy, MD, MPH, FACSM, FAHA

Languages spoken: English, Spanish

Clinical Locations

Madsen Health Center

General Internal Medicine
Salt Lake City
801-581-7790

  • Molly Conroy MD, MPH is a Primary Care Provider and General Internist at the Madsen Internal Medicine Clinic. As a General Internist, her clinical interests include physical activity and lifestyle counseling, weight management, cardiovascular disease prevention, hypertension management, and women’s health.

    Dr. Conroy received her undergraduate degree from Stanford University and her MD from the University of Pennsylvania. She completed an Internal Medicine residency in the Primary Care Track at the University of California, San Francisco and a General Internal Medicine Fellowship at Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital. She is Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and recognized as a Fellow of both the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association.

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Internal Medicine

    Patient Rating

    5.0 /5
    ( out of 92 reviews )

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    October 20, 2024
    MADSEN HEALTH CENTER

    She's knowledgeable. She makes you feel comfortable and she is easy to talk to. I like her very much.

    October 18, 2024
    MADSEN HEALTH CENTER

    It is obvious that Dr. Conroy thoroughly reviews your your history prior to entering the room for your appointment. Her assessment of your health is all encompassing of physical and mental health. Her kindness, genuine concern and compassion for your needs are above and beyond.

    October 14, 2024
    MADSEN HEALTH CENTER

    Dr. Conroy is the best physician I've ever had the pleasure of working with. She so clearly cares about her patients and it shows in the time and attention she provides.

    October 11, 2024
    MADSEN HEALTH CENTER

    Dr. Conroy is everything I would ever want in a doctor¿ Listening kindness, etc.

    September 15, 2024
    MADSEN HEALTH CENTER

    We love her.

    September 15, 2024
    MADSEN HEALTH CENTER

    Dr. Conroy is most understanding and is able to give appropriate advice according to my medical conditions in a very friendly fashion. A first class physician who has given me outstanding service. Anyone under her care should consider himself/ herself blessed.

    September 01, 2024
    MADSEN HEALTH CENTER

    Always look forward to seeing Dr Conroy she is very informative and caring during my appointment

    July 21, 2024
    MADSEN HEALTH CENTER

    I feel I have someone who cares about my health

    July 21, 2024
    MADSEN HEALTH CENTER

    Dr. Conroy makes it very difficult to consider retiring and leaving Utah. I cannot imagine finding half so good or caring a physician anywhere. She is simple the best.

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  • Molly Conroy MD, MPH is a Primary Care Provider and General Internist at the Madsen Internal Medicine Clinic. As a General Internist, her clinical interests include physical activity and lifestyle counseling, weight management, cardiovascular disease prevention, hypertension management, and women’s health.

    Dr. Conroy received her undergraduate degree from Stanford University and her MD from the University of Pennsylvania. She completed an Internal Medicine residency in the Primary Care Track at the University of California, San Francisco and a General Internal Medicine Fellowship at Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital. She is Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and recognized as a Fellow of both the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Internal Medicine -Primary
    Population Health Sciences -Adjunct
    Academic Divisions General Medicine
    Board Certification
    American Board of Internal Medicine

    Education history

    Fellowship General Internal Medicine - Harvard Medical School Clinical Research Fellow
    Clinical Effectiveness - Harvard School of Public Health M.P.H.
    Internship/Residency Primary Care Internal Medicine - University of California, San Francisco Intern/Resident
    Medicine - University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine M.D.
    Undergraduate English - Stanford University B.A.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Barone Gibbs B, Perera S, Huber KA, Paley JL, Conroy MB, Jakicic JM, Muldoon MF (2024). Effects of Sedentary Behavior Reduction on Blood Pressure in Desk Workers: Results From the RESET-BP Randomized Clinical Trial. Circulation. (Read full article)
    2. Pulantara IW, Wang Y, Burke LE, Sereika SM, Bizhanova Z, Kariuki JK, Cheng J, Beatrice B, Loar I, Cedillo M, Conroy MB, Parmanto B (2024). Data Collection and Management of mHealth, Wearables, and Internet of Things in Digital Behavioral Health Interventions With the Awesome Data Acquisition Method (ADAM): Development of a Novel Informatics Architecture. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth, 12, e50043. (Read full article)
    3. Kariuki JK, Bizhanova Z, Conroy MB, Burke LE, Cheng J, Beatrice B, Sereika SM (2023). The Association between Neighborhood Walkability and Physical Activity in a Behavioral Weight Loss Trial Testing the Addition of Remotely Delivered Feedback Messages to Self-Monitoring. Behav Med, 50(3), 232-241. (Read full article)
    4. Conroy MB, Cedillo M, Jordanova K, Zepeda J, Kiraly B, Flynn M, Wu C, Kukhareva PV, Butler JM, Hess R, Greene T, Kawamoto K (2024). Implementing weight maintenance with existing staff and electronic health record tools in a primary care setting: Baseline results from the MAINTAIN PRIME trial. Contemp Clin Trials, 141, 107520. (Read full article)
    5. Kukhareva PV, Weir CR, Cedillo M, Taft T, Butler JM, Rudd EA, Zepeda J, Zheutlin E, Kiraly B, Flynn M, Conroy MB, Kawamoto K (2024). Design and implementation of electronic health record-based tools to support a weight management program in primary care. JAMIA Open, 7(2), ooae038. (Read full article)
    6. Cheng J, Costacou T, Rockette-Wagner B, Sereika SM, Conroy MB, Kriska AM, Kariuki JK, Klem ML, Parmanto B, Burke LE (2023). Perceived and calculated diet quality improvements in a randomized mHealth weight loss trial. Behav Med, 50(2), 164-169. (Read full article)
    7. Rockette-Wagner B, Wisnivesky JP, Holguin F, Ankam J, Arora A, Federmann E, Smith V, Federman AD, Conroy MB (2024). The relationships between Physical activity and asthma control and Body Mass Index (BMI) in patients with asthma. J Asthma, 61(3), 194-202. (Read full article)
    8. Cheng J, Costacou T, Sereika SM, Conroy MB, Parmanto B, Rockette-Wagner B, Kriska AM, Klem ML, Burke LE (2023). Effect of an mHealth weight loss intervention on Healthy Eating Index diet quality: the SMARTER randomised controlled trial. Br J Nutr, 130(11), 2013-2021. (Read full article)
    9. Moffit R, McTigue K, Conroy MB, Kriska A, Fischer G, Ricci E, Dunstan D, Deperrior S, Rao N, Burke LE, Rockette-Wagner B (2023). Aspects of Program Engagement in an Online Physical Activity Intervention and Baseline Predictors of Engagement. Am J Health Promot, 37(8), 1100-1108. (Read full article)
    10. Baron KG, Duffecy J, Simonsen S, Bress A, Conroy MB, Greene T, Allen C, Vallejo S (2023). Sleep Technology Intervention to Target Cardiometabolic Health (STITCH): a randomized controlled study of a behavioral sleep extension intervention compared to an education control to improve sleep duration, blood pressure, and cardiometabolic health among adults with elevated blood pressure/hypertension. Trials, 24(1), 658. (Read full article)
    11. Barone Gibbs B, Muldoon MF, Conroy MB, Paley JL, Shimbo D, Perera S (2023). Influence of Recent Standing, Moving, or Sitting on Daytime Ambulatory Blood Pressure. J Am Heart Assoc, 12(17), e029999. (Read full article)
    12. Zheutlin AR, Zhang M, Conroy MB (2023). Age-Based Disparities in Guideline-Recommended Statin Initiation for Primary Prevention Among Statin-Naive Adults. JACC Adv, 2(7). (Read full article)
    13. King JB, Derington CG, Herrick JS, Jacobs JA, Zheutlin AR, Conroy MB, Cushman WC, Bress AP (2023). Single-Pill Combination Product Availability of the Antihypertensive Regimens Used for Intensive Systolic Blood Pressure Treatment in the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial. Hypertension, 80(8), 1749-1758. (Read full article)
    14. Derington CG, Bress AP, Herrick JS, Jacobs JA, Zheutlin AR, Berchie RO, Conroy MB, Cushman WC, King JB (2023). Antihypertensive Medication Regimens Used by US Adults With Hypertension and the Potential for Fixed-Dose Combination Products: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 2015 to 2020. J Am Heart Assoc, 12(11), e028573. (Read full article)
    15. Holmes AJ, Quinn TD, Conroy MB, Paley JL, Huber KA, Gibbs BB (2023). Associations of physical and social workplace characteristics with movement behaviors at work. Transl J Am Coll Sports Med, 8(2). (Read full article)
    16. Halliday TM, McFadden M, Cedillo M, Barone Gibbs B, Hess R, Bryce C, Fischer GS, Huber K, McTigue KM, Conroy MB (2023). Lifestyle strategies after intentional weight loss: results from the MAINTAIN-pc randomized trial. Transl J Am Coll Sports Med, 8(2). (Read full article)
    17. Cedillo M, Kukhareva PV, Larsen SM, McTigue KM, Bryce CL, Barone Gibbs B, Hess R, Huber K, Conroy MB (2022). Impact of electronic health record-coaching features in weight change: A secondary analysis from the MAINTAIN-pc randomized trial. Obesity (Silver Spring), 31(1), 31-36. (Read full article)
    18. Zheutlin AR, Zhang M, Conroy MB (2022). Clinical encounter length and initiation of statin therapy for primary prevention among adults with elevated atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk. Am J Prev Cardiol, 13, 100450. (Read full article)
    19. Coleman KJ, Wellman R, Fitzpatrick SL, Conroy MB, Hlavin C, Lewis KH, Coley RY, McTigue KM, Tobin JN, McBride CL, Desai JR, Clark JM, Toh S, Sturtevant JL, Horgan CE, Duke MC, Williams N, Anau J, Horberg MA, Michalsky MP, Cook AJ, Arterburn DE, Apovian CM, PCORnet Bariatric Study Collaborative (2023). Comparative Safety and Effectiveness of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy for Weight Loss and Type 2 Diabetes Across Race and Ethnicity in the PCORnet Bariatric Study Cohort. JAMA Surg, 157(10), 897-906. (Read full article)
    20. Price Rapoza M, McElvaine A, Conroy MB, Okuyemi K, Rouphael N, Teach SJ, Widlansky M, Williams C, Permar SR, National R38 Consortium investigators (2022). Early Outcomes of a New NIH Program to Support Research in Residency. Acad Med, 97(9), 1305-1310. (Read full article)
    21. Burke LE, Sereika SM, Bizhanova Z, Parmanto B, Kariuki J, Cheng J, Beatrice B, Cedillo M, Pulantara IW, Wang Y, Loar I, Conroy MB (2022). The Effect of Tailored, Daily, Smartphone Feedback to Lifestyle Self-Monitoring on Weight Loss at 12 Months: the SMARTER Randomized Clinical Trial. J Med Internet Res, 24(7), e38243. (Read full article)
    22. Burke LE, Sereika SM, Parmanto B, Bizhanova Z, Kariuki JK, Cheng J, Beatrice B, Loar I, Pulantara IW, Wang Y, Cedillo M, Conroy MB (2021). Effect of tailored, daily feedback with lifestyle self-monitoring on weight loss: The SMARTER randomized clinical trial. Obesity (Silver Spring), 30(1), 75-84. (Read full article)
    23. Halliday TM, White MH, Hild AK, Conroy MB, Melanson EL, Cornier MA (2021). Appetite and Energy Intake Regulation in Response to Acute Exercise. Med Sci Sports Exerc, 53(10), 2173-2181. (Read full article)
    24. Coon ER, Conroy MB, Ray KN (2021). Posthospitalization Follow-up: Always Needed or As Needed? Hosp Pediatr, 11(10), e270-e273. (Read full article)
    25. Barone Gibbs B, Conroy MB, Huber K, Muldoon MF, Perera S, Jakicic JM (2021). Effect of Reducing Sedentary Behavior on Blood Pressure (RESET BP): Rationale, design, and methods. Contemp Clin Trials, 106, 106428. (Read full article)
    26. Bennett WL, Bramante CT, Rothenberger SD, Kraschnewski JL, Herring SJ, Lent MR, Clark JM, Conroy MB, Lehmann H, Cappella N, Gauvey-Kern M, McCullough J, McTigue KM (2021). Patient Recruitment Into a Multicenter Clinical Cohort Linking Electronic Health Records From 5 Health Systems: Cross-sectional Analysis. J Med Internet Res, 23(5), e24003. (Read full article)
    27. Derington CG, Cohen JB, Mohanty AF, Greene TH, Cook J, Ying J, Wei G, Herrick JS, Stevens VW, Jones BE, Wang L, Zheutlin AR, South AM, Hanff TC, Smith SM, Cooper-DeHoff RM, King JB, Alexander GC, Berlowitz DR, Ahmad FS, Penrod MJ, Hess R, Conroy MB, Fang JC, Rubin MA, Beddhu S, Cheung AK, Xian W, Weintraub WS, Bress AP (2021). Angiotensin II receptor blocker or angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor use and COVID-19-related outcomes among US Veterans. PLoS One, 16(4), e0248080. (Read full article)
    28. Brunisholz KD, Conroy MB, Belnap T, Joy EA, Srivastava R (2020). Measuring Adherence to U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Diabetes Prevention Guidelines Within Two Healthcare Systems. J Healthc Qual, 43(2), 119-125. (Read full article)
    29. Beddhu S, Boucher RE, Sun J, Balu N, Chonchol M, Navaneethan S, Chertow GM, Townsend R, Haley W, Cheung AK, Conroy MB, Raj DS, Xu D, George T, Yunis R, Wei G, Canton G, Bates J, Chen J, Papademetriou V, Punzi H, Wiggers A, Wright JT, Greene T, Yuan C (2021). Chronic kidney disease, atherosclerotic plaque characteristics on carotid magnetic resonance imaging, and cardiovascular outcomes. BMC Nephrol, 22(1), 69. (Read full article)
    30. Devaraj SM, Rockette-Wagner B, Miller RG, Arena VC, Napoleone JM, Conroy MB, Kriska AM (2021). The Impact of a Yearlong Diabetes Prevention Program-Based Lifestyle Intervention on Cardiovascular Health Metrics. J Prim Care Community Health, 12, 21501327211029816. (Read full article)
    31. Rockette-Wagner B, Fischer GS, Kriska AM, Conroy MB, Dunstan D, Roumpz C, McTigue KM (2020). Efficacy of an Online Physical Activity Intervention Coordinated With Routine Clinical Care: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc, 9(11), e18891. (Read full article)
    32. Jain S, Rothenberger SD, Bennett WL, Clark JM, Conroy MB, Herring SJ, Kraschnewski JL, Lent MR, Bramante CT, Cappella N, McTigue KM (2020). Provider Advice and Patient Perceptions on Weight Across Five Health Systems. Am J Prev Med, 59(3), e105-e114. (Read full article)
    33. Gibbs BB, Tudorascu D, Bryce CL, Comer D, Fischer GS, Hess R, Huber KA, McTigue KM, Simkin-Silverman LR, Conroy MB (2020). Lifestyle Habits Associated with Weight Regain After Intentional Loss in Primary Care Patients Participating in a Randomized Trial. J Gen Intern Med, 35(11), 3227-3233. (Read full article)
    34. Goode RW, Kalarchian MA, Craighead L, Conroy MB, Gary-Webb T, Bennett E, Cowell MM, Burke LE (2018). Perceptions and experiences of appetite awareness training among African-American women who binge eat. Eat Weight Disord, 25(2), 275-281. (Read full article)
    35. Burke LE, Sereika SM, Parmanto B, Beatrice B, Cajita M, Loar I, Pulantara IW, Wang Y, Kariuki J, Yu Y, Cedillo M, Cheng J, Conroy MB (2020). The SMARTER Trial: Design of a trial testing tailored mHealth feedback to impact self-monitoring of diet, physical activity, and weight. Contemp Clin Trials, 91, 105958. (Read full article)
    36. Doane J, Flynn M, Archibald M, Ramirez D, Conroy MB, Stults B (2020). Unattended automated office blood pressure measurement: Time efficiency and barriers to implementation/utilization. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich), 22(4), 598-604. (Read full article)
    37. Conroy MB, McTigue KM, Bryce CL, Tudorascu D, Gibbs BB, Arnold J, Comer D, Hess R, Huber K, Simkin-Silverman LR, Fischer GS (2019). Effect of Electronic Health Record-Based Coaching on Weight Maintenance: A Randomized Trial. Ann Intern Med, 171(11), 777-784. (Read full article)
    38. Bramante CT, McTigue KM, Lehmann HP, Clark JM, Rothenberger S, Kraschnewski J, Lent MR, Herring SJ, Conroy MB, McCullough J, Bennett WL (2019). Understanding Primary Care Patients' Self-weighing Habits: Cohort Analysis from the PaTH Clinical Data Research Network. J Gen Intern Med, 34(9), 1775-1781. (Read full article)
    39. Armstrong M, Paternostro-Bayles M, Conroy MB, Franklin BA, Richardson C, Kriska A (2019). Preparticipation Screening Prior to Physical Activity in Community Lifestyle Interventions. Transl J Am Coll Sports Med, 3(22), 176-180. (Read full article)
    40. Conroy MB, Shaffiey S, Jones S, Hackam DJ, Sowa G, Winger DG, Wang L, Boninger ML, Wagner AK, Levine AS (2018). Scholarly Research Projects Benefit Medical Students' Research Productivity and Residency Choice: Outcomes From the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Acad Med, 93(11), 1727-1731. (Read full article)
    41. Sciamanna C, Ballentine NH, Bopp M, Brach JS, Chinchilli VM, Ciccolo JT, Conroy MB, Fisher A, Fox EJ, Greenspan SL, Jan De Beur Suzanne M, Kearcher K, Kraschnewski JL, McTigue KM, McAuley E, Morone NE, Paranjape A, Rodriguez-Colon S, Rosenzweig A, Smyth JM, Stewart KJ, Stuckey HL (2018). Working to Increase Stability through Exercise (WISE): Study protocol for a pragmatic randomized controlled trial of a coached exercise program to reduce serious fall-related injuries. Contemp Clin Trials, 74, 1-10. (Read full article)
    42. Nandiwada DR, Fischer GS, Updike G, Conroy MB (2018). Resident and Attending Physicians' Perceptions of Patient Access to Provider Notes: Comparison of Perceptions Prior to Pilot Implementation. JMIR Med Educ, 4(1), e15. (Read full article)
    43. Hanna RM, Fischer G, Conroy MB, Bryce C, Hess R, McTigue K (2018). Online Lifestyle Modification Intervention: Survey of Primary Care Providers' Attitudes and Views. J Med Internet Res, 20(6), e167. (Read full article)
    44. Doane J, Buu J, Penrod MJ, Bischoff M, Conroy MB, Stults B (2017). Measuring and Managing Blood Pressure in a Primary Care Setting: A Pragmatic Implementation Study. J Am Board Fam Med, 31(3), 375-388. (Read full article)
    45. Goode RW, Kalarchian MA, Craighead L, Conroy MB, Wallace J Jr, Eack SM, Burke LE (2018). The feasibility of a binge eating intervention in Black women with obesity. Eat Behav, 29, 83-90. (Read full article)
    46. Sink KM, Evans GW, Shorr RI, Bates JT, Berlowitz D, Conroy MB, Felton DM, Gure T, Johnson KC, Kitzman D, Lyles MF, Servilla K, Supiano MA, Whittle J, Wiggers A, Fine LJ (2018). Syncope, Hypotension, and Falls in the Treatment of Hypertension: Results from the Randomized Clinical Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial. J Am Geriatr Soc, 66(4), 679-686. (Read full article)
    47. Bress AP, Bellows BK, King JB, Hess R, Beddhu S, Zhang Z, Berlowitz DR, Conroy MB, Fine L, Oparil S, Morisky DE, Kazis LE, Ruiz-Negrn N, Powell J, Tamariz L, Whittle J, Wright JT Jr, Supiano MA, Cheung AK, Weintraub WS, Moran AE, SPRINT Research Group (2017). Cost-Effectiveness of Intensive versus Standard Blood-Pressure Control. N Engl J Med, 377(8), 745-755. (Read full article)
    48. Berlowitz DR, Foy CG, Kazis LE, Bolin LP, Conroy MB, Fitzpatrick P, Gure TR, Kimmel PL, Kirchner K, Morisky DE, Newman J, Olney C, Oparil S, Pajewski NM, Powell J, Ramsey T, Simmons DL, Snyder J, Supiano MA, Weiner DE, Whittle J, SPRINT Research Group (2017). Effect of Intensive Blood-Pressure Treatment on Patient-Reported Outcomes. N Engl J Med, 377(8), 733-744. (Read full article)
    49. Conroy MB, Bryce CL, McTigue KM, Tudorascu D, Gibbs BB, Comer D, Hess R, Huber K, Simkin-Silverman LR, Fischer GS (2017). Promoting weight maintenance with electronic health record tools in a primary care setting: Baseline results from the MAINTAIN-pc trial. Contemp Clin Trials, 54, 60-67. (Read full article)
    50. Gibbs BB, Tudorascu D, Bryce CL, Comer D, Fischer GS, Hess R, Huber KA, McTigue KM, Simkin-Silverman LR, Conroy MB (2017). Diet and Physical Activity Behaviors in Primary Care Patients with Recent Intentional Weight Loss. Transl J Am Coll Sports Med, 2(18), 114-121. (Read full article)

    Review

    1. Kim RG, Ballantyne A, Conroy MB, Price JC, Inadomi JM (2024). Screening for social determinants of health among populations at risk for MASLD: a scoping review. [Review]. Front Public Health, 12, 1332870. (Read full article)
    2. Kelley AT, Incze MA, Baylis JD, Calder SG, Weiner SJ, Zickmund SL, Jones AL, Vanneman ME, Conroy MB, Gordon AJ, Bridges JFP (2022). Patient-centered quality measurement for opioid use disorder: Development of a taxonomy to address gaps in research and practice. [Review]. Subst Abus, 43(1), 1286-1299. (Read full article)
    3. Thackeray A, Waring J, Hoogeboom TJ, Nijhuis-van Der Sanden MWG, Hess R, Fritz JM, Conroy MB, Fernandez ME (2022). Implementing a Dutch Physical Therapy Intervention Into a U.S. Health System: Selecting Strategies Using Implementation Mapping. [Review]. Front Public Health, 10, 908484. (Read full article)

    Letter

    1. Zheutlin AR, Caldwell D, Anstey DE, Conroy MB, Ogedegbe O, Bress AP (2020). Trends in Hypertension Clinical Trials Focused on Interventions Specific for Black Adults: An Analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov. [Letter to the editor]. J Am Heart Assoc, 9(24), e018512. (Read full article)
    2. Stults B, Doane J, Penrod MJ, Conroy MB (2018). Does automated office blood pressure require a 5-minute rest period when used to screen for hypertension? [Letter to the editor]. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich), 21(1), 136. (Read full article)

    Newspaper

    1. Bress AP, Cohen JB, Anstey DE, Conroy MB, Ferdinand KC, Fontil V, Margolis KL, Muntner P, Millar MM, Okuyemi KS, Rakotz MK, Reynolds K, Safford MM, Shimbo D, Stuligross J, Green BB, Mohanty AF (2021). Inequities in Hypertension Control in the United States Exposed and Exacerbated by COVID-19 and the Role of Home Blood Pressure and Virtual Health Care During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Am Heart Assoc, pp. e020997. (Read full article)

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