Sam Bircher

Sam Bircher, MD

Languages spoken: English

  • Dr. Sam Bircher is an assistant professor in the Division of Neonatology. He received his medical degree from Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine in Roanoke, Virginia, completed his Pediatric Residency at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, OR and his Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship at the University of Utah. Dr. Bircher is board-certified in Pediatrics and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.

    Dr. Bircher provides neonatology services at the University of Utah Hospital, Primary Children's Hospital, and Intermountain Medical Center, where he cares for critically ill infants, premature infants, and infants with various congenital anomalies. His research focus is in inflammatory biology and enhancing diagnostic testing for infants with infection.

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
    American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine)

  • Dr. Sam Bircher is an assistant professor in the Division of Neonatology. He received his medical degree from Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine in Roanoke, Virginia, completed his Pediatric Residency at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, OR and his Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship at the University of Utah. Dr. Bircher is board-certified in Pediatrics and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.

    Dr. Bircher provides neonatology services at the University of Utah Hospital, Primary Children's Hospital, and Intermountain Medical Center, where he cares for critically ill infants, premature infants, and infants with various congenital anomalies. His research focus is in inflammatory biology and enhancing diagnostic testing for infants with infection.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Pediatrics -Primary
    Academic Divisions Neonatology
    Board Certification
    American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
    American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine)

    Education history

    Fellowship Neonatology - University of Utah School of Medicine Fellow
    Pediatrics - Oregon Health & Science University Resident
    Professional Medical Medicine - Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine M.D.
    North Carolina State University B.S.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Kim AJH, Servino L, Bircher S, Feist C, Rdesinski RE, Dukhovny S, Shaffer BL, Saxton SN (2021). Depression and socioeconomic stressors in expectant parents with fetal congenital anomalies. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med, 35(25), 8645-8651. (Read full article)
    2. Campbell RA, Campbell HD, Bircher JS, de Araujo CV, Denorme F, Crandell JL, Rustad JL, Monts J, Cody MJ, Kosaka Y, Yost CC (2020). Placental HTRA1 cleaves α1-antitrypsin to generate a NET-inhibitory peptide. Blood, 138(11), 977-988. (Read full article)
    3. Bircher JS, Dukhovny D (2018). Does Erythropoietin monotherapy reduce mortality or moderate/severe disability in neonates with hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy? Acta Paediatr, 107(4), 722. (Read full article)
    4. Hammer S, Carrillo GL, Govindaiah G, Monavarfeshani A, Bircher JS, Su J, Guido W, Fox MA (2014). Nuclei-specific differences in nerve terminal distribution, morphology, and development in mouse visual thalamus. Neural Dev, 9, 16. (Read full article)

    Letter

    1. Bircher JS, Dukhovny D (2017). Response to Malla et al. [Letter to the editor]. J Perinatol, 38(3), 293. (Read full article)

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