Mary Jane Underdown

Mary Jane Underdown, MD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Children's Hospital

Hematology/Oncology
801-662-1000

  • Dr. Underdown received her medical degree from the East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine. She completed her residency in Pediatrics at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine, followed by fellowship in Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant fellowship at the Children’s Hospital Colorado.

    Dr. Underdown is currently an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Utah School of Medicine in the division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology. She is a member of the Solid Tumors team at the University of Utah and Primary Children’s Hospital, caring for children with sarcomas and other solid tumors. Academically, Dr. Underdown has focused her research on the understanding the immune microenvironment of pediatric osteosarcoma.

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)

  • Dr. Underdown received her medical degree from the East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine. She completed her residency in Pediatrics at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine, followed by fellowship in Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant fellowship at the Children’s Hospital Colorado.

    Dr. Underdown is currently an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Utah School of Medicine in the division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology. She is a member of the Solid Tumors team at the University of Utah and Primary Children’s Hospital, caring for children with sarcomas and other solid tumors. Academically, Dr. Underdown has focused her research on the understanding the immune microenvironment of pediatric osteosarcoma.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Pediatrics -Primary
    Board Certification
    American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)

    Education history

    Fellowship Pediatric Hematology-Oncology - University of Colorado School of Medicine, Children's Hospital Colorado Fellow
    Pediatrics - Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Brenner Children's Hospital Resident
    Professional Medical Medicine - East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine M.D.
    Allied Health Sciences with a concentration in Nutrition and Foods - East Tennessee State University B.S.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Sharma S, Underdown MJ, Duffin TS, Triplett A, Hanes HC, Jones M, McCalla CD, Wood JK, Woods E, Eby Halvorson E (2021). Systemic glucocorticoid at discharge after hospitalization for pediatric asthma: a prospective pilot study. J Asthma, 59(4), 775-779.
    2. Underdown MJ, Miles RR, Gross TG, Winters AC (2021). Importance of clinical correlation in the diagnosis of pediatric B-cell lymphomas. Pediatr Blood Cancer, 69(3), e29527.
    3. Nazal MR, Underdown MJ, Hopkins LD, McLean TW (2021). Nontranfusional Management of Severe Anemia in an Adolescent Jehovah's Witness Patient. J Adolesc Health, 69(1), 166-167.
    4. Underdown MJ, Russell TB, Pettenati MJ, Kram DE (2021). dic(7;9)(p11-13;p11). Atlas Genet Cytogenet Oncol Haematol, 10(2), 110-111.

    Review

    1. Molnar JA, Underdown MJ, Clark WA (2014). Nutrition and Chronic Wounds. [Review]. Adv Wound Care (New Rochelle), 3(11), 663-681.

    Letter

    1. Underdown MJ, Nuss R (2021). Thrombocytopenia in a teen with sickle cell disease following COVID-19 vaccination. [Letter to the editor]. Pediatr Blood Cancer, 68(12), e29271.

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