John T. Menchaca

John T. Menchaca, MD

Languages spoken: English, Spanish

Clinical Locations

Sugar House Health Center

Salt Lake City
801-581-2000

  • Dr. John Thomas Menchaca, MD is a primary care physician in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Utah. He is also a research assistant professor in the Department of Bioinformatics, where he explores how new technologies can help solve everyday challenges in healthcare. Dr. Menchaca is committed to providing personalized, compassionate care, focusing on understanding and addressing the unique health concerns of each patient.

    In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Menchaca has contributed to numerous projects aimed at making healthcare safer and more effective. He has helped advance the detection of serious infections like sepsis and developed tools that increase access to treatment for patients with opioid use disorder. He also co-founded Sonara Health, whose software is now used across the U.S. to support opioid use disorder treatment.

    Dr. Menchaca earned his medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and completed his residency in internal medicine at Emory University, where he specialized in primary care.

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)

  • Dr. John Thomas Menchaca, MD is a primary care physician in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Utah. He is also a research assistant professor in the Department of Bioinformatics, where he explores how new technologies can help solve everyday challenges in healthcare. Dr. Menchaca is committed to providing personalized, compassionate care, focusing on understanding and addressing the unique health concerns of each patient.

    In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Menchaca has contributed to numerous projects aimed at making healthcare safer and more effective. He has helped advance the detection of serious infections like sepsis and developed tools that increase access to treatment for patients with opioid use disorder. He also co-founded Sonara Health, whose software is now used across the U.S. to support opioid use disorder treatment.

    Dr. Menchaca earned his medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and completed his residency in internal medicine at Emory University, where he specialized in primary care.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Biomedical Informatics -Primary
    Internal Medicine -Primary
    Academic Divisions General Medicine
    Board Certification
    American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)

    Education history

    Residency Internal Medicine; Primary Care Track, Medical Innovation Distinction - Emory University School of Medicine Resident
    Medicine; Community Health Fellowship - University of Texas Southwestern Medical School M.D.
    Undergraduate Major: History and Science (focus in Computer Science); Secondary: Economics; Citation: Spanish - Harvard University B.A.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Cocoros NM, Kirby C, Zambarano B, Ochoa A, Eberhardt K, Rocchio Sb C, Ursprung WS, Nielsen VM, Durham NN, Menchaca JT, Josephson M, Erani D, Hafer E, Weiss M, Herrick B, Callahan M, Isaac T, Klompas M (2020). RiskScape: A Data Visualization and Aggregation Platform for Public Health Surveillance Using Routine Electronic Health Record Data. Am J Public Health, 111(2), 269-276. (Read full article)
    2. Gruber S, Krakower D, Menchaca JT, Hsu K, Hawrusik R, Maro JC, Cocoros NM, Kruskal BA, Wilson IB, Mayer KH, Klompas M (2020). Using electronic health records to identify candidates for human immunodeficiency virus pre-exposure prophylaxis: An application of super learning to risk prediction when the outcome is rare. Stat Med, 39(23), 3059-3073. (Read full article)
    3. Li X, Klompas M, Menchaca JT, Young JG (2019). Effects of daily treatment with acid suppressants for stress ulcer prophylaxis on risk of ventilator-associated events. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 41(2), 187-193. (Read full article)
    4. Krakower DS, Gruber S, Hsu K, Menchaca JT, Maro JC, Kruskal BA, Wilson IB, Mayer KH, Klompas M (2019). Development and validation of an automated HIV prediction algorithm to identify candidates for pre-exposure prophylaxis: a modelling study. Lancet HIV, 6(10), e696-e704. (Read full article)
    5. Caroff DA, Menchaca JT, Zhang Z, Rhee C, Calderwood MS, Kubiak DW, Yokoe DS, Klompas M (2019). Oral vancomycin prophylaxis during systemic antibiotic exposure to prevent Clostridiodes difficile infection relapses. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 40(6), 662-667. (Read full article)
    6. Dee EC, Hsu KK, Kruskal BA, Menchaca JT, Zambarano B, Cocoros N, Herrick B, Weiss MDP, Hafer E, Erani D, Josephson M, Young J, Torrone EA, Flagg EW, Klompas M (2018). Temporal Patterns in Chlamydia Repeat Testing in Massachusetts. Am J Prev Med, 56(3), 458-463. (Read full article)
    7. Rhee C, Dantes R, Epstein L, Murphy DJ, Seymour CW, Iwashyna TJ, Kadri SS, Angus DC, Danner RL, Fiore AE, Jernigan JA, Martin GS, Septimus E, Warren DK, Karcz A, Chan C, Menchaca JT, Wang R, Gruber S, Klompas M, CDC Prevention Epicenter Program (2017). Incidence and Trends of Sepsis in US Hospitals Using Clinical vs Claims Data, 2009-2014. JAMA, 318(13), 1241-1249. (Read full article)
    8. Klompas M, Cocoros NM, Menchaca JT, Erani D, Hafer E, Herrick B, Josephson M, Lee M, Payne Weiss MD, Zambarano B, Eberhardt KR, Malenfant J, Nasuti L, Land T (2017). State and Local Chronic Disease Surveillance Using Electronic Health Record Systems. Am J Public Health, 107(9), 1406-1412. (Read full article)
    9. Klompas M, Li L, Menchaca JT, Gruber S, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epicenters Program (2016). Ultra-Short-Course Antibiotics for Patients With Suspected Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia but Minimal and Stable Ventilator Settings. Clin Infect Dis, 64(7), 870-876. (Read full article)
    10. Kadri SS, Rhee C, Strich JR, Morales MK, Hohmann S, Menchaca J, Suffredini AF, Danner RL, Klompas M (2016). Estimating Ten-Year Trends in Septic Shock Incidence and Mortality in United States Academic Medical Centers Using Clinical Data. Chest, 151(2), 278-285. (Read full article)