Aaron M. Secrest, MD, PhD, MBA

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  • Aaron Secrest, MD, PhD, MBA, is currently on a two-year sabbatical working as a senior medical officer in dermatology at Christchurch Hospital in New Zealand to experience a quality national healthcare system firsthand. He is temporarily stepping away from routine clinical care at Farmington Health Center and the University Hospital outpatient clinic. He will continue to staff Same Day Dermatology (urgent care for skin issues) when in the U.S.

    His particular focus is understanding what matters most to his patients and how his patients' skin issues affect their quality of life. To help him, Dr. Secrest encourages his patients to complete a quality of life assessment called Skindex-16 at every visit. Skindex-16 asks questions to help Dr. Secrest and his patients understand how their skin issues are affecting their symptoms, their emotions, and their ability to function. Skindex-16 is particularly useful because it helps Dr. Secrest track how his patients feel their skin issues are doing - are they getting better or worse over time His patients can request copies of their Skindex-16 scores at any time to see how they are doing.

    Dr. Secrest completed an MBA in 2020 at the University of Utah to help him understand the business side of medicine to try to find ways to help improve how healthcare works in the U.S. Dr. Secrest is keenly aware of how insurances are changing over the years, and often, patients are required to pay for more of their care and their treatments out-of-pocket. Dr. Secrest spends time trying to identify the most cost-effective care for his patients, even if that means the best treatment is over-the-counter. Please let Dr. Secrest know if you have a high-deductible plan, so he can ensure you get the best value out of your care.

    Dr. Secrest recently stepped down as Vice Chair of Business Strategy for Dermatology but remains as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Departments of Dermatology and Population Health Sciences at the University of Utah, where, in addition to seeing patients, he does research on quality of life, access to care, and costs of care in dermatology. He is board-certified in dermatology and a member of both the American Academy of Dermatology and the Society for Pediatric Dermatology. He completed an intern year at Cincinnati Children's Hospital prior to his dermatology training at the University of Utah, where he served as a chief resident.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Dermatology - Primary
    Population Health Sciences - Adjunct

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    November 27, 2022

    Dr. Secrest is the best at explaining things to us. He answered all our questions.

    November 20, 2022

    I'm 76 years old and hadn't been to a doctor in 28 yearsIf it wasn't for this dr having a sense of humor and caring way I would have never come back for the treatment so badly needed and yea cancer free

    November 12, 2022

    Dr. Secrest Is the best!

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  • Aaron Secrest, MD, PhD, MBA, is currently on a two-year sabbatical working as a senior medical officer in dermatology at Christchurch Hospital in New Zealand to experience a quality national healthcare system firsthand. He is temporarily stepping away from routine clinical care at Farmington Health Center and the University Hospital outpatient clinic. He will continue to staff Same Day Dermatology (urgent care for skin issues) when in the U.S.

    His particular focus is understanding what matters most to his patients and how his patients' skin issues affect their quality of life. To help him, Dr. Secrest encourages his patients to complete a quality of life assessment called Skindex-16 at every visit. Skindex-16 asks questions to help Dr. Secrest and his patients understand how their skin issues are affecting their symptoms, their emotions, and their ability to function. Skindex-16 is particularly useful because it helps Dr. Secrest track how his patients feel their skin issues are doing - are they getting better or worse over time His patients can request copies of their Skindex-16 scores at any time to see how they are doing.

    Dr. Secrest completed an MBA in 2020 at the University of Utah to help him understand the business side of medicine to try to find ways to help improve how healthcare works in the U.S. Dr. Secrest is keenly aware of how insurances are changing over the years, and often, patients are required to pay for more of their care and their treatments out-of-pocket. Dr. Secrest spends time trying to identify the most cost-effective care for his patients, even if that means the best treatment is over-the-counter. Please let Dr. Secrest know if you have a high-deductible plan, so he can ensure you get the best value out of your care.

    Dr. Secrest recently stepped down as Vice Chair of Business Strategy for Dermatology but remains as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Departments of Dermatology and Population Health Sciences at the University of Utah, where, in addition to seeing patients, he does research on quality of life, access to care, and costs of care in dermatology. He is board-certified in dermatology and a member of both the American Academy of Dermatology and the Society for Pediatric Dermatology. He completed an intern year at Cincinnati Children's Hospital prior to his dermatology training at the University of Utah, where he served as a chief resident.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Dermatology -Primary
    Population Health Sciences -Adjunct

    Research interests

    Education history

    Graduate Training Eccles School of Business - University of Utah M.B.A.
    Dermatology - University of Utah School of Medicine Chief Resident
    Residency Dermatology - University of Utah School of Medicine Resident
    Pediatrics - Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Intern/Resident
    Doctoral Training Epidemiology - University of Pittsburgh Ph.D.
    Epidemiology - University of Pittsburgh M.P.H.
    Professional Medical Medicine - University of Pittsburgh M.D.
    Major: Microbiology: Minors: Asian Studies, Business Management - Brigham Young University B.S.