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Brian R. Poole
( out of 36 reviews )

Brian R. Poole, MD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Huntsman Cancer Institute - Cancer Hospital South

Huntsman Intensive Care Unit (HICU)
Salt Lake City
801-587-4473

University of Utah Hospital

Pulmonary, Clinic 3
Salt Lake City
801-581-7806
  • Board Certification

    American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
    American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Critical Care Medicine)
    American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Pulmonary Disease)

    Patient Rating

    4.9 /5
    ( out of 36 reviews )

    The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers.

    The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

    Patient Comments

    Patient comments are gathered from our patient experience survey and displayed in their entirety.
    Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.

    June 26, 2024
    UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

    Made me feel very comfortable and answered my questions in a language I could understand very polite and was very concerned about my safety and health

    June 19, 2024
    UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

    He REALLY!!! cares abiut me and my health and I do appreciate it.

    June 19, 2024
    UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

    He s great. Very thorough and caring

    May 18, 2024
    UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

    Dr Poole was friendly and seemed concerned with my health and my needs. He was great at listening and answering any questions that I had.

    May 09, 2024
    UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

    Dr Poole helps me understand my lungs and related heart functions. He helped me understand my Cpap and oxygen nightly needs, life is so much better and it is due to Dr Poole and his staff of professionals.

    March 07, 2024
    UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

    Dr. Poole was Great would recommend him to anyone needing a pulmonologist

    January 26, 2024
    UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

    I would recommend Dr. Poole to anyone looking for an amazing and patient doctor! He listened to my needs and was great in taking care of my reasons for my visit!

    December 06, 2023
    UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

    I highly recommend Dr Poole for his professionalism and the care he demonstrates to his patients.

    November 30, 2023
    UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

    Dr. Poole is a people person and willing to take the time to make sure you are cared for.

  • Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Internal Medicine -Primary
    Academic Divisions Public Health
    Board Certification
    American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
    American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Critical Care Medicine)
    American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Pulmonary Disease)

    Education history

    Fellowship Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine - University of Utah School of Medicine Fellow
    Medicine - Harvard Medical School Clinical Fellow
    Internship/Residency Internal Medicine - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School Intern/Resident
    Medicine - Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine M.D.
    Undergraduate Neuroscience - Brigham Young University B.S.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Agarwal A, Chen JT, Coopersmith CM, Denson JL, Dickert NW, Ferrante LE, Gershengorn HB, Gosine AD, Hayward BJ, Kaur N, Khan A, Lamberton C, Landsittel D, Lyons PG, Mikkelsen ME, Nadig NR, Pietropaoli AP, Poole BR, Viglianti EM, Sevransky JE (2022). SWEAT ICU-An Observational Study of Physician Workload and the Association of Physician Outcomes in Academic ICUs. Crit Care Explor, 4(10), e0774. (Read full article)
    2. Berwick S, Calev H, Matthews A, Mukhopadhyay A, Poole B, Talan J, Hayes MM, Smith CC (2021). Mistaken Identity: Frequency and Effects of Gender-Based Professional Misidentification of Resident Physicians. Acad Med, 96(6), 869-875. (Read full article)
    3. Poole BR, Reese ZA, Dechen T, Tocci N, Elsamadisi P, Holland S, Hayes MM, Stevens JP (2020). Patient and Care Delivery Characteristics Associated With Harm From Neuromuscular Blockade. Crit Care Explor, 2(6), e0147. (Read full article)
    4. Feinstein MJ, Poole B, Engel Gonzalez P, Pawlowski AE, Schneider D, Provias TS, Palella FJ, Achenbach CJ, Lloyd-Jones DM (2016). Differences by HIV serostatus in coronary artery disease severity and likelihood of percutaneous coronary intervention following stress testing. J Nucl Cardiol, 25(3), 872-883. (Read full article)
    5. Hurst K, Badgley C, Ellsworth T, Bell S, Friend L, Prince B, Welch J, Cowan Z, Williamson R, Lyon C, Anderson B, Poole B, Christensen M, McNeil M, Call J, Edwards JG (2017). A putative lysophosphatidylinositol receptor GPR55 modulates hippocampal synaptic plasticity. Hippocampus, 27(9), 985-998. (Read full article)
    6. VanWagner LB, Uttal S, Lapin B, Lee J, Jichlinski A, Subramanian T, Heldman M, Poole B, Bustamante E, Gunasekaran S, Tapia CS, Veerappan A, Wong SY, Levitsky J (2016). Use of Six-Minute Walk Test to Measure Functional Capacity After Liver Transplantation. Phys Ther, 96(9), 1456-67. (Read full article)
    7. Merrill CB, McNeil M, Williamson RC, Poole BR, Nelson B, Sudweeks S, Edwards JG (2012). Identification of mRNA for endocannabinoid biosynthetic enzymes within hippocampal pyramidal cells and CA1 stratum radiatum interneuron subtypes using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. Neuroscience, 218, 89-99. (Read full article)