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Cari E. Low
( out of 28 reviews )

Cari E. Low, MD, FACP

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

Huntsman Cancer Institute - Cancer Hospital South

Clinic 3A, Pain Medicine and Palliative Care
1950 Circle of Hope
Salt Lake City , UT 84112

University of Utah Hospital

Supportive and Palliative Care Program
50 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City , UT 84132

Cari Low, MD is an Associate Professor within the Division of General Internal Medicine and the Medical Director of the University of Utah Supportive and Palliative Care Program. She is originally from Georgia and received her medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine. She completed residency training in Internal Medicine at Emory University’s J. Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency Program. Dr. Low spent the first decade of her career as an academic hospitalist at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. During her tenure as a hospitalist, Dr. Low was heavily involved in mentorship and education, specifically in communication skills training. To further hone her clinical skills, she completed fellowship training in Hospice and Palliative Medicine at The Mayo Clinic. She is board certified in both Internal Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Medicine.

Dr. Low appreciates the opportunity to be an additional layer of support for patients with serious illness and their families. Her work as both inpatient and outpatient provider allows her the ability to walk with patients throughout the entire trajectory of their illness journey. She has a particular interest in pain and symptom management with the focus on improving quality of life and physical function to allow patients to remain as active as possible and feel as well as possible.

Board Certification

American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Hospice and Palliative Medicine)

Patient Rating

5.0 /5
( out of 28 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.


2026-03-27
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

Cari is great. She listens to me and after telling me what her plan of care would be she actually asks my opinion. She has been wonderful with treating my pain and other conditions related to my treatment.

2026-03-18
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

Dr. Low holds space for her patients. She takes her time, is present, attentive and explanative. She follows through in planning, treatment and referrals. Dr. Low is personable, without losing her professionalism. I feel seen, heard and supported by her more than any provider I've experienced.

2026-02-04
HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

Caribis a great listener. She is very easy to talk to and cares for her patients. She even checked in with us the next day through my chart to see how we were doing.

2025-11-28
HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

She's fantastic. She cares, listens in detail, in treats you like a human rather than a patient.

2025-10-16
HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

I am grateful having Dr. Low on my care team. She is an excellent physician and has been totally supportive and helpful.

2025-08-21
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

Carrie is very professional and caring. You can tell she has a big heart and she'll do pretty much anything for you. She's very concerned about how the patient feels and she's ready to help if there's anything wrong so far I appreciate how she's helped me so far and look forward to having her help me in the future.

2025-08-15
HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

Dr Low is very caring and listens to everything I say. She is also very informative.

2025-06-19
HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

Huntsman is fortunate to have her on staff. Her attention and professionalism is superb, always.

2025-05-30
HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

She is the most compassion dr. I've ever had.

2025-04-23
HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

I think that Dr. Low is the best overall doctor/provider that I have had in helping me deal with my medical needs. She listens to what I have to say, and I feel that she is very sincere and truly tries to come up with the best solutions to meet my needs. I trust her and value her opinion. I feel very fortunate that she was placed on the team of U of U providers that were assigned to me.

2025-04-18
HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

Dr. Low is amazing and an incredibly gifted palliative care physician. We are so grateful Dr. Low was part of our team in my husband's cancer journey, she is a perfect blend of knowledge, insight, compassion and professionalism.

2025-02-21
HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

She helped me beyond my expectations and words. Her fellow was helpful too.

2024-12-15
HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

Cari will go all out to help you in whatever way she can if possible

2024-11-10
HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

She has been amazing and wonderful and very thoughtful in the ways that she has taken care of me. There has been no hesitation on her part to help over weekends or after hours or in any way that might normally be off limits for a physician.

2024-09-05
HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

Cari Low, MD is a caring and very competent individual who pays attention to detail, has a very well trained staff and has great attention to detail. I am impressed with her prompt posting of my visit notes as well as her caring demeanor. I felt hope that my needs were going to be met and my pain managed.

2024-07-27
HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

Dynamic, totally focused on the patient and issues at hand. Obviously knowledgeable about what the person is dealing with, and what their concerns are. Patient, kind, compassionate. Very engaging personality.

2024-06-29
HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

Cari Low is excellent at her job!

2024-06-24
HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

Dr Low is one of the best caregivers I have ever had the privilege to interact with. She always made sure we understood the care, all the reasons why that care was being given. Would let us call in with questions and always got timely call backs!

2024-06-20
HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

Very awesome doctor wow!!

2023-06-21
HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

Dr low is awesome!!!!

2023-06-02
HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

She listened to my concerns and came up with a good plan to help me. I could tell that she was very capable in understanding what the problem was and going the extra mile to make sure I was helped and comfortable.

2023-04-29
HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

She is so sincerely concerned about my health and she always goes over my meds and makes adjustments where she feels its necessary. She will confer with my other Doctors when she feels its necessary. She has gone out of her way to get the attention of other Doctors to take care of my issues-she follows up to be sure I am properly taken care of.

2023-01-13
HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

We were able to talk easily. I was very comfortable and felt we had a really productive appointment.

2022-12-26
HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

I appreciate Dr. Low, she truly cares for her patients and allows one to fully and honestly express themselves without the fear of being judged or ridiculed. Shes amazing and Im grateful for her and the extended staff in the clinic.

2022-12-09
HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

I am grateful I have her for guidance-


Patient comments are gathered from our patient experience survey and displayed in their entirety. For the convenience of our visitors, some patient comments have been translated from their original language into English while preserving their original meaning as accurately as possible. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.

Cari Low, MD is an Associate Professor within the Division of General Internal Medicine and the Medical Director of the University of Utah Supportive and Palliative Care Program. She is originally from Georgia and received her medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine. She completed residency training in Internal Medicine at Emory University’s J. Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency Program. Dr. Low spent the first decade of her career as an academic hospitalist at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. During her tenure as a hospitalist, Dr. Low was heavily involved in mentorship and education, specifically in communication skills training. To further hone her clinical skills, she completed fellowship training in Hospice and Palliative Medicine at The Mayo Clinic. She is board certified in both Internal Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Medicine.

Dr. Low appreciates the opportunity to be an additional layer of support for patients with serious illness and their families. Her work as both inpatient and outpatient provider allows her the ability to walk with patients throughout the entire trajectory of their illness journey. She has a particular interest in pain and symptom management with the focus on improving quality of life and physical function to allow patients to remain as active as possible and feel as well as possible.

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Internal Medicine -Associate Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions General Medicine
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Hospice and Palliative Medicine)

Education history

Undergraduate Chemistry - University of West Georgia B.A.
Professional Medical Medicine - Emory University School of Medicine M.D.
Residency J. Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency - Emory University School of Medicine Resident
Fellowship Hospice and Palliative Medicine - Mayo Clinic Fellow

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Low CE, Sanchez Pellecer DE, Santivasi WL, Thompson VH, Elwood T, Davidson AJ, Tlusty JA, Feely MA, Ingram C (2021). Deprescribing in Hospice Patients: Discontinuing Aspirin, Multivitamins, and Statins. Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes, 5(4), 721-726.
  2. Hidron AI, Low CE, Honig EG, Blumberg HM (2009). Emergence of community-acquired meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain USA300 as a cause of necrotising community-onset pneumonia. Lancet Infect Dis, 9(6), 384-92.

Review

  1. Low CE, Partain DK (2020). Jarabe Contra el Cancer (Jarabe: Fighting Cancer). [Review]. J Palliat Med, 23, (11), 1553-1554.

Letter

  1. Low CE, Macharashvili N, Kourbatova EV, Walker K, Leonard MK Jr (2008). Hospital acquired blood-stream infections among intensive care unit (ICU) Patients in Tbilisi, Georgia. [Letter to the editor]. Eur J Epidemiol, 23(6), 441-2.