Christy L. Hopkins
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Christy L. Hopkins, MD, Executive MBA, FACEP, MPH

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

University of Utah Hospital

Emergency Medicine
50 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City , UT 84132
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  • Dr. Hopkins is a board-certified emergency physician who focuses on the treatment of time sensitive conditions at University Hospital. Dr. Hopkins is a member of the teaching faculty at the University of Utah and educates resident physicians and medical students. Dr. Hopkins has served as Chief Value Officer for the Emergency Department and is currently serving as inaugural Chair for the Department of Emergency Medicine. She oversees the academic Departments clinical, educational, innovation and service missions.

    Specialties: Emergency Medicine, Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Emergency Medicine (Emergency Medicine)

  • Dr. Hopkins is a board-certified emergency physician who focuses on the treatment of time sensitive conditions at University Hospital. Dr. Hopkins is a member of the teaching faculty at the University of Utah and educates resident physicians and medical students. Dr. Hopkins has served as Chief Value Officer for the Emergency Department and is currently serving as inaugural Chair for the Department of Emergency Medicine. She oversees the academic Departments clinical, educational, innovation and service missions.

    Specialties: Emergency Medicine, Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Eccles Health Library -Professor (Clinical)
    Board Certification
    American Board of Emergency Medicine (Emergency Medicine)

    Education history

    Graduate Training Business - University of Utah Executive M.B.A.
    Research Fellow Public Health - University of Utah School of Medicine MPH
    Residency Emergency Medicine - University of Massachusetts Medical Center Resident
    Professional Medical Medicine - University of Utah Hospital School of Medicine M.D.
    Undergraduate Biology - University of Utah B.S.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Raju S, Ownbey M, Cotton J, Jones J, Abraham J, Hopkins C, Awad E (2025). Impact of Twice-weekly Scheduled Dialysis Through the Emergency Department for Patients with End-stage Renal Disease. West J Emerg Med, 26(4), 1047-1054. (Read full publication)
    2. Roll NP, Raju S, Ownbey M, Jones J, Hopkins C, Cotton J (2025). Health System Impact of Emergency Department-Based Vascular Access Program in Patients with Difficult Intravenous Access. POCUS J, 10(1), 78-82. (Read full publication)
    3. Awad E, Al Kurdi D, Austin Johnson M, Druck J, Hopkins C, Youngquist ST (2024). Examining the association between ethnicity and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest interventions in Salt Lake City, Utah. Resusc Plus, 19, 100684. (Read full publication)
    4. Awad E, Hopkins C, Palatinus H, Hunt-Smith TT, Ryba C, Youngquist S (2024). Epidemiology and outcome of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Salt Lake City: Sex-based investigations. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open, 5(3), e13189. (Read full publication)
    5. Hopkins CL, Burk C, Moser S, Meersman J, Baldwin C, Youngquist ST (2016). Implementation of Pit Crew Approach and CPR Metrics for Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest Improves Patient Survival and Neurological Outcome. J Am Heart Assoc, 5(1).
    6. Yarbrough PM, Kukhareva PV, Spivak ES, Hopkins CL, Kawamoto K (2015). Evidence-based pathway for cellulitis improves process, clinical, and cost outcomes. J Hosp Med, 10(12), 780-786.
    7. Steenblik J, Goodman M, Davis V, Gee C, Hopkins CL, Stephen R, Madsen T (2012). Intranasal sufentanil for the treatment of acute pain in a winter resort clinic. Am J Emerg Med, 30(9), 1817-21. (Read full publication)
    8. Blankenship JF, Rogers L, White J, Carey A, Fosnocht D, Hopkins C, Madsen T (2012). Prospective evaluation of the treatment of pain in the ED using computerized physician order entry. Am J Emerg Med, 30(8), 1613-6. (Read full publication)
    9. Hopkins CL, Youngquist ST, Johnson E, Madsen T (2011). Outcome of elderly patients injured at winter resorts. Am J Emerg Med, 29(5), 528-33. (Read full publication)
    10. Hopkins CL, Youngquist ST, McIntosh SE, Swanson ER (2011). Helicopter emergency medical services utilization for winter resort injuries. Prehosp Emerg Care, 15(2), 261-70. (Read full publication)
    11. Groke S, Knapp S, Dawson M, Zink A, Bledsoe J, Bennett A, Madsen T, Hopkins CL (2010). Risk Factors for Return Emergency Department Visits Among Patients Presenting with Psychiatric Complaints. 6(2).
    12. Moffat C, McIntosh S, Bringhurst J, Danenhauer K, Gilmore N, Hopkins CL (2009). Terrain park injuries. West J Emerg Med, 10(4), 257-62. (Read full publication)
    13. Madsen TE, Bennett A, Groke S, Zink A, McCowan C, Hernandez A, Knapp S, Byreddy D, Mattsson S, Quick N (2009). Emergency department patients with psychiatric complaints return at higher rates than controls. West J Emerg Med, 10(4), 268-72. (Read full publication)
    14. Wasden CC, McIntosh SE, Keith DS, McCowan CL (2009). An analysis of skiing and snowboarding injuries on Utah slopes. J Trauma, 67(5), 1022-1026.
    15. McCowan CL, Swanson ER, Thomas F, Handrahan DL (2008). Outcomes of pediatric trauma patients transported from rural and urban scenes. Air Med J, 27(2), 78-83. (Read full publication)
    16. McCowan CL, Swanson ER, Thomas F, Handrahan DL (2007). Outcomes of blunt trauma victims transported by HEMS from rural and urban scenes. Prehosp Emerg Care, 11(4), 383-8. (Read full publication)
    17. McCowan CL, Swanson ER, Thomas F, Hartsell S, Allen TL, Handrahan DL, Kwok K (2006). Scene transport of pediatric patients injured at winter resorts. Prehosp Emerg Care, 10(1), 35-40. (Read full publication)
    18. McCowan CL, Thomas F, Swanson ER, Hartsell S, Cortez J, Day S, Handrahan DL (2006). Transport of winter resort injuries to regional trauma centers. Air Med J, 25(1), 26-34. (Read full publication)

    Book Chapter

    1. Hopkins CL (2012). Knee and Lower Leg Injuries. In Adams, Barton, Collings, DeBlieux , Gisondi, Nadel (Eds.), Adams: Emergency Medicine (2). Saunders.
    2. Hopkins CL (2009). Hypertensive Emergencies in Emergency Medicine. In Brown, D (Eds.), EMedicine. Medscape.
    3. Hopkins CL (2007). Large Bowel Obstruction. In Dronen SC (Ed.), EMedicine. Medscape.

    Case Report

    1. Doyle GS, McCowan C (2008). Amyand hernia: a case of an unusual inguinal herniace. Am J Emerg Med, 26(5), 637.e5-6. (Read full publication)
    2. Neff CM, McCowan CL (2008). Complete aortic occlusion caused by cardiac myxoma emboli. Am J Emerg Med, 26(1), 110.e1-2. (Read full publication)
    3. McCowan C, Marik P (2000). Refractory delirium tremens treated with propofol: a case series. Crit Care Med, 28(6), 1781-4. (Read full publication)

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