Elizabeth A. O'Brien
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Elizabeth A. O'Brien, MD

Languages spoken: German, English

Elizabeth O’Brien, M.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Neonatology. She serves as Medical Director for the Newborn Intensive Care Unit and the Director of the Urban Central Region at Intermountain Medical Center. She provides neonatology services at three facilities, the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at University of Utah Hospital, Primary Children’s Medical Center and Intermountain Medical Center. Dr. O’Brien provides care for premature infants, critically ill newborns and newborn infants with a large variety of birth defects. Among her responsibilities is educating Pediatric Residents, Neonatology Fellows and Neonatal Nurse Practitioners.

Specialties

Board Certification

American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine)

Elizabeth O’Brien, M.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Neonatology. She serves as Medical Director for the Newborn Intensive Care Unit and the Director of the Urban Central Region at Intermountain Medical Center. She provides neonatology services at three facilities, the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at University of Utah Hospital, Primary Children’s Medical Center and Intermountain Medical Center. Dr. O’Brien provides care for premature infants, critically ill newborns and newborn infants with a large variety of birth defects. Among her responsibilities is educating Pediatric Residents, Neonatology Fellows and Neonatal Nurse Practitioners.

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Pediatrics -Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions Neonatology
Board Certification
American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine)

Education history

Undergraduate Bacteriology - University of Wisconsin - Madison B.S.
Professional Medical Medicine - Medical College of Wisconsin M.D.
Internship Pediatrics - Children's Memorial Hospital Intern
Residency Pediatrics - Children's Memorial Hospital Resident
Fellowship Neonatology - University of Utah School of Medicine Fellow
Certification Health Care Delivery Improvement - Intermountain Healthcare Institute for Health Care Delivery Research Certification

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Bahr TM, DuPont TL, Christensen TR, Rees T, O'Brien EA, Ilstrup SJ, Christensen R (2019). Evaluating emergency-release blood transfusion of newborn infants at the Intermountain Healthcare hospitals. Transfusion, 59(10), 3113-3119.
  2. Bahr TM, Carr NR, Christensen TR, Wilkes J, O'Brien EA, German KR, Ohls RK, Ward DM, Christensen R (2021). Early iron supplementation and iron sufficiency at one month of age in NICU patients at-risk for iron deficiency. Blood cells, molecules & diseases, 90, 102575.
  3. O'Brien EA, Barnes V, Zhao L, McKnight RA, Yu X, Callaway CW, Wang L, Sun JC, Dahl MJ, Wint A, Wang Z, McIntyre TM, Albertine KH, Lane R (2007). Uteroplacental insufficiency decreases p53 serine-15 phosphorylation in term IUGR rat lungs. American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology, 293(1), R314-22.
  4. Bahr TM, Tweddell SM, Zalla JM, Dizon-Townson D, Ohls RK, Henry E, Ilstrup SJ, Kelley WE, Ling CY, Lindgren PC, O'Brien EA, Christensen R (2024). Neonatal and Obstetrical Outcomes of Pregnancies Complicated by Alloimmunization. Pediatrics, 153(6),
  5. Guthery SL, Kyle Jensen M, Sean Esplin M, O'Brien E, Krong J, Srivastava (2024). Feasibility of biliary atresia newborn screening in an integrated health network. Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition, 79(5), 954-961.

Case Report

  1. Bahr TM, DuPont TL, Morris DS, Pierson SE, Esplin MS, Brown SM, O'Brien EA, Ilstrup SJ, Christensen R (2019). First report of using low-titer cold-stored type O whole blood in massive postpartum hemorrhage. Transfusion, 59(10), 3089-3092.
  2. Bahr TM, Henry E, O'Brien EA, Christensen R (2022). Nucleated Red Blood Cell Counts of Neonates Born Emergently 1-4 h after a Maternal Cardiac Arrest. Neonatology, 1-5.

Abstract

  1. TM Bahr, NR Carr, TR Christensen, J Wilkes, EA O'Brien, K German, RK Ohls, D Ward and RD Christensen (2021). QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE TO INCREASE THE CONSISTENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF IRON SUPPLEMENTATION FOR NICU PATIENTS. Presented at WSPR Virtual Conference.
  2. TM Bahr, NR Carr, TR Christensen, J Wilkes, EA O'Brien, K German, RK Ohls, D Ward and RD Christensen (2021). QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE TO INCREASE THE CONSISTENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF IRON SUPPLEMENTATION FOR NICU PATIENTS. Presented at PAS Virtual Conference.

Video/Film/CD/Web/Podcast

  1. O'Brien E.A. et.al (2021). Newborn Nursery Level I Scope Guideline [Web] Salt Lake City, UT: Intermountain Healthcare.
  2. O'Brien E.A. et.al (2020). Antenatal Alloimmunization Guideline [Web] Salt Lake City, UT: Intermountain Healthcare.
  3. O'Brien E.A. et.al (2020). Obstetric and Neonatal Levels of Care [Web] Salt Lake City, UT: Intermountain Healthcare.
  4. O'Brien E.A. et.al (2020). OBNBN COVID-19 Operational Guideline [Web] Salt Lake City, UT: Intermountain Healthcare.