Jacob O. Robson
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Jacob O. Robson, MD, MS

Languages spoken: English, Spanish

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

Eccles Primary Children's Outpatient Services

81 N Mario Capecchi Drive
Salt Lake City , UT 84113
801-213-3599
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  • Dr. Robson received his medical degree from the University of California San Francisco, graduating Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) with an area of concentration in medical education. He completed his pediatric residency and a chief residency at the Boston Combined Residency Program in Pediatrics (Boston Children’s Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Boston Medical Center) and his pediatric gastroenterology fellowship at the University of California San Francisco. He has been recognized with teaching awards in all phases of his career, including the Teri Li Young Educator Award from the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, and he has served on multiple national committees involved in developing new training standards for fellows in pediatric gastroenterology. Dr. Robson is currently an Associate Professor of Pediatrics, working within the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. Dr. Robson’s clinical interests include eosinophilic esophagitis and management of gastrointestinal, liver and nutrition issues in children with cystic fibrosis. His research interests include: 1) diagnosing, tracking and treating eosinophilic esophagitis in children, and 2) analysis of whether meeting early growth benchmarks matches up with better weight and lung function later in life for children with cystic fibrosis. Dr. Robson is board certified in General Pediatrics and Pediatric Gastroenterology/Nutrition. He sees patients and performs endoscopy at Primary Children’s Hospital and serves as a gastroenterologist in the multidisciplinary Cystic Fibrosis clinic at Primary Children’s Hospital. Dr. Robson remains active in medical education of trainees at all levels. He is the Doctoring Course Director, a longitudinal course in which 1st year University of Utah medical students develop physician skills, including medical history taking, physical examination and clinical decision making. Dr. Robson is also the Echo Canyon House Director, mentoring and building community for subset of medical students working at the 4th Street Student Led Clinic. Dr. Robson has multiple recent academic publications stemming from his work in medical education, from both his work with early medical students and with pediatric gastroenterology fellows. Dr. Robson also directs a focused elective for 4th medical students (both internal and visiting) in pediatric gastroenterology and the outpatient elective experience in pediatric gastroenterology for pediatric residents at Primary Children's Hospital and he is the chief point of contact for residents doing an outpatient pediatric gastroenterology rotation. He has been active in mentoring fellows in research, serving as the chief mentor for funded research (5 continuous years of full salary + benefits support) for Dr. Andrea McInerny (Cystic Fibrosis nutrition) and Dr. Stephanie Segura (Cystic Fibrosis liver disease).

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
    American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Pediatric Gastroenterology)

  • Dr. Robson received his medical degree from the University of California San Francisco, graduating Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) with an area of concentration in medical education. He completed his pediatric residency and a chief residency at the Boston Combined Residency Program in Pediatrics (Boston Children’s Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Boston Medical Center) and his pediatric gastroenterology fellowship at the University of California San Francisco. He has been recognized with teaching awards in all phases of his career, including the Teri Li Young Educator Award from the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, and he has served on multiple national committees involved in developing new training standards for fellows in pediatric gastroenterology. Dr. Robson is currently an Associate Professor of Pediatrics, working within the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. Dr. Robson’s clinical interests include eosinophilic esophagitis and management of gastrointestinal, liver and nutrition issues in children with cystic fibrosis. His research interests include: 1) diagnosing, tracking and treating eosinophilic esophagitis in children, and 2) analysis of whether meeting early growth benchmarks matches up with better weight and lung function later in life for children with cystic fibrosis. Dr. Robson is board certified in General Pediatrics and Pediatric Gastroenterology/Nutrition. He sees patients and performs endoscopy at Primary Children’s Hospital and serves as a gastroenterologist in the multidisciplinary Cystic Fibrosis clinic at Primary Children’s Hospital. Dr. Robson remains active in medical education of trainees at all levels. He is the Doctoring Course Director, a longitudinal course in which 1st year University of Utah medical students develop physician skills, including medical history taking, physical examination and clinical decision making. Dr. Robson is also the Echo Canyon House Director, mentoring and building community for subset of medical students working at the 4th Street Student Led Clinic. Dr. Robson has multiple recent academic publications stemming from his work in medical education, from both his work with early medical students and with pediatric gastroenterology fellows. Dr. Robson also directs a focused elective for 4th medical students (both internal and visiting) in pediatric gastroenterology and the outpatient elective experience in pediatric gastroenterology for pediatric residents at Primary Children's Hospital and he is the chief point of contact for residents doing an outpatient pediatric gastroenterology rotation. He has been active in mentoring fellows in research, serving as the chief mentor for funded research (5 continuous years of full salary + benefits support) for Dr. Andrea McInerny (Cystic Fibrosis nutrition) and Dr. Stephanie Segura (Cystic Fibrosis liver disease).

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Pediatrics -Professor (Clinical)
    Academic Divisions Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition
    Board Certification
    American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
    American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Pediatric Gastroenterology)

    Education history

    Graduate Training Clinical Research and Biostatistics - University of California, San Francisco M.S.
    Fellowship Pediatric Gastroenterology - University of California, San Francisco Fellow
    Chief Resident Pediatrics - Boston Medical Center/Boston Children's Hospital Chief Resident
    Residency Pediatrics - Boston Medical Center/Boston Children's Hospital Resident
    Internship Pediatrics - Boston Medical Center/Boston Children's Hospital Intern
    Professional Medical Medicine - University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine M.D.
    Undergraduate Psychology - Rice University B.A.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Murphy LB, Buckley C, OGorman M, Fitzgerald S, Muller A, Robson J (2025). Avoidant and restrictive food intake disorder among children with eosinophilic esophagitis. JPGN Rep, 6(4), 485-492. (Read full publication)
    2. Allen-Brady K, Clayton F, Hazel MW, Stevens J, Pyne AL, Pletneva MA, Cessna M, Stubben C, Robson J, Fang J, Peterson KA (2025). Overlap of Genomic and Transcriptomic Genes Identified in Familial Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Gastroenterology, 168(6), 1101-1113.e18. (Read full publication)
    3. Blaseg NA, Robson JO, Patel RA, Asfour F, Pohl JF (2024). Gastrointestinal Pathologies in Pediatric Patients With Cystic Fibrosis Undergoing Endoscopy: A Single-Center Retrospective Review Over 15 Years. Cureus, 16(4), e59018. (Read full publication)
    4. Bonnett R, Robson J, Anderson K, Fix M (2024). Coaching medical students to give quality feedback. Med Educ. (Read full publication)
    5. Cardullo AT, Robson JO (2023). Side-opening cutting forceps and esophageal lamina propria yield in pediatric patients with eosinophilic esophagitis. Clin Endosc. (Read full publication)
    6. Bennett Murphy LM, OGorman M, Fitzgerald S, Peterson K, Robson J (2023). Quality of life in children and adolescents with eosinophilic esophagitis. Child Health Care, 52(3), 264-277. (Read full publication)
    7. Colbert-Getz J, Chow C, Li M, Weber T, Hannon P, Hammad I, Good B, Bonnett R, Sakaeda M, Robson J, Lamb S (2021). Times of Medical Education Crisis Require New Evaluation Approaches: Proof of Concept of a System-Based Program Evaluation Model. Med Sci Educ, 31(3), 1-6. (Read full publication)
    8. Peterson K, Clayton F, Qeadan F, Gorman D, Robson J, Allen-Brady K, Fang JC (2020). Esophageal Eosinophilia Is Common Among Relatives of Eosinophilic Esophagitis Patients. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol, 20(5), e957-e963. (Read full publication)
    9. McClain A, OGorman M, Barbagelata C, Patel R, Lowichik A, Peterson K, Guthery S, Robson J (2019). Adherence to Biopsy and Follow-Up Guidelines in a Population-Based Cohort of Children With Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol, 18(11), 2620-2622. (Read full publication)
    10. Peterson K, Lin E, Saffari H, Qeadan F, Pyne A, Firszt R, Robson J, Gleich G (2020). Food-specific antibodies in oesophageal secretions: association with trigger foods in eosinophilic oesophagitis. Aliment Pharmacol Ther, 52(6), 997-1007. (Read full publication)
    11. Sauer CG, Robson J, Turmelle YP, Cerezo CS, Loomes KM, Huang JS, Quiros-Tejeira RE, Benkov KJ, Narkewicz MR, Leichtner A, Weinstein T (2020). North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Position Paper on Entrustable Professional Activities: Development of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Entrustable Professional Activities. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr, 71(1), 136-143. (Read full publication)
    12. Robson J, Lusman SS, Lee CK, Merves J, Middleton J, Perez ME, Desai NK, Sayej W, Sivagnanam M, Solomon AB, Colombo JM, Rosen JM, Van Buren KW, Brown JB, Turmelle YP, Cerezo CS, Loomes KM, Huang JS, Quiros-Tejeira RE, Benkov K, Leichtner A, Narkewicz MR, Weinstein T, Sauer CG (2020). Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Entrustable Professional Activities: Development of an Assessment Tool and Curricular Resources. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr, 71(1), e40-e45. (Read full publication)
    13. Peterson KA, Gleich GJ, Limaye NS, Crispin H, Robson J, Fang J, Saffari H, Clayton F, Leiferman KM (2019). Eosinophil granule major basic protein 1 deposition in eosinophilic esophagitis correlates with symptoms independent of eosinophil counts. Dis Esophagus, 32(11). (Read full publication)
    14. Robson J, Korgenski K, Parsons K, McClain A, Barbagelata C, Allen-Brady K, Patel R, OGorman M, Peterson K, Guthery S (2019). Sensitivity and Specificity of Administrative Medical Coding for Pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr, 69(2), e49-e53. (Read full publication)
    15. Robson J, Laborda T, Fitzgerald S, Andersen J, Peterson K, OGorman M, Guthery S, Bennett-Murphy L (2019). Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder in Diet-treated Children With Eosinophilic Esophagitis. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr, 69(1), 57-60. (Read full publication)
    16. Robson J, OGorman M, McClain A, Mutyala K, Davis C, Barbagelata C, Wheeler J, Firszt R, Smith K, Patel R, Peterson K, Lowichik A, Guthery S (2019). Incidence and Prevalence of Pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Utah Based on a 5-Year Population-Based Study. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol, 17(1), 107-114.e1. (Read full publication)
    17. McClain A, Jaramillo C, Patel RA, Robson J (2018). Evaluation of Esophagitis Using Endoscopic Narrow Band Imaging. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr, 67(6), e123. (Read full publication)
    18. Peterson KA, Yoshigi M, Hazel MW, Delker DA, Lin E, Krishnamurthy C, Consiglio N, Robson J, Yandell M, Clayton F (2018). RNA sequencing confirms similarities between PPI-responsive oesophageal eosinophilia and eosinophilic oesophagitis. Aliment Pharmacol Ther, 48(2), 219-225. (Read full publication)
    19. McClain A, Jackson WD, Robson J (2018). Fidget Spinners Can Be a Pain in the Neck. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr, 66(4), e110. (Read full publication)
    20. Usatin D, Yen EH, McDonald C, Asfour F, Pohl J, Robson J (2017). Differences between WHO AND CDC early growth measurements in the assessment of Cystic Fibrosis clinical outcomes. J Cyst Fibros, 16(4), 503-509. (Read full publication)
    21. Robson JO, Verstraete SG, Shiboski S, Heyman MB, Wojcicki JM (2016). A Risk Score for Childhood Obesity in an Urban Latino Cohort. J Pediatr, 172, 29-34.e1. (Read full publication)
    22. Robson J, Henry D, Moses J, Vinci R, Schumacher D (2015). Integrating the learner's perspective in the refinement of competency-based assessments. Acad Pediatr, 15(3), 245-8. (Read full publication)
    23. Robson J, Yen EH (2015). Use of WHO growth curves for patients with cystic fibrosis may provide a false sense of security. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr, 60(3), 289-90. (Read full publication)
    24. Robson J, Leichtner AM, Sauer CG (2014). Assessment tools: the next frontier in competency-based medical education. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr, 59(4), 425-7. (Read full publication)
    25. Robson J (2013). Considerations for physician training in a new era of medical education. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr, 56(2), 111-2. (Read full publication)

    Letter

    1. May Maestas M, Perry KD, Smith K, Firszt R, Allen-Brady K, Robson J, Joy E, Peterson K (2019). Food impactions in Eosinophilic esophagitis and acute exposures to fine particulate pollution. [Letter to the editor]. Allergy, 74(12), 2529-2530. (Read full publication)
    2. Hamilton JL, Zobell JT, Robson J (2019). Pancreatic insufficiency converted to pancreatic sufficiency with ivacaftor. [Letter to the editor]. Pediatr Pulmonol, 54(11), 1654. (Read full publication)

    Abstract

    1. Segura, S, Jensen, K, Zobell, J, Stoddard, G, Robson, J (2023). POPULATION-BASED POINT PREVALENCE OF CYSTIC FIBROSIS LIVER DISEASE AMONGST UTAH CHILDREN. [Abstract]. 77(S1), S44.
    2. Cardullo A, Robson J (2021). EVALUATION OF ESOPHAGEAL LAMINA PROPRIA YIELD AND TISSUE FIBROSIS IN CHILDREN WITH EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS USING SIDE-OPENING BIOPSY FORCEPS. [Abstract]. 73(S1), S23.

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