Jeremy J. Biggs
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Jeremy J. Biggs, MD, MSPH

Languages spoken: Spanish, English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

South Jordan Health Center

5126 West Daybreak Parkway
South Jordan , UT 84009
801-213-4500
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Redwood Health Center

Occupational Medicine
1525 West 2100 South
Salt Lake City , UT 84119
801-213-9777
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Parkway Health Center

145 W University Parkway
Orem , UT 84058
801-234-8600
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Jeremy J. Biggs, MD, MSPH, FACOEM is an Associate Professor and board-certified occupational medicine physician. He currently serves as the Division Chair of the independent Occupational and Environmental Health Division (OEH) at the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine, where the Division operates independently. Dr. Biggs is also the Medical Director for both the Hospital Work Wellness Clinic and the RedMed Employee Health Clinic. Additionally, he serves as the Medical Director of Occupational Medicine for the University of Utah’s Environmental Health and Safety Office.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Biggs played a key role in coordinating a response to protect employees amidst the PPE shortage. He was part of the creation of a "PPE Czar" group to address PPE challenges and collaborated with specialists to develop new protective equipment and environmental measures for both employees and patients.

Dr. Biggs specializes in firefighter and police officer health and safety, aerosolized disease prevention, and OSHA/MSHA-mandated physical examinations (commonly referred to as hazmat exams). He earned his medical degree from the University of Utah in 2006, where he was inducted as a junior member of Alpha Omega Alpha and received the Dean’s Award. He completed his residency in occupational medicine at the University of Utah.

His research interests include PPE and infectious disease prevention, lab worker health and safety, firefighter and police officer health and wellness, the development of personal protective equipment and devices to protect workers from aerosol exposure, musculoskeletal disorders, and corporate wellness and medical management.

Specialties

Board Certification

American Board of Preventive Medicine (Occupational Medicine)

Patient Rating

4.8 /5
( out of 35 reviews )

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Patient Comments

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SOUTH JORDAN HEALTH CENTER

The best & nicest Dr. I've met ever

PARKWAY HEALTH CENTER

Dr Biggs explained everything to me so I could understand.

SOUTH JORDAN HEALTH CENTER

Doctor Biggs is very professional and courteous and treated me very well.

SOUTH JORDAN HEALTH CENTER

I felt very judged the entire time. I felt judged when I stated that I quit vaping. Biggs also told me that the POST Academy was going to kick my butt and I was going to struggle. I found that very rude and it actually made me cry. When he first came into the room, he did not introduce himself. He jumped straight to making assumptions to how I broke my back.

PARKWAY HEALTH CENTER

He introduced himself to me and went thru everything that would happen and it took place the same way he said

PARKWAY HEALTH CENTER

Very Pleasant Demeanor and made me feel Comfortable throughout the whole Visit.

SOUTH JORDAN HEALTH CENTER

Dr. Biggs took time to explain things to me in a meaningful way and was open to any question I had. He took time to follow up on my labs and provide feedback, even as they came in hours after I had left. I appreciate the time and attention I received from him.

PARKWAY HEALTH CENTER

Dr. Biggs is very helpful, friendly and treats you with care and respect.

SOUTH JORDAN HEALTH CENTER

Amazing Doctor

Jeremy J. Biggs, MD, MSPH, FACOEM is an Associate Professor and board-certified occupational medicine physician. He currently serves as the Division Chair of the independent Occupational and Environmental Health Division (OEH) at the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine, where the Division operates independently. Dr. Biggs is also the Medical Director for both the Hospital Work Wellness Clinic and the RedMed Employee Health Clinic. Additionally, he serves as the Medical Director of Occupational Medicine for the University of Utah’s Environmental Health and Safety Office.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Biggs played a key role in coordinating a response to protect employees amidst the PPE shortage. He was part of the creation of a "PPE Czar" group to address PPE challenges and collaborated with specialists to develop new protective equipment and environmental measures for both employees and patients.

Dr. Biggs specializes in firefighter and police officer health and safety, aerosolized disease prevention, and OSHA/MSHA-mandated physical examinations (commonly referred to as hazmat exams). He earned his medical degree from the University of Utah in 2006, where he was inducted as a junior member of Alpha Omega Alpha and received the Dean’s Award. He completed his residency in occupational medicine at the University of Utah.

His research interests include PPE and infectious disease prevention, lab worker health and safety, firefighter and police officer health and wellness, the development of personal protective equipment and devices to protect workers from aerosol exposure, musculoskeletal disorders, and corporate wellness and medical management.

Education history

Undergraduate University of California - Irvine
Undergraduate University of Utah B.S.
Graduate Training Public Health - University of Utah M.S.P.H.
Professional Medical Medicine - University of Utah School of Medicine M.D.
Internship LDS Hospital Intern
Residency Occupational Medicine - University of Utah School of Medicine Resident
Certification Health Care Business and Leadership - University of Utah Certification

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Wendelboe AM, Hegmann KT, Biggs JJ, Cox CM, Portmann AJ, Gildea JH, Gren LH, Lyon JL (2003). Relationships between body mass indices and surgical replacements of knee and hip joints. Am J Prev Med, 25(4), 290-5.
  2. Stark MR, Biggs JJ, Schoenwolf GC, Rao MS (2000). Characterization of avian frizzled genes in cranial placode development. Mech Dev, 93(1-2), 195-200.
  3. Thiese MS, Hegmann KT, Wood EM, Garg A, Moore JS, Kapellusch JM, Foster J, Greene T, Stoddard G, Biggs J (2014). Low-back pain ratings for lifetime, 1-month period, and point prevalences in a large occupational population. Hum Factors, 56(1), 86-97.
  4. Hegmann KT, Thiese MS, Wood EM, Garg A, Kapellusch JM, Foster J, Biggs J, Edwards H, Wertsch J, Kendall R (2014). Impacts of differences in epidemiological case definitions on prevalence for upper-extremity musculoskeletal disorders. Hum Factors, 56(1), 191-202.
  5. Litow, Francesca K. MD, MPH, Lee Petsonk, Edward MD, CM, Bohnker, Bruce K. MD, MPH, Brodkin, Carl A. MD, MPH, Cowl, Clayton T. MD, MS, Guidotti, Tee L. MD, MPH, Harber, Philip MD, MPH, Biggs, Jeremy J. MD, MSPH, Hegmann, Kurt T. MD, MP (2015). Occupational Interstitial Lung Diseases. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 57(11), 1250-1254.
  6. Jolly AT, Kells JE, Pacheco KA, Guidotti TL, Kpen HM, Biggs JJ, Hyman KH, Bohnker BK, Thiese, MS, Hegmann KT, Harber (2015). Work-Related Asthma. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 57(10), 121-9.
  7. Litow FK, Petsonk EL, Bohnker BK, Brodkin CA, Cowl CT, Guidotti TL, Harber P, Biggs JJ, Hegmann K (2015). Occupational Interstitial Lung Diseases. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 57(11), 1250-4.
  8. Jolly AT, Klees JE, Pacheco KA, Guidotti TL, Kipen HM, Biggs JJ, Hyman MH, Bohnker BK, Thiese MS, Hegmann KT, Harber (2015). Work-Related Asthma. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 57(10), e121-9.
  9. Thiese MS, Hughes M, Biggs (2013). Electrical stimulation for chronic non-specific low back pain in a working-age population: a 12-week double blinded randomized controlled trial. BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 14, 117.
  10. Thiese MS, Hegmann KT, Wood EM..., Biggs J (2013). Impacts of Differences in Epidemiological Case Definitions on Prevalence for Upper-Extremity Musculoskeletal Disorders. Human factors and ergonomics in manufacturing,
  11. Hughes MA, Biggs JJ, Thiese M (2011). Recommended Opioid Prescribing Practices for Use in Chronic Non-Malignant Pain: A Systematic Review of Treatment Guidelines. Journal of managed care medicine, 14(3),
  12. Rachael M.Jones PhD, NilesAndrus MS, ThomasDominguez MS, JeremyBiggs MD, BrianHansen MS, Frank A.Drews Ph (2022). Aerosol containment device design considerations and performance evaluation metrics, American Journal of Emergency Medicine (2022),. The American journal of emergency medicine,
  13. Pedersen, K., Clark, R., Biggs, J.J., Frost, C.J., Benson, L.S., Gren, L.H  Total Worker Health® Competencies in Workplace Pandemic Response: A Qualitative Study of The Essential Role of Communication. [Unpublished Manuscript]. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.,

Review

  1. Biggs J (2021). American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Appropriate Use Criteria for the Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures https://www.aaos.org/drfauc Published October 18, 2021.

Book

  1. Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ, Klees JE, Milek D, Ratliff DM, Regan (2017). Initial Approach to Treatment.

Book Chapter

  1. Hegmann KT (Editor-in-Chief) Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (Assistant Editors-in-Chief (2011). Chapter 15: Knee.
  2. Hegmann KT (Editor-in-Chief) Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (Assistant Editors-in-Chief (2014). Opioid Guidelines.
  3. Hegmann, KT(Editor-in-Cheif), Hughes, MA, Biggs JJ (Assistant Editors-in-Chief (2011). Chapter 13: Hand, Wrist, and Forearm Disorders.
  4. Hegmann KT (Editor-in-Chief), Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (Assistant Editors-in-Chief (2010). Chapter 14: Hip and Groin Disorders.
  5. Hegmann KT (Editor-in-Chief), Hughes MS, Biggs JJ (Assistant Editor-in-Chief (2011). Cervical and Thoracic Spine Disorders.
  6. Hegmann, KT (Editor-in-Chief), Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (Assistant Editors-in-Chief (2011). Chapter 11: Shoulder Disorders.
  7. Hegmann KT (Editor-in-Chief), Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (Assistant Editors-in-Chief (2011). Chapter 14: Ankle and Foot Disorders.
  8. Hegmann KT (Editor-in-Chief), Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (Assistant Editors-in-Chief (2011). Chapter 1: Prevention.
  9. Hegmann KT (Editor-in-Chief), Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (Assistant Editors-in-Chief (2015). Occupational Asthma.
  10. Hegmann KT, (Editor-in-Chief), Hughes MH, Biggs JJ (Assistant Editors-in-Chief (2011). Chapter 2: General Approach to Initial Assessment and Documentation.
  11. Hegmann KT (Editor-in-Chief), Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (Assistant Editors-in-Chief (2011). Chapter 3: Initial Approaches to Treatment.
  12. Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (Eds (2011). Chapter 5: Cornerstones of Disability Prevention and Mangement.
  13. Hegmann KT (Editor-in-Chief), Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (Assistant Editors-in-Chief (2011). Chapter 6: Independent Medical Examinations and Consultations.
  14. Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (Eds (2011). Chapter 4: Work-realtedness.
  15. Hegmann KT (Editor-in-Chief), Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (Assistant Editors-in-Chief (2011). Eye.
  16. Hegmann KT (Editor-in-Chief), Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (Assistant Editors-in-Chief (2011). Chapter 9: Low Back Disorders.
  17. Hegmann KT (Editor-in-Chief), Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (Assistant Editors-in-Chief (2011). Chapter 10: Chronic Pain.
  18. Hegmann KT (Editor-in-Chief), Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (Assistant Editors (2011). Chapter 12: Elbow Disorders.
  19. Hegmann KT (Editor-in-Chief), Hughes MA, Biggs JJ (Assistant Editors-in-Chief (2015). Occupational Insterstitial Lung Diseases.
  20. Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ, Haas NS, Beecher PJ, Easly M, Edwards H, Hoffman H, Mandel S, Martin RL, Thomas JL, Dreger M, Ording JA, Paddock D (2010). Chapter 14: Ankle and Foot Disorders.
  21. Hegann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ, Talmage JB, Andersson GBJ, Carragee E, Donelson R, Eskay-Auerbach M, Galper J, Genovese E, Goertz M, Halderman S, Hooper PD, Murphey DR, Tellin WG, Travis R, Weiss MS, Holland JP (2011). Cervical and Thoracic Spine Disorders.
  22. Hegmann KT, Travis R, Belcourt RM et al (2015). Low Back Disorders.
  23. Hegmann KT, Travis R, Andersson GBJ et al. Hughes MA, Biggs J (2015). Cervical and Thoracic Spine Disorders.
  24. Hegmann KT, Melhorn JM, Ausfahl J, Freshwater R, Prezzia CP, Rempel DM, Roll SC, Rollins AJ, Werner RA, Zaremski J, Hughes MA, Biggs J (2015). Hand, Wrist, Forearm Disorders.
  25. Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ, Klees JE, Glass LS, Milek D, Ratliff DM, Regan (2016). General Approach to Initial Assessment and Documentation.
  26. Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ, Blais BR, Anshel J, Glass L, Saito K (2017). Eye Disorders.
  27. Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs J (2017). Chronic Pain Guideline.
  28. Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs J (2017). Traumatic Brain Injury.
  29. Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ, Stewart-Patterson CH, Els C, Zipper (2018). Independent Medical Examinations and Consultations.
  30. Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ, Greaves WW, Das R, McKenzie JG, Sinclair DR I (2018). Work-relatedness.
  31. Hegmann KT, Hughes MA, Biggs JJ, Cowel CT, Harber P, Hyman MH, Pacheco KA, Winters T, Wood EM Coronavirus (COVID-19). .
  32. Biggs J (2022). Travel Medicine: Pretravel Prevention Travel Medicine: Pretravel Prevention—Organizational Context. 1, 433.
  33. Baker, Beth; Bannister, Emily; Biggs, Jeremy; Clement, Denise; Swift, Melani (2022). Chemical Hazards. 1, 433.

Conference Proceedings

  1. Hegmann KT, Wolfkel C, Harris J, Thiese M, Hughes M, Biggs J, Ott U, Ording (2012). Potential Impacts of Grading vs. Not Grading Literature.
  2. Willick S, Biggs J (2007). Musculoskeletal anatomy and injury.
  3. Biggs JJ, Phillips (2021). Protecting Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
  4. Rytting A, Biggs J (2021). Biggs Booth - Implementation of Engineering Controls for Reducing Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Among Patients and Health Care Workers During Indoor COVID-19 Testing Procedures.
  5. Biggs J (2020). Practical Applications with COVID-19.
  6. Biggs JJ, Phillips (2021). Addressing the Personal Protective Equipment Shortage of Early 2020 Through Innovation.
  7. Phillips A, Biggs J (2021). Containment Ventilation for Exposure Reduction in Clinical Settings.

Abstract

  1. Wendelboe Am, Hegmann KT, Biggs JJ, Cox CM, Portmann AJ, Gildea JH, Gren LH, Lyon J (2002). Relationship Between Body Mass Indices and Surgical Replacements of Knee and Hip Joints. 155(11), S88.
  2. Rytting A, Biggs J (2022). Biggs Booth: Implementation of Engineering Controls for Reducing Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Among Patients and Health Care Workers During Indoor COVID-19 Testing Procedures.

Report

  1. Biggs JJ, Johnson (2008). Non-Opiod Pain Management Table, as part of the State of Utah Opioid Prescription Protocol.

Video/Film/CD/Web/Podcast

  1. Biggs JJ, Wendelboe AM, White GL Jr, Garrett L, Lyon J (2001). Investigations into a brain cancer cluster allegation, Vol. 8.

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