Jeremy J. Biggs, MD, MSPH

Jeremy J. Biggs, MD, MSPH, FACOEM is an Associate Professor and board-certified occupational medicine physician. Dr. Biggs currently serves as Division Chief for Occupational and Environmental Health division at the University of Utah Department of Family and Preventive Medicine. He also serves as the Medical Director of the Hospital Work Wellness clinic, and RedMed Employee health clinic. Dr. Biggs also serves as a Medical Director of Occupational Medicine for University of Utah Environmental Health and Safety office. During the COIVD-19 pandemic he worked with various groups to provide a coordinated response to protect employees during the PPE shortage and started a new group of "PPE Czars" to address these issues. For this response he coordinated with various specialists to develop new PPE and new environmental protection for employees and patients. He also specializes in firefighter and police officer health and safety, impairment ratings, functional capacity evaluations, VO2 Max testing, workers compensation causation analysis, and OSHA/MSHA mandated physical examinations (also known as hazmat examinations). Dr. Biggs earned his medical degree from the University of Utah in 2006 as a junior member of Alpha Omega Alpha and was the recipient of the Deans Award. He completed his occupational medicine residency at the University of Utah. Dr. Biggs’ research interests include firefighter and police officer health and wellness, personal protective equipment and devices to protect workers against aerosols, musculoskeletal disorders and corporate wellness and medical management. He is Assistant Editor in-Chief for the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine’s (ACOEM) Practice Guidelines Committee.