Specialties
- Anesthesiology
- Cancer Pain
- Chronic Pain
Board Certification
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American Board of Anesthesiology
American Board of Anesthesiology (Sub: Pain Medicine)
National Board of Medical Examiners
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Patient Rating
Patients consistently describe Dr. Sindt as knowledgeable, thorough, and compassionate. Commenters praise her clear explanations about treatments, medications, and side effects, and note that she listens carefully and involves patients in decision-making. Many also highlight her responsiveness and supportive team, saying her care improves pain management and quality of life.
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Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments |
Anesthesiology
-Associate Professor (Clinical) |
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| Board Certification |
American Board of Anesthesiology
American Board of Anesthesiology (Sub: Pain Medicine)
National Board of Medical Examiners
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Education history
| Undergraduate | Spanish Language and Literature, Summa Cum Laude - Colorado State University | B.A. |
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| Professional Medical | Medicine - University of Colorado School of Medicine | M.D. |
| Research Fellow | NIH Summer Research Fellowship in Pediatric Nutrition: the effects of a high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet on weight , lipid profiles, insulin profiles and satiety in obese adolescents. - University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine | Research Fellow |
| Internship | Intermountain Medical Center Transitional | Transitional Internship |
| Residency | Anesthesiology - University of Utah | Resident |
| Chief Resident | University of Utah | Chief Resident |
| Fellowship | Pain Medicine - University of Utah | Fellow |
Selected Publications
Journal Article
- Swarm RA, Youngwerth JM, Agne JL, Anitescu M, Are M, Buga S, Butler T, Chwistek M, Cleary J, Copenhaver D, Coyne C, Craig D, Finnes H, Greenlee H, Gupta M, Hansen E, Javed S, Kandil E, Mackey S, McDonald A, McGrath K, Moryl N, Nesbit S, Noonan M, Norris J, Paice JA, Prsic E, Rabow MW, Rickerson E, Sindt J, Smith M, Vorenkamp K, Bruce JY, Yoo S, Cunningham R, Gurski LA, Jones (2025). Adult Cancer Pain, Version 2.2025, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines In Oncology. Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, 23(7),
- Sindt JE, Fitzgerald LA, Kuznicki J, Prelewicz S, Odell DW, Brogan S (2023). Antiplatelet and Wound Healing Implications of Immunotherapy and Targeted Cancer Therapies in the Perioperative Period. Anesthesiology, 139(4), 511-522.
- Brogan SE, Odell DW, Sindt JE, Yi I, Chrisman OM, Zhang C, Presson A (2023). Dorsal Versus Ventral Intrathecal Catheter Tip Location and Effect on Dose Escalation and Opioid Use in Patients With Cancer Pain. Neuromodulation, 26(6), 1233-1239.
- Abdullah N, Sindt JE, Whittle J, Anderson JS, Odell DW, Mahan M, Brogan S (2023). Impact of neuromodulation on opioid use, adjunct medication use, and pain control in cancer-related pain: a retrospective case series. Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.), 24(7), 903-906.
- Brogan SE, Sindt JE, Odell DW, Gulati A, Dupoiron (2023). Controversies in intrathecal drug delivery for cancer pain. Regional anesthesia and pain medicine, 48(6), 319-325.
- Jenkinson RH, Wendahl A, Zhang Y, Sindt J (2023). Creating Realistic Definitions of Clinically Significant Radiographic Lead Migration - A Response to "Migration of Epidural Leads During Spinal Cord Stimulator Trials" [Response to Letter]. Journal of pain research, 16, 513-514.
- Jenkinson RH, Wendahl A, Zhang Y, Sindt J (2022). Migration of Epidural Leads During Spinal Cord Stimulator Trials. Journal of pain research, 15, 2999-3005.
- Sindt JE, Odell DW, Tariq R, Presson AP, Zhang C, Brogan S (2021). Initial Intrathecal Dose Titration and Predictors of Early Dose Escalation in Patients With Cancer Using a 100:1 Oral to Intrathecal Morphine Conversion Ratio. Neuromodulation, 24(7), 1157-1166.
- Odell DW, Albrechtsen RD, Sindt JE, Gole R, Brown S, Parsons MW, Paxton AB, Sarkar V, Lloyd S, Brogan SE, Tao (2021). The Effect of Measured Radiotherapy Dose on Intrathecal Drug Delivery System Function. Neuromodulation, 24(7), 1204-1208.
- Brogan SE, Sindt JE, Odell D (2021). Quantitative Assessment of the Incidence of Persistent Orthostatic Hemodynamic Changes After Celiac Plexus Neurolysis: A Prospective Case Series. A&A practice, 15(5), e01470.
- Brogan SE, Sindt JE, Jackman CM, White J, Wilding V, Okifuji (2020). Prospective Association of Serum Opioid Levels and Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Cancer Pain Treated With Intrathecal Opioid Therapy. Anesthesia and analgesia, 130(4), 1035-1044.
- Sacks SH, Fine PG, Brogan SE, Sindt JE (2020). Anesthesiologists and Palliative Care - Integrating Interventional Pain Expertise Into Palliative Care Teams. 84(11), 27-28.
- Sindt JE, Odell DW, Dalley AP, Brogan S (2020). Initiation of Intrathecal Drug Delivery Dramatically Reduces Systemic Opioid Use in Patients With Advanced Cancer. Neuromodulation, 23(7), 978-983.
- Sindt JE, Larsen SD, Dalley AP, Collier WH, Brogan S (2020). The Rate of Infectious Complications After Intrathecal Drug Delivery System Implant for Cancer-Related Pain Is Low Despite Frequent Concurrent Anticancer Treatment or Leukopenia. Anesthesia and analgesia, 131(1), 280-287.
- Swarm RA, Paice JA, Anghelescu DL, Are M, Bruce JY, Buga S, Chwistek M, Cleeland C, Craig D, Gafford E, Greenlee H, Hansen E, Kamal AH, Kamdar MM, LeGrand S, Mackey S, McDowell MR, Moryl N, Nabell LM, Nesbit S, BCPS, O'Connor N, Rabow MW, Rickerson E, Shatsky R, Sindt J, Urba SG, Youngwerth JM, Hammond LJ, Gurski L (2019). Adult Cancer Pain, Version 3.2019, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology. Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, 17(8), 977-1007.
- Iacob E, Hagn EE, Sindt J, Brogan S, Tadler SC, Kennington KS, Hare BD, Bokat CE, Donaldson GW, Okifuji A, Junkins S (2018). Tertiary Care Clinical Experience with Intravenous Lidocaine Infusions for the Treatment of Chronic Pain. Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.), 19(6), 1245-1253.
- Ray JA, Kushnir MM, Meikle AW, Sindt JE, Strathmann F (2017). An exploratory study Evaluating the impact of opioid and non-opioid pain medications on serum/plasma free testosterone and free estradiol concentrations. Drug testing and analysis, 9(10), 1555-1560.
- Junkins S, Goloshchapov D, Sindt J (2017). Pain in Low Resource Environments. Current anesthesiology reports, 7(1), 23-29.
- Sindt JE, Brogan S (2016). Interventional Treatments of Cancer Pain. Anesthesiology clinics, 34(2), 317-39.
- Sindt (2016). Managing Pain Before It Manages You. Journal of pain & palliative care pharmacotherapy, 30(2), 155.
Book Chapter
- Sindt JE, Jenkinson R (2023). Non-Intravenous Opioids.
- Sindt J (2021). Anorexia/Cachexia,.
- Sindt J (2021). Skeletal/Bladder Spasms.
- Brogan SE, Sindt JE, Shofty Interventional Pain Therapies.
Abstract
- Odell DE, Sindt JE, Brogan S (2020). Intrathecal to Epidural Migration of Drug Delivery Catheter in a Patient with Metastatic Cancer. 23(3), e1-e325.
- Jill Sindt, Adam Dziuba, Andrew Dalley, Willem Collier, Shane Broga (2019). Patient and Surgical Characteristics Predictive of Operative Time and Radiation Dose for Implantation of Intrathecal Drug Delivery Systems for Cancer-Related Pain at an Academic Medical Center. (44), 763-770.
Great
I would recommend her to anybody that needed any kind of procedure that she takes care of she is very kind-hearted and very courteous she kept me in the loop with everything that was being done and she was very understanding of my prior bad experience with a different hospital and did everything she could to make me as relaxed and the process go as easy as possible and it was absolutely amazing I would give her an 11 out of 10
Great doctor! I'm getting absolutely great care from her with good options.
Dr. Sindt and her team have been great to me every visit. She is very thorough and understanding. Not to mention what a classy dressing woman she is!!
Jill is a gem and a terrific resource for multiple myeloma patients with pain
I feel that Dr. Sindt does her research and uses the knowledge to give me excellent care. I feel she truly cares about how I feel and what gives me a better quality of life which I am very grateful for.
Excellent doctor- caring, personable, knowledgeable. With Dr. Sindt as my pain doctor, I know I'm in good hands!
she is a very good Dr
Dr Sindt is amazing. She is very smart. Always has helpful information. Asks lots of questions. Repeats back to us the decisions of the day and makes sure we all agree to the same plan. She is always very committed to our success. Very willing to provide other options and truly cares about the people she works with.
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Dr Sindt is very knowledgeable, informed and always prepared with options and alternatives. She genuinely cares about her clients, proven by her interest in you as an individual, ask questions, listens to questions and concerns. She always has an option, oops I to things and her follow up is unreal. So grateful
I have found Dr. Sindt to be one of the best providers I have worked with to receive exceptional care. I highly recommend her to many including my new Oncologist at Intermountain Healthcare.
She is my hero!
Dr Sindt was excellent from our initial assessment through the procedure. She was both confident yet inquisitor about my expectations. I am very lucky Dr Bach turned me over to her care. What an incredible team at Pain Management. Dr Sindt gets a 10.
She is very nice and explaines every thing very well.
She is very clear in every thing and asking the right questions
Remembers my needs
Dr. Sindt is a very compassionate caring doctor, her team is amazing! I can not say enough good about their work! So appreciative of all they do for my pain management! We have successfully managed my pain the best I can experience! Thank-you!
She's been very respectful and meets my needs
Dr Sindt is an amazing doctor. She has a strong knowledge of pain, all medications, side effects, interactions with other medications. She is so willing to listen, help and find solutions.
Very intelligent lady. she knows what is going on. she helps me out a lot.
She is a lovely person and a skilled provider. Has made a huge difference in my QOL.
Dr Sindt is very knowledgeable about my case, explained everything carefully to me, and delivers the best care possible.
We should have discussed the ER morphine shortage, and alternative pain management approaches.
Jill is a very intelligent lady and knows what she is talking about. excellent doctor
Dr. Sindt is well-respected by me for both her knowledge of medicine, her attention to detail on meds & on me as a patient.
She was very informative very nice accommodating she was very informative and inclusive with me to be engaging conversation with her overall she's fantastic
Dr Sindt is the best. She listens carefully, explains her decisions in detail but in easy to understand terms. I recommend her highly.
Dr.Sindt is a caring doctor. Very professional. She is thorough and caring.
Dr Sindt is an excellent doctor. She works hands on with patients, their illness and treatments for pain. She is aware of everything going on with patients. Dr Sindt helps us understand risks of medications, side effects, what to expect and helps us understand changes. She and her staff are always available to help resolve questions.
I appreciate what a good listener Dr. Sindt is and how patiently she has explained the procedure and after-care. She is very "approachable". Thank you.
i feel completely confident in the care of dr. sindt. she is easy to ask questions to and clear in the answers she gives. she has a wonderful demenor.
Dr Sindt listen to my issues and was very helpful in trying to help me with my pain. She explained why I was getting the medication that I was getting and what to expect for side effects.
Dr. Sindt is going wonderful!
She's very friendly and helpful. She is well educated and knowledgeable on the surgery I needed done.