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Specialties
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)Patient Rating
5.0 /5( out of 48 reviews )The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers.
The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
Patient Comments
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August 30, 2025SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTERPersonable and caring while being intellectually rigorous and knowledgeable. Can explain complex tests/results in a way that is easy to understand. Exactly what I am looking for in my doctor.
August 18, 2025SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTERDr. Menchaca was patient and thoughtful in trying to tease out what was bothering me from a mixed set of symptoms. I felt like my input and concerns were well considered, and he was clear in his recommendations for treatment. Great doctor, strongly recommended.
August 12, 2025SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTERMy previous primary physician moved on to another facility last April. Dr. Menchaca has been my new PCP for some time now. I would recommend Dr. Menchaca to anyone looking for complete care.
August 10, 2025SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTERListens to you and takes time explaining.
August 10, 2025SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTERIf there was any way I could keep him as my doctor I would he was very caring he listened he said things that made more sense to me than anything I have heard so far from anybody else
June 30, 2025SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTERDr. Menchaca was attentive, interested and kind!
June 30, 2025SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTERDr. Menchaca is a compassionate and caring doctor that really cares about his patients.
June 28, 2025SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTERDr Menchaca is an excellent physician.
June 17, 2025SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTERDr. Menchaca is very attentive and thorough. His follow up is excellent and I feel understood.
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Board Certification and Academic Information
Academic Departments Biomedical Informatics -Research Assistant Professor
Internal Medicine -Assistant Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions General Medicine
Board Certification American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)Education history
Residency Internal Medicine; Primary Care Track, Medical Innovation Distinction - Emory University School of Medicine Resident Professional Medical Medicine; Community Health Fellowship - University of Texas Southwestern Medical School M.D. Undergraduate Major: History and Science (focus in Computer Science); Secondary: Economics; Citation: Spanish - Harvard University B.A. Selected Publications
Journal Article
- Menchaca, JT (2025). For AI in Primary Care, Start With the Problem. Ann Fam Med, 23(1), 5-6.
- Cocoros NM, Kirby C, Zambarano B, Ochoa A, Eberhardt K, Rocchio Sb C, Ursprung WS, Nielsen VM, Durham NN, Menchaca JT, Josephson M, Erani D, Hafer E, Weiss M, Herrick B, Callahan M, Isaac T, Klompas M (2020). RiskScape: A Data Visualization and Aggregation Platform for Public Health Surveillance Using Routine Electronic Health Record Data. Am J Public Health, 111(2), 269-276. (Read full article)
- Gruber S, Krakower D, Menchaca JT, Hsu K, Hawrusik R, Maro JC, Cocoros NM, Kruskal BA, Wilson IB, Mayer KH, Klompas M (2020). Using electronic health records to identify candidates for human immunodeficiency virus pre-exposure prophylaxis: An application of super learning to risk prediction when the outcome is rare. Stat Med, 39(23), 3059-3073. (Read full article)
- Li X, Klompas M, Menchaca JT, Young JG (2019). Effects of daily treatment with acid suppressants for stress ulcer prophylaxis on risk of ventilator-associated events. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 41(2), 187-193. (Read full article)
- Krakower DS, Gruber S, Hsu K, Menchaca JT, Maro JC, Kruskal BA, Wilson IB, Mayer KH, Klompas M (2019). Development and validation of an automated HIV prediction algorithm to identify candidates for pre-exposure prophylaxis: a modelling study. Lancet HIV, 6(10), e696-e704. (Read full article)
- Caroff DA, Menchaca JT, Zhang Z, Rhee C, Calderwood MS, Kubiak DW, Yokoe DS, Klompas M (2019). Oral vancomycin prophylaxis during systemic antibiotic exposure to prevent Clostridiodes difficile infection relapses. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 40(6), 662-667. (Read full article)
- Dee EC, Hsu KK, Kruskal BA, Menchaca JT, Zambarano B, Cocoros N, Herrick B, Weiss MDP, Hafer E, Erani D, Josephson M, Young J, Torrone EA, Flagg EW, Klompas M (2018). Temporal Patterns in Chlamydia Repeat Testing in Massachusetts. Am J Prev Med, 56(3), 458-463. (Read full article)
- Rhee C, Dantes R, Epstein L, Murphy DJ, Seymour CW, Iwashyna TJ, Kadri SS, Angus DC, Danner RL, Fiore AE, Jernigan JA, Martin GS, Septimus E, Warren DK, Karcz A, Chan C, Menchaca JT, Wang R, Gruber S, Klompas M, CDC Prevention Epicenter Program (2017). Incidence and Trends of Sepsis in US Hospitals Using Clinical vs Claims Data, 2009-2014. JAMA, 318(13), 1241-1249. (Read full article)
- Klompas M, Cocoros NM, Menchaca JT, Erani D, Hafer E, Herrick B, Josephson M, Lee M, Payne Weiss MD, Zambarano B, Eberhardt KR, Malenfant J, Nasuti L, Land T (2017). State and Local Chronic Disease Surveillance Using Electronic Health Record Systems. Am J Public Health, 107(9), 1406-1412. (Read full article)
- Klompas M, Li L, Menchaca JT, Gruber S, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epicenters Program (2016). Ultra-Short-Course Antibiotics for Patients With Suspected Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia but Minimal and Stable Ventilator Settings. Clin Infect Dis, 64(7), 870-876. (Read full article)
- Kadri SS, Rhee C, Strich JR, Morales MK, Hohmann S, Menchaca J, Suffredini AF, Danner RL, Klompas M (2016). Estimating Ten-Year Trends in Septic Shock Incidence and Mortality in United States Academic Medical Centers Using Clinical Data. Chest, 151(2), 278-285. (Read full article)
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