Joseph R. Sherbotie
Rating: 4.9 of 5
( out of 15 reviews )

Joseph R. Sherbotie, MD

Languages spoken: English

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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University of Utah Hospital

50 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City , UT 84132
801-213-3599
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  • Dr. Sherbotie received his medical degree from Pennsylvania State University, completed his pediatric residency at Brown University, and completed his pediatric nephrology fellowship at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Sherbotie spent the next 7 years as a practicing academic pediatric nephrologist at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia before accepting his current position is a pediatric nephrologist in the Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine. Dr. Sherbotie and his colleagues actively treat pediatric and adolescent patients with a variety of kidney diseases, hypertension, and renal failure. They supervise provision of all types of acute and chronic dialysis and plasmapheresis, Care for children and adolescents before, during, and after renal transplantation is offered. They provide these services over a broad geographic area, including parts of Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Wyoming as well as Utah.

    Dr. Sherbotie is presently Associate Professor of Pediatrics (clinical) at the University of Utah in the division of Pediatric Nephrology and Hypertension. He is medical director of the Pediatric and Adolescent Renal Transplantation Program at Primary Children's Medical Center, and was previously medical director of the Pediatric and Adolescent Dialysis Program at the University of Utah. He has been in active board member of the local organ procurement organization. He has served for an extended time on the Pediatric Residency Selection Committee for the Department of Pediatrics, as well as other academic and hospital committees. He is active in educating other health care providers. In addition, Dr. Sherbotie is active in facilitating education and clinical program development in pediatric nephrology in developing countries.

    Dr. Sherbotie's clinical and research interests are inter-related and include management of hypertension in children and adolescents, atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome, renal and solid organ transplantation and related immunologic processes, and successful transition from pediatrics/adolescent to adult care settings for young patients with chronic kidney disease including renal transplantation.

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    Patient Rating

    Rating: 4.9 out of 5
    4.9 /5
    ( out of 15 reviews )

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    EXTERNAL SITE
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Dr. Sherbotie has always taken good care of my son and was helpful in transitioning him to adult care now that he is 18.

  • Dr. Sherbotie received his medical degree from Pennsylvania State University, completed his pediatric residency at Brown University, and completed his pediatric nephrology fellowship at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Sherbotie spent the next 7 years as a practicing academic pediatric nephrologist at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia before accepting his current position is a pediatric nephrologist in the Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine. Dr. Sherbotie and his colleagues actively treat pediatric and adolescent patients with a variety of kidney diseases, hypertension, and renal failure. They supervise provision of all types of acute and chronic dialysis and plasmapheresis, Care for children and adolescents before, during, and after renal transplantation is offered. They provide these services over a broad geographic area, including parts of Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Wyoming as well as Utah.

    Dr. Sherbotie is presently Associate Professor of Pediatrics (clinical) at the University of Utah in the division of Pediatric Nephrology and Hypertension. He is medical director of the Pediatric and Adolescent Renal Transplantation Program at Primary Children's Medical Center, and was previously medical director of the Pediatric and Adolescent Dialysis Program at the University of Utah. He has been in active board member of the local organ procurement organization. He has served for an extended time on the Pediatric Residency Selection Committee for the Department of Pediatrics, as well as other academic and hospital committees. He is active in educating other health care providers. In addition, Dr. Sherbotie is active in facilitating education and clinical program development in pediatric nephrology in developing countries.

    Dr. Sherbotie's clinical and research interests are inter-related and include management of hypertension in children and adolescents, atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome, renal and solid organ transplantation and related immunologic processes, and successful transition from pediatrics/adolescent to adult care settings for young patients with chronic kidney disease including renal transplantation.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Pediatrics -Professor (Clinical)
    Academic Divisions Nephrology & Hypertension

    Education history

    Undergraduate Biology - Saint Joseph's University B.S.
    Professional Medical Medicine - Pennsylvania State University M.D.
    Residency Pediatrics - Rhode Island Hospital Resident
    Research Fellow Research in Pediatric Nephrology - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Fellow
    Fellowship Pediatric Nephrology - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Fellow

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Job KM, Roberts JK, Enioutina EY, IIIamola SM, Kumar SS, Rashid J, Ward RM, Fukuda T, Sherbotie J, Sherwin C (2021). Treatment optimization of maintenance immunosuppressive agents in pediatric renal transplant recipients. Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology, 17(7), 1-19. (Read full publication)
    2. Hansen AM, Mehra S, Bowen AR, Sherbotie J, Cipriano S (2025). Management of Trichodysplasia Spinulosa in a Pediatric Kidney Transplant Patient With Topical Cidofovir and Oral Leflunomide. Pediatric transplantation, 29(3), e70080. (Read full publication)
    3. Ashoor IF, Beyl RA, Gupta C, Jain A, Kiessling SG, Moudgil A, Patel HP, Sherbotie J, Weaver DJ Jr, Zahr RS, Dharnidharka V (2021). Low-Dose Antithymocyte Globulin Has No Disadvantages to Standard Higher Dose in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients: Report From the Pediatric Nephrology Research Consortium. Kidney international reports, 6(4), 995-1002. (Read full publication)