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Julie H. Shakib
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Julie H. Shakib, DO, MS, MPH

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

University of Utah Hospital

Well Baby Nursery
50 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City , UT 84132
  • Dr. Julie H. Shakib is a general pediatrician and physician scientist with extensive training and experience in clinical patient care, research investigation, and research education.

    Dr. Shakib is an Associate Professor in the General Pediatric Division and is board certified in General Pediatrics. She cares for patients, teaches physician trainees, and guides care process improvement efforts as Senior Medical Director of the Well Baby and Intermediate Care Nurseries at the University of Utah. Dr. Shakib completed her undergraduate and Master of Public Health degrees at the University of Utah and her medical degree at Des Moines University Osteopathic Health Sciences Center. After completing residency training at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, she returned to the University of Utah to join the faculty and complete a primary care research fellowship and Master of Science in Clinical Investigation degree.

    Dr. Shakib has focused her research platform on improving the care of young infants. She has served as Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator on extramural awards from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Health Resources and Services Administration, and the Thrasher Research Fund involving influenza and pertussis immunization and opioid exposure in pregnant women and infants. Dr. Shakib currently serves as site Co- Principal Investigator for a CDC-sponsored surveillance network of clinical sites that aims to improve understanding of the spectrum of maternal, infant, and child health outcomes following treatment for Opioid Use Disorder during pregnancy.

    In her role as Co-Director of Workforce Development for the Utah Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Dr. Shakib works to advance the careers of undergraduates, medical students, residents, and junior faculty through research education.

  • Dr. Julie H. Shakib is a general pediatrician and physician scientist with extensive training and experience in clinical patient care, research investigation, and research education.

    Dr. Shakib is an Associate Professor in the General Pediatric Division and is board certified in General Pediatrics. She cares for patients, teaches physician trainees, and guides care process improvement efforts as Senior Medical Director of the Well Baby and Intermediate Care Nurseries at the University of Utah. Dr. Shakib completed her undergraduate and Master of Public Health degrees at the University of Utah and her medical degree at Des Moines University Osteopathic Health Sciences Center. After completing residency training at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, she returned to the University of Utah to join the faculty and complete a primary care research fellowship and Master of Science in Clinical Investigation degree.

    Dr. Shakib has focused her research platform on improving the care of young infants. She has served as Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator on extramural awards from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Health Resources and Services Administration, and the Thrasher Research Fund involving influenza and pertussis immunization and opioid exposure in pregnant women and infants. Dr. Shakib currently serves as site Co- Principal Investigator for a CDC-sponsored surveillance network of clinical sites that aims to improve understanding of the spectrum of maternal, infant, and child health outcomes following treatment for Opioid Use Disorder during pregnancy.

    In her role as Co-Director of Workforce Development for the Utah Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Dr. Shakib works to advance the careers of undergraduates, medical students, residents, and junior faculty through research education.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Obstetrics & Gynecology -Adjunct Professor
    Pediatrics -Professor (Clinical)
    Academic Divisions General Pediatrics

    Education history

    Undergraduate Honors English/Middle East Studies - University of Utah B.A.
    Graduate Training Public Health - University of Utah School of Medicine M.P.H.
    Professional Medical Medicine - Des Moines University Osteopathic Medical Center D.O.
    Residency Pediatrics - University of New Mexico Resident
    Fellowship Primary Care Research - University of Utah Fellow
    Graduate Training Clinical Investigation - University of Utah M.S.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Morris E, Bardsley T, Schulte K, Seidel J, Shakib JH, Buchi KF, Fung CM (2020). Hospital Outcomes of Infants with Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome at a Tertiary Care Hospital with High Rates of Concurrent Nonopioid (Polysubstance) Exposure. Am J Perinatol, 39(4), 387-393. (Read full publication)
    2. Conradt E, Shakiba N, Ostlund B, Terrell S, Kaliush P, Shakib JH, Crowell SE (2020). Prenatal maternal hair cortisol concentrations are related to maternal prenatal emotion dysregulation but not neurodevelopmental or birth outcomes. Dev Psychobiol, 62(6), 758-767. (Read full publication)
    3. Shakib JH, Ralston S, Raissy HH, Stoddard GJ, Edwards KM, Byington C (2010). Pertussis antibodies in postpartum women and their newborns. Journal of perinatology, 30(2), 93-7. (Read full publication)
    4. Shakib JH, Korgenski K, Sheng X, Varner MW, Pavia AT, Byington C (2013). Tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis vaccine during pregnancy: pregnancy and infant health outcomes. The Journal of pediatrics, 163(5), 1422-6.e1-4. (Read full publication)
    5. Madhi SA, Polack FP, Piedra PA, Munoz FM, Trenholme AA, Simões EAF, Swamy GK, Agrawal S, Ahmed K, August A, Baqui AH, Calvert A, Chen J, Cho I, Cotton MF, Cutland CL, Englund JA, Fix A, Gonik B, Hammitt L, Heath PT, de Jesus JN, Jones CE, Khalil A, Kimberlin DW, Libster R, Llapur CJ, Lucero M, Pérez Marc G, Marshall HS, Masenya MS, Martinón-Torres F, Meece JK, Nolan TM, Osman A, Perrett KP, Plested JS, Richmond PC, Snape MD, Shakib JH, Shinde V, Stoney T, Thomas DN, Tita AT, Varner MW, Vatish M, Vrbicky K, Wen J, Zaman K, Zar HJ, Glenn GM, Fries LF, Prepare Study Group (2020). Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccination during Pregnancy and Effects in Infants. The New England journal of medicine, 383(5), 426-439. (Read full publication)
    6. Shakib JH, Chan G (1996). Demographic and social factors determining maternal decision to breast feed. Pediatric research, 39(4), 112.
    7. Shakib J, Buchi K, Smith E, Korgenski K, Young P (2015). Timing of initial well-child visit and readmissions of newborns. Pediatrics, 135(3), 469-74. (Read full publication)
    8. Shakib JH, Korgenski K, Presson AP, Sheng X, Varner MW, Pavia AT, Byington C (2016). Influenza in Infants Born to Women Vaccinated During Pregnancy. Pediatrics, 137(6), (Read full publication)
    9. Stipelman CH, Smith ER, Diaz-Ochu M, Spackman J, Stoddard G, Kawamoto K, Shakib J (2019). Early-Onset Sepsis Risk Calculator Integration Into an Electronic Health Record in the Nursery. Pediatrics, 144(2), (Read full publication)
    10. Ostlund BD, Vlisides-Henry RD, Crowell SE, Raby KL, Terrell S, Brown MA, Tinajero R, Shakiba N, Monk C, Shakib JH, Buchi KF, Conradt (2019). Intergenerational transmission of emotion dysregulation: Part II. Developmental origins of newborn neurobehavior. Development and psychopathology, 31(3), 833-846. (Read full publication)
    11. Staes CJ, Gesteland PH, Allison M, Mottice S, Rubin M, Shakib JH, Boulton R, Wuthrich A, Carter ME, Leecaster M, Samore MH, Byington C (2009). Urgent care providers' knowledge and attitude about public health reporting and pertussis control measures: implications for informatics. Journal of public health management and practice, 15(6), 471-8. (Read full publication)
    12. Staes CJ, Wuthrich A, Gesteland P, Allison MA, Leecaster M, Shakib JH, Carter ME, Mallin BM, Mottice S, Rolfs R, Pavia AT, Wallace B, Gundlapalli AV, Samore M, Byington C (2011). Public health communication with frontline clinicians during the first wave of the 2009 influenza pandemic. Journal of public health management and practice, 17(1), 36-44. (Read full publication)
    13. Shakib JH, Wyman L, Gesteland PH, Staes CJ, Bennion DW, Byington C (2009). Should the pertussis case definition for public health reporting be refined?. Journal of public health management and practice, 15(6), 479-84. (Read full publication)
    14. Bansal A, Hughes DC, Farnham JM, Bagi CM, O'Neil G, Rowe K, Shakib JH, Wood GC, Wyckoff JA, Cannon-Albright L (2000). Impact of correlated factors on bone density in individuals with a family history of osteoporosis. Journal of clinical densitometry, 3(4), 333-8. (Read full publication)
    15. Bahr TM, Shakib JH, Stipelman CH, Kawamoto K, Cail K, Lauer S, Christensen R (2020). Improving the Bilirubin Management Program in the Newborn Nursery: Background, Aims, and Protocol. Neonatology, 117(3), 358-364. (Read full publication)
    16. Shakib J, Buchi K, Smith E, Young P (2015). Management of newborns born to mothers with chorioamnionitis: is it time for a kinder, gentler approach?. Academic pediatrics, 15(3), 340-4. (Read full publication)
    17. Byington CL, Rothwell E, Matheson T, Childs R, Wachs E, Rocha R, Murtaugh M, Turok D, Letsou A, Shakib J, Hess R, Dere (2017). Developing sustainable research careers for KL2 scholars: The importance of an inclusive environment and mentorship. Journal of clinical and translational science, 1(4), 226-228. (Read full publication)
    18. Kawamoto K, Kukhareva P, Shakib JH, Kramer H, Rodriguez S, Warner PB, Shields D, Weir C, Del Fiol G, Taft T, Stipelman C (2019). Association of an Electronic Health Record Add-on App for Neonatal Bilirubin Management With Physician Efficiency and Care Quality. JAMA network open, 2(11), e1915343. (Read full publication)
    19. Dawood FS, Varner M, Munoz F, Stockwell MS, Suyama J, Li DK, Tita A, Mathias L, Shakib JH, Piedra PA, Gyamfi-Bannerman C, Weissman A, Ferber J, Battarbee AN, Wesley MG, Vorwaller K, Powers E, Gibson M, Bond N, Santarcangelo P, Avadhanula V, Newes-Adeyi G, Hunt DR, Subramaniam A, Sanusi A, Boone A, Ogokeh C, Macio I, Odouli R, Thind P, Vargas CY, Almonte C, Galang RR, Shapiro-Mendoza C, Campbell A (2022). Respiratory Viral Infections and Infection Prevention Practices Among Women With Acute Respiratory Illness During Delivery Hospitalizations During the 2019-2020 Influenza Season. The Journal of infectious diseases, 225(1), 50-54. (Read full publication)
    20. Bahr TM, Shakib JH, Stipelman CH, Kawamoto K, Lauer S, Christensen R (2021). Improvement Initiative: End-Tidal Carbon Monoxide Measurement in Newborns Receiving Phototherapy. The Journal of pediatrics, 238, 168-173.e2. (Read full publication)
    21. Kawamoto K, Kukhareva PV, Weir C, Flynn MC, Nanjo CJ, Martin DK, Warner PB, Shields DE, Rodriguez-Loya S, Bradshaw RL, Cornia RC, Reese TJ, Kramer HS, Taft T, Curran RL, Morgan KL, Borbolla D, Hightower M, Turnbull WJ, Strong MB, Chapman WW, Gregory T, Stipelman CH, Shakib JH, Hess R, Boltax JP, Habboushe JP, Sakaguchi F, Turner KM, Narus SP, Tarumi S, Takeuchi W, Ban H, Wetter DW, Lam C, Caverly TJ, Fagerlin A, Norlin C, Malone DC, Kaphingst KA, Kohlmann WK, Brooke BS, Del Fiol (2021). Establishing a multidisciplinary initiative for interoperable electronic health record innovations at an academic medical center. JAMIA open, 4(3), ooab041. (Read full publication)
    22. Curtis DS, Waitzman N, Kramer MR, Shakib J (2024). Structural barriers to health care as risk factors for preterm and small-for-gestational-age birth among US-born Black and White mothers. Health & place, 85, 103177. (Read full publication)
    23. Kurtz T, Charron E, Shakib J, Smid M (2024). Drug Testing Interpretation in the Peripartum Setting: Results of Clinician Survey. Journal of addiction medicine, 18(5), 595-598. (Read full publication)
    24. Maylott SE, Reese SE, Zhou AM, Kaliush PR, Terrell S, Saenz C, Brown L, Crowell SE, Lester B, Smid MC, Shakib JH, Garland EL, Conradt (2024). Maternal psychophysiology profiles: associations with prenatal opioid use, maternal emotion dysregulation, and newborn neurobehavior. Pediatric research, (Read full publication)
    25. Tran EL, Dorsey AN, Miele K, Gilboa SM, Gosdin L, Terplan M, Sanjuan PM, Seligman NS, Wright T, Wachman EM, Smid M, Henninger M, Leeman L, Schneider PD, Rood K, Louis JM, Caveglia S, Davidson A, Shakib J, Shrestha H, Meaney-Delman DM, Kim S (2024). Patterns of Medication for Opioid Use Disorder During Pregnancy, 7 Clinical Sites, MATernaL and Infant clinical NetworK (MAT-LINK), 2014-2021. Journal of addiction medicine, (Read full publication)
    26. Bruno AM, Job KM, Rower JE, Allshouse AA, Zinkhan EK, Lim MY, Shakib JH, Federspiel JJ, Watt KM, Metz TD, Branch D (2025). Prophylactic-Dose Rivaroxaban Transfer Into Human Milk. Obstetrics and gynecology, (Read full publication)
    27. Thomas SA, Board A, Pabst L, Dorsey A, Deputy NP, Terplan M, Kariisa M, Chen MH, Wachman EM, Wright TG, Smid M, O'Connor TG, Sanjuan PM, Ko H, Seligman NS, Shakib JH, Benninger KL, Rood KM, Chaphalkar C, Henninger ML, Davidson A, Kim S (2025). Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome in the MATernaL and Infant clinical NetworK. Hospital pediatrics, 15(12), e591-e593. (Read full publication)

    Review

    1. Kukhareva PV, Weir C, Del Fiol G, Aarons GA, Taft TY, Schlechter CR, Reese TJ, Curran RL, Nanjo C, Borbolla D, Staes CJ, Morgan KL, Kramer HS, Stipelman CH, Shakib JH, Flynn MC, Kawamoto (2022). Evaluation in Life Cycle of Information Technology (ELICIT) framework: Supporting the innovation life cycle from business case assessment to summative evaluation. Journal of biomedical informatics, 127, 104014. (Read full publication)
    2. Park Y, Dang EP, Board A, Gilboa SM, Ondersma SJ, Smid MC, Shakib JH, Mitchell KT, England LJ, Broussard CS, Meaney-Delman D, Iskander J, Kim S (2023). Polysubstance Use in Pregnancy: Surveillance, Interventions, and Next Steps. Journal of women's health (2002), 32(9), 899-904. (Read full publication)

    Commentary

    1. Shakib J (2012). Commentary on `antibiotics for whooping cough (pertussis).¿. Evidence-based child health, 7, 957-958.
    2. Shakib J (2018). Newborn Early-Onset Sepsis Guidelines: The Not So Simple Truth. Hospital pediatrics, 8(5), 302-303. (Read full publication)
    3. Shakib J (2022). Mind the Gap: The Impact of Maternal Immunization on Pertussis in Young Infants. Hospital pediatrics, 12(3), e113-e115. (Read full publication)