Julie K. Thomas
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Julie K. Thomas, MD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

Sugar House Health Center

1280 E. Stringham Avenue
Salt Lake City , UT 84106
801-581-2000
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Julie K. Thomas, M.D. is an assistant professor in the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Utah. She is a clinical rheumatologist who sees patients with systemic autoimmune conditions and inflammatory arthritis. She has a particular interest in quality improvement in patient care.

She received a Bachelor’s degree in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, and her Medical degree at New Jersey Medical School Newark, NJ. She completed her internal medicine residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas and her rheumatology fellowship at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. She practiced rheumatology in Reno, Nevada prior to joining the University of Utah School of Medicine in 2016.

Specialties

Board Certification

American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Rheumatology)
National Board of Medical Examiners

Patient Rating

Patients consistently describe Dr. Thomas as knowledgeable, compassionate, and attentive. Reviewers note that she listens carefully, explains conditions and treatments clearly, involves patients in decisions, and follows up promptly. Many praise her professionalism, thoroughness, and the positive impact her care has had on their quality of life.

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4.9 /5
( out of 800 reviews )

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Julie K. Thomas, M.D. is an assistant professor in the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Utah. She is a clinical rheumatologist who sees patients with systemic autoimmune conditions and inflammatory arthritis. She has a particular interest in quality improvement in patient care.

She received a Bachelor’s degree in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, and her Medical degree at New Jersey Medical School Newark, NJ. She completed her internal medicine residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas and her rheumatology fellowship at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. She practiced rheumatology in Reno, Nevada prior to joining the University of Utah School of Medicine in 2016.

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Internal Medicine -Associate Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions Rheumatology
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Rheumatology)
National Board of Medical Examiners

Education history

Fellowship Rheumatology - Emory University School of Medicine Fellow
Residency Internal Medicine - Baylor College of Medicine Resident
Professional Medical Medicine - New Jersey Medical School M.D.
Undergraduate Molecular Biology and Biochemistry; Minor: English - Rutgers University–New Brunswick B.A.

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Allsop VL, Gaumnitz J, Xing C, Goold E, Thomas J (2025). Myositis Due to Parvovirus B19: A Case Report and Literature Review. Cureus.
  2. Chow CJ, Wadsworth R, Ryujin D, Vo M, Thomas JK (2024). "Where are you really from?": a qualitative study of Asian American medical provider experiences. . Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract.
  3. Reynolds R, Knight J, Dorsey B, Phillips C, Kharkar V, Blickensderfer K, Keyser C, Hatch B, Connelly E, Decker J, Diamond L, Battistone M, Barker A, Thomas J (2024). Utilizing the Delphi Method to Develop Undergraduate Medical Education Learning Objectives to Address Medical Care of Gender and Sexually Diverse Individuals. Cureus.
  4. Thomas JK, Colbert-Getz J, Bonnett R, Sakaeda M, Hurtado JM, Chow C (2024). "What's Next in My Arc of Development?": An Exploratory Study of What Medical Students Need to Care for Patients of Different Backgrounds. Teach Learn Med, 1-11.
  5. Luebker S, Frech TM, Assassi S, Skaug B, Gordon JK, Lakin K, Bernstein EJ, Luo Y, Steen VD, Shah AA, Hummers LK, Richardson C, Moore DF, Khanna D, Castelino FV, Chung L, Kapoor P, Hant FN, Shanmugam VK, VanBuren JM, Alvey J, Harding M, Shah A, Makol A, Lebiedz-Odrobina D, Thomas JK, Volkmann ER, Molitor JA, Sandorfi N (2023). CONQUER Scleroderma: association of gastrointestinal tract symptoms in early disease with resource utilization. Rheumatology (Oxford), 62(10), 3433-3438.
  6. Thomas J, Battistone, M, Barker, A (2022). Identifying Key Items in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus for Undergraduate Medical Education: A Consensus Study. JAHSE:PRE, 5.
  7. Radic M, Thomas J, McMillan S, Frech T (2021). Does sublingual microscopy correlate with nailfold videocapillaroscopy in systemic sclerosis? Clin Rheumatol, 40(6), 2263-2266.
  8. Thomas J, Radic M, Tucker JR, Overbury R, Frech TM (2020). Raynaud Phenomenon in Systemic Sclerosis: Does Digital Thermal Monitoring Correlate to Specific Nailfold Videocapillaroscopy Abnormalities? J Rheumatol, 48(2), 247-250.

Conference Proceedings

  1. Tomie A, Cunha C, Thomas J, Benjamin D, Pohorecky L (1997). Effects of A Autoshaping Procedures on Monoamine Levels in Rats. Society For Neuroscience Abstracts, Society for Neuroscience, 23(1-2), 1857.

Abstract

  1. Chow, Candace J PhD, Wadsworth, Rebekah, Ryujin, Darin MS, MPAS, PA-C, Vo, Michelle MD, Thomas, Julie MD (2023). Experiences of Asian American Health Care Professionals in Utah: An Exploratory Study of an “Overrepresented” but “Under researched” Population. Academic Medicine 98(11S):p S196-S197, November 2023. | DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000005407. [Abstract].
  2. Chow CJ, Wadsworth R, Ryujin D, Vo M, Thomas J (2023). Asian American healthcare professionals' experiences with racism. [Abstract].
  3. Thomas J, Battistone M, Barker A (2023). Sifting through Complexity in a Methodological Manner: Identifying Key Items in Teaching a Chronic Disease Through Consensus [Abstract].
  4. Reynolds R, Dorsey B, Knight J, Kharkar V, Phillips C, Blickensderfer K, Keyser C, Diamond L, Thomas J (2023). Using Consensus to Update Learning Objectives for Caring for Gender and Sexually Diverse Persons in Undergraduate Medical Education [Abstract].
  5. Thomas J, Colbert-Getz J, Bonnett R, Sakaeda M, Hurtado J, Chow C (2022). Adding "Diverse" cases in the curriculum is not enough: Applications of Harro's Cycle of Socialization and Liberation to Determine How to Prepare Students to Care for Diverse Patient Populations. [Abstract].
  6. Reynolds R, Bleckensderfer K, Keyser L, Philips C, Diamond L, Thomas J (2022). Work in Progress: Developing Sexual and Gender Minority Health Learning Objectives for Undergraduate Medical Education [Abstract].
  7. Albalwi M, Brintz B, Beddhu S, Thomas J (2021). Covid 19 Mortality and Hospitalization Risk in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases. [Abstract].
  8. Frech T, Ou Z, Thomas J, Presson A (2020). Clinical Bedside Tools to Assess Systemic Sclerosis Vasculopathy: Can Digital Thermal Monitoring and Sublingual Microscopy Identify Patients with Current or past Digital Ulcers? [Abstract]. 2020(72).
  9. Thomas J, Lebiedz-Odrobina D, Register K, Ferrara F, Barlow D, Riddle A, Miller K (2020). Lessons Learned Through Rapid Quality Improvement for Telehealth Implementation in an Academic Rheumatology Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic [Abstract]. 2020(72).
  10. Pritchett Q, Overbury R, Lebiedz-Odrobina D, Thomas J, Braaten T, Clardy S, Elgort M, Spivak E, Slev P, Peterson L, Frech T (2020). Assessing Cytokine Profiles and COVID Serology in Patients on Immunosuppression to Guide Care Recommendations [Abstract]. 72.
  11. Radic M, Thomas J, Frech T (2019). Comparison of Automated Capture and Analysis System of Sublingual Microvessels and Nailfold Videocapillarscopy for Microvascular Assessment in Systemic Sclerosis [Abstract]. 71(suppl 10), 1645.

Report

  1. Julie K Thomas, Paloma F Cariello, Kalani L Raphael, Kevin S Shah, Justin D JD Smith, Michelle P Debbink, Gita Suneja, April F Mohanty, Candace J Chow, Tiffany F Ho (2024). Practical Applications of Patient Race and Ethnicity in Medical Education, Research and Healthcare Delivery. University of Utah.

Video/Film/CD/Web/Podcast

  1. Tidwell, M and Hill, E (2025). Julie Thomas (No. 18) [Audio podcast episode]. In Women in White Coats Podcast. Spotify. https://open.spotify.com/show/4yKR07p7z1BizNqeiN8pgW [Podcast]. Available: https://open.spotify.com/show/4yKR07p7z1BizNqeiN8pgW.
  2. Thomas, Julie Kallikkadan (2021). The Fight of His Life [Web]. Pulses Voices from the Heart of Medicine.

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