Board Certification
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American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
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Patient Rating
Patients consistently praise Dr. Alvey for his knowledge, thorough explanations, calm and friendly demeanor, and ability to involve both parents and children in care—many note he is especially helpful with complex conditions. Numerous comments highlight that he listens, explains options clearly, and inspires trust and comfort in young patients. However, some patients report feeling rushed, encountering long wait times or brief attending visits after student encounters, and occasionally perceived irritation or lack of apology for delays.
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Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments |
Pediatrics
-Professor (Clinical) |
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| Academic Divisions |
General Pediatrics
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| Board Certification |
American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
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Education history
| Undergraduate | Biology-Biochemistry - University of Utah | B.S. |
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| Professional Medical | Medicine - Washington University School of Medicine | M.D. |
| Residency | General Pediatric - University of Utah/Primary Children¿s Medical Center | Resident |
Selected Publications
Journal Article
- Ames SG, Delaney RK, Delgado-Corcoran C, Houtrow AJ, Alvey J, Watt MH, et al (2024). Impact of disability-based discrimination in healthcare on parents of children with medical complexity. . Developmental medicine and child neurology, 2024(00), 1-8.
- Ames SG, Delaney RK, Delgado-Corcoran C, Houtrow AJ, Alvey J, Watt MH, Murphy (2024). Impact of disability-based discrimination in healthcare on parents of children with medical complexity. Developmental medicine and child neurology, 66(9), 1226-1233.
- Ames SG, Delaney RK, Houtrow AJ, Delgado-Corcoran C, Alvey J, Watt MH, Murphy (2023). Perceived Disability-Based Discrimination in Health Care for Children With Medical Complexity. Pediatrics, 152(1),
- Murphy NA, Alvey J, Valentine KJ, Mann K, Wilkes J, Clark EB (2020). Children With Medical Complexity: The 10-Year Experience of a Single Center. Hospital pediatrics, 10(8), 702-708.
- Murphy NA, Alvey J, Valentine KJ, Mann K, Wilkes J, Clark E (2020). Children With Medical Complexity: The 10-Year Experience of a Single Center. Hospital pediatrics, 10(8), 702-708.
- Marty C*, Alvey J, Mann K, Murphy (2019). Addressing Over-Medicalization in Children with Medical Complexity. Current physical medicine and rehabilitation reports, 2019(7), 6-10.
- Mann K, Alvey J, Marty C*, Murphy (2019). Health Related Quality of Life and Family Functioning of Parents of Children with Medical Complexity. Current physical medicine and rehabilitation reports, 2019(7), 12-16.
- Alvey J, Valentine K, Wilkes J, Bardsley T, Marty C*, Mann K, Murphy (2019). Indirect Care Utilization among Children with Medical Complexity. Current physical medicine and rehabilitation reports, 2019(7), 1-5.
Book Chapter
- Melinda Morin, Justin Alvey, Nancy Murphy and Laurie Glade (2016). Models of Care for Children with Medical Complexity.
Friendly, thorough, reassuring and knowledgeable. Did not seem rushed and made sure to address any questions/concerns. Helped ensure we had my daughter's out of state immunization records were uploaded to MyChart, which I had been trying to do for months!
We had a great experience with this doctor! He was very thorough and informative, a great listener, and addressed all my concerns.
Dr. Alvey listens carefully to my daughter's medical challenges and involves us in the decision-making while providing his expertise on recommendations. I know he keeps current on the latest scientific research and I trust his judgment. He helps me as a parent to find solutions to improve my daughter's health. My daughter feels very comfortable with him and comments to me that she has such a great doctor.
Dr Alvey is highly recommended! I don't plan on ever taking my child to anybody else. I travel across the valley on the public transportation system just to be able to see him instead of anyone closer to me. If you are looking for a pediatrician I definitely recommend going to him. He listens to our concerns, supports what we want as parents and gives us the knowledge that we need to know as first time parents. We feel very comfortable with him and so does our son.
Great Doctor look after every concern I had over my child.
Our favorite provider! He takes amazing care of my kids and makes sure their health plans are personalized to them.
Although Dr. Alvey is very attentive and explains things in a very good way to my kid, two times in a raw he has let us wait for him for an hour each time. This is very unprofessional. I understand that he has perhaps other patients to see, however what is the point to accept an appointment at 8:40 AM if he is not available until 9:40 AM? Very unprofessional.
Dr. Alvey is an excellent pediatrician. My only observation will be to be on time for our future appointments.
Fantastic pediatrician with extensive knowledge. He has helped my son with many health issues related to his birth defect and I am so grateful.
Dr. Alvey has been an incredible doctor for my two children who have some challenging and sometimes perplexing medical/behavioral conditions. He stays current on the latest treatments and research, and is very patient both when listening and explaining. I always feel like we are in good hands, and that he takes a sincere interest in my children's wellbeing.
Dr. Alvey is an amazing pediatrician.
Dr. Alvey is a fantastic pediatrician. He has been able to help us a lot with my son's complex medical problems and has really improved his quality of life.
Dr. Alvey is an excellent provider. He treats his patients with respect and always listens to any concerns.
Dr. Alvey was extremely nice, and listened patiently as I described what my baby was doing, and was able to put my mind at ease.
Dr Alvey is an extremely knowledgeable provider and has been excellent in helping us take care of our medically complex son. He is up to date on all the latest research and has also been really helpful in communicating between our PCH doctors and the U pediatric clinic. I appreciate his attention to detail and personalized care plan he comes up with for us.
Dr Alvey is extremely knowledgeable about my sons condition and makes every effort to find the best solutions and treatments for him. He includes me in all the decisions and explains things clearly and thoroughly. He is always so kind to my son and we are so grateful to be one of his patients.
Dr. Alvey came up with a great plan and listened to all my concerns. He is very knowledgeable.
Dr. Alvey is amazing
Dr. Alvey is always great!
We love Dr Alvey, I'm so glad that when we have an issue that he talks about all options available but always starts with the easiest and least intrusive or alternatives to traditional medicine.
I would only not recommend him based on the delays
recommendation is fair due to long wait times
Dr Alvey is great, he explained everything that we had questions on.
Dr. Alvey seemed irritated with the questions we posed about the condition. He seemed to want to move on from our visit.
love dr alvey! couldn't ask for a better doc to take care of my kids
we had a positive conversation, and I was given many opportunities to ask questions
Dr. Alvey is always very thorough. He listens to concerns and answers questions. He also asks my child if he has any questions.