Specialties
Board Certification
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American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
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Patient Rating
Patients consistently describe Dr. Irby as caring, patient, and empathetic, noting that she listens attentively and explains care options thoroughly. Reviewers highlight her clinical knowledge, clear communication, and skill managing medically complex and special-needs adult patients, including coordinating referrals and addressing multiple issues in a single visit. Virtual appointments are described as productive and comfortable, and many say she makes patients and families feel heard and supported.
Generated via Patient 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 are gathered from our patient experience survey and displayed in their entirety. For the convenience of our visitors, some patient comments have been translated from their original language into English while preserving their original meaning as accurately as possible. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments |
Internal Medicine
-Assistant Professor (Clinical) Pediatrics -Adjunct Assistant Professor |
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| Academic Divisions |
General Medicine
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| Board Certification |
American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
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Education history
| Undergraduate | Nutrition Science - University of Nebraska¿Lincoln | B.S. |
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| Professional Medical | Medicine - University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine | M.D. |
| Residency | Internal Medicine-Pediatrics - University of Utah School of Medicine | Resident |
| Fellowship | Adult Developmental Medicine - Baylor College of Medicine | Fellow |
| Fellowship | Hospice and Palliative Medicine - University of Utah School of Medicine | Fellow |
She is great!
Dr. Irbil is great with our special needs 36 year old daughter. Great manner.
Dr Irby is the best! I am thankful she spends time to discuss and help with our needs.
Dr. Irby always makes me feel like both my mental and physical condition are important to her. I appreciate having her as my palliative care doctor.
If you have an adult child with a disability, Dr. Irby is a breath of fresh air. She is wholeheartedly committed to her calling as a doctor for adults with disabilities and clearly has a passion for it. My daughter loves her.
Doctor Irby is a Pleasant person with a kind and patient attitude!! She explains any and All questions Very well!! If all things are not answered she schedules another appointment to continue. She generally wants you to be informed and completely understand the decisions you need to make. Se realizes this is a Difficult subject and tries to make it as easy as possible on you as the we Patient. I was Very Impressed with her!! Thank you Dr. Irby and I look forward to our next meeting...
A great doctor/person The University Health is lucky to have her on staff
Kathleen Irby is an extremely caring person. She takes the time to listen and address all questions and concerns. I feel that she cares about me personally.
Dr. Irby is a very caring person. She takes the time to answer any questions and to get to me and my concerns.
Is patient in asking, in explaining, and in arriving at a decision that is appropriate for me and my care. She involves me in my care.
she was great, listened to my concerns
I am seeing Dr. Irby for palliative care. She seems to understand the pain I have and wants to be sure I am able to do the things that matter to me. I believe she cares.
Dr.Irby is kind, thoughtful, and competent. Her expertise with medically complex individuals has been so helpful to me as a parent of a medically complex adult child. She even understands the role of a caregiver and uses a whole health approach when working with us.
Dr. Irby is very knowledgeable in her specialty, makes patients feel comfortable
A very caring doctor. She took time to explain things and never made us feel rushed.
I don't even know where to start! Dr. Irby showed myself and my daughter a level of care that we should all expect and hope for from a new doctor. My daughter had an embarrassing and unexpected 'health issue' in the middle of her new patient visit last week and Dr Irby acted like it was absolutely no big deal at all. (Trust me, it was a BIG deal.) she was kind and helpful in every way possible. We will absolutely recommend her and unfortunately for her, we will continue to see her for as long as we are able to.
Dr Irby is understanding and knowledgeable is is genuinely concerned about the care of her patients.
Thank you for your care and concern, you are an excellent provider.
Dr Irby is Amazing, her caring manner and ability to pinpoint issues and remain connected to her patients is wonderful. Highly recommend!
Dr. Irby is very caring and patient.
I saw Dr. Irby virtually. She is easy to talk to and tries to help any way she can.
I always like Dr Irby. She addressed my leaking G tube. Made me feel less worried.
Tired of trying to navigate complex medical care for your disabled, special needs adult all on your own? Dr. Irby, at the AD-MAT clinic, has become our amazing wheelhouse for directing and managing medical needs quickly and efficiently. We love the fact that she knows who is best to see for referrals and that she can address multiple medical issues all in one appointment. Her kindness, patience, and attention to the ever so important details that keep our disabled adult healthy make appointments doable and worthwhile. We are so thankful for Dr. Irby and the niche she is able to fill for adult patients with disabilities. We love you Dr. Irby.
Dr. Irby makes me feel very comfortable. She's kind and caring. She is trying to help me with pain I've suffered with for years.
It was the first time I met her and it was a wonderful surprise. I was a little nervous and she put me at ease.
Dr. Irby is very patient, kind and observant.
Dr Irby listened, and asked thoughtful questions of me
I feel like Dr Irby genuinely cared about me and my specific needs. She listened, was non judgmental and allowed me to make the decisions regarding treatment options.
Dr. Irby was amazing! She was very patient and I never felt rushed. My son is very complicated and she came into the appointment saying that she had already reviewed his history and had some questions. It made me feel well cared for. We left the appointment feeling like we were in wonderful hands.
She is fantastic, so easy to discuss issues, thoughts, and educated me concerning issue unknown to me....will be a patient of hers
Amazingly productive virtual appointment with an extremely skilled empathetic medical practitioner- if not handled the right way, the topic of palliative care could be uncomfortable. not at all so with Dr. IRBY. Highly recommend
She is a true professional ¿ excellent exchange of mutual views.
Dr Irby is the consummate professional, concerned, attentive, detailed, focused on outcomes. I couldn't ask for a better medical advocate for my loved one.
I am so impressed with Dr. Irby. She was kind and attentive, helpful and knowledgeable. She thoroughly addressed all our concerns and spent time explaining and discussing our issues. She is very knowledgeable and I am so grateful to find such an amazing Doctor.
Top notch
Dr. Irby has is the best doctor and has managed to change my thoughts on doctors and the medical community as a whole. She is a rare gem in a pile of cubic zirconia.
Dr. Irby truly cares for her patients and shows her compassion at every turn. I was at the point where I had given up and said I would never trust a doctor again. She is slowly changing my perception and helping me see there are still good doctors left in this world.
Dr. Irby was very nice and kind. She was very interested in getting a good understanding of my son's health status and needs. It was a very pleasant experience.