Clinical Locations
Huntsman Cancer Institute - Cancer Hospital North
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Board Certification
American Board of Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Gastroenterology)Patient Rating
4.7 /5( out of 26 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
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March 20, 2025UNIVERSITY HOSPITALDr. Byrne has been amazing to work with. She's obviously very credible and busy. But she's never made me feel as she's too busy when meeting. She and her team have done everything in their power to help me. It means more than they know.
November 06, 2024UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSOnly met her at the end of the appointment, but she made herself available for any further questions or consults
November 05, 2024UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSGreat input on my treatment
September 24, 2024UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSDr. Byrne did not engage or have anything further to say that Dr. Fuller had not already
July 03, 2024UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSDr. Byrne is great and so trustworthy. It was nice of her to take time to explain things as well. She is very competent and I am thankful she is the doctor taking care of my medical condition.
May 15, 2024UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSExcellent Dr. I feel I'm in good hands as her patient. She's easy to talk with and provides clear and understandable answers.
October 25, 2023UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSVery professional and approachable.
August 24, 2023UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSHow exceptional to get a second consultation in the same appointment. I appreciate her logging on and speaking directly to my care.
August 23, 2023UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSI had seen Dr. Byrne several years before whan she was my gastrointerologist. She remembered me. She was very helpful in suggesting ways I could be healthier and feel better.
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Board Certification and Academic Information
Academic Departments Internal Medicine -Associate Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions Gastroenterology
Board Certification American Board of Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Gastroenterology)Education history
Fellowship Therapeutic Endoscopy - Medical College of Wisconsin/Milwaukee VAMC Advanced Fellow Fellowship University of Utah, School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology) Fellow Residency Internal Medicine - University of Utah, School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine Resident Professional Medical Medicine - University of Texas Medical School at Houston M.D. Undergraduate Biochemistry - Texas A&M University B.S. Selected Publications
Journal Article
- Dong ZM, Fang J, Byrne KR, Bronner MP, Hale GL (2021). Histologic mimics and diagnostic pitfalls of gastrointestinal endoscopic lifting media, ORISE™ gel and Eleview®. Hum Pathol, 119, 28-40. (Read full article)
- Aihara H, Dacha S, Anand GS, Byrne KR, Chahal P, James T, Kowalski TE, Repaka A, Saadi M, Sheth SG, Taylor JR, Williams RL, Wagh MS (2021). Core curriculum for endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD). Gastrointest Endosc, 93(6), 1215-1221. (Read full article)
- Qayed E, Sheth SG, Aihara H, Anand GS, Byrne KR, Chahal P, Dacha S, James T, Kowalski TE, Repaka A, Saadi M, Taylor JR, Williams RL, Wagh MS, ASGE Training Committee Chair (2021). Advanced endoscopy fellowship training in the United States: recent trends in American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy advanced endoscopy fellowship match, trainee experience, and postfellowship employment. Gastrointest Endosc, 93(6), 1207-1214.e2. (Read full article)
- Dacha S, Aihara H, Anand GS, Byrne KR, Chahal P, James T, Kowalski TE, Qayed E, Repaka A, Saadi M, Sheth SG, Taylor JR, Walsh CM, Williams RL, Wagh MS (2021). Core curriculum for peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM). Gastrointest Endosc, 93(3), 539-543. (Read full article)
- Sample DC, Samadder NJ, Pappas LM, Boucher KM, Samowitz WS, Berry T, Westover M, Nathan D, Kanth P, Byrne KR, Burt RW, Neklason DW (2018). Variables affecting penetrance of gastric and duodenal phenotype in familial adenomatous polyposis patients. BMC Gastroenterol, 18(1), 115. (Read full article)
- Samadder NJ, Kuwada SK, Boucher KM, Byrne K, Kanth P, Samowitz W, Jones D, Tavtigian SV, Westover M, Berry T, Jasperson K, Pappas L, Smith L, Sample D, Burt RW, Neklason DW (2018). Association of Sulindac and Erlotinib vs Placebo With Colorectal Neoplasia in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Oncol, 4(5), 671-677. (Read full article)
- Delker DA, Wood AC, Snow AK, Samadder NJ, Samowitz WS, Affolter KE, Boucher KM, Pappas LM, Stijleman IJ, Kanth P, Byrne KR, Burt RW, Bernard PS, Neklason DW (2018). Chemoprevention with Cyclooxygenase and Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Inhibitors in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Patients: mRNA Signatures of Duodenal Neoplasia. Cancer Prev Res (Phila), 11(1), 4-15. (Read full article)
- Samadder NJ, Smith KR, Wong J, Hanson H, Boucher K, Burt RW, Charlton M, Byrne KR, Gallegos-Orozco JF, Koptiuch C, Curtin K (2016). Familial Risk of Biliary Tract Cancers: A Population-Based Study in Utah. Dig Dis Sci, 61(12), 3627-3632. (Read full article)
- Samadder NJ, Neklason DW, Boucher KM, Byrne KR, Kanth P, Samowitz W, Jones D, Tavtigian SV, Done MW, Berry T, Jasperson K, Pappas L, Smith L, Sample D, Davis R, Topham MK, Lynch P, Strait E, McKinnon W, Burt RW, Kuwada SK (2016). Effect of Sulindac and Erlotinib vs Placebo on Duodenal Neoplasia in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA, 315(12), 1266-75. (Read full article)
- Peterson KA, Byrne KR, Vinson LA, Ying J, Boynton KK, Fang JC, Gleich GJ, Adler DG, Clayton F (2013). Elemental diet induces histologic response in adult eosinophilic esophagitis. Am J Gastroenterol, 108(5), 759-66. (Read full article)
- Byrne KR, Adler DG (2011). Marathon pancreatitis. J Clin Gastroenterol, 45(2), 178-9. (Read full article)
- Byrne KR, Panagiotakis PH, Hilden K, Thomas KL, Peterson KA, Fang JC (2007). Retrospective analysis of esophageal food impaction: differences in etiology by age and gender. Dig Dis Sci, 52(3), 717-21. (Read full article)