Laura Certain
( out of 108 reviews )

Laura Certain, MD, PhD

Languages spoken: English

  • Dr. Certain joined the Infectious Diseases Division at the University of Utah in the fall of 2017. She sees patients in the infectious disease outpatient clinic and on the inpatient infectious diseases consult services at the University of Utah Hospital. Her particular area of interest is orthopedic infections, and she works closely with the Orthopedic Surgery department to improve care for patients with these infections. That said, she enjoys the variety offered by a general ID practice and is happy to see patients with any infectious complaint.

    Specialties

    • Infectious Diseases
    • Orthopedic Infections

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Internal Medicine - Primary
    Orthopaedics - Adjunct
    Academic Divisions Infectious Diseases

    Patient Rating

    4.8 /5
    ( out of 108 reviews )

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    October 22, 2022

    Dr. Certain took the time necessary to help me understand options & a path forward when I am back in my home state, should this serious situation occur again.

    September 26, 2022

    Even one the greatest and made me as comfortable as possible during my stay

    April 29, 2022

    UofU rocks most visitors are happy and not complaining good job keep it up

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  • Dr. Certain joined the Infectious Diseases Division at the University of Utah in the fall of 2017. She sees patients in the infectious disease outpatient clinic and on the inpatient infectious diseases consult services at the University of Utah Hospital. Her particular area of interest is orthopedic infections, and she works closely with the Orthopedic Surgery department to improve care for patients with these infections. That said, she enjoys the variety offered by a general ID practice and is happy to see patients with any infectious complaint.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Internal Medicine -Primary
    Orthopaedics -Adjunct
    Academic Divisions Infectious Diseases

    Research interests

    • Orthopedic Infections
    • Quality Improvement

    Education history

    Research Fellow Infectious Diseases - Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    Infectious Diseases - Massachusetts General Hospital / Brigham and Women's Hospital Fellow
    Residency Internal Medicine - Massachusetts General Hospital Resident
    Genome Sciences - University of Washington School of Medicine Ph.D.
    Professional Medical Medicine - University of Washington School of Medicine M.D.
    Chemistry - Princeton University B.A.