Léticia Khendek
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Léticia Khendek, MD

Languages spoken: English, French

Clinical Locations

Primary Children's Hospital

Pediatric Gastroenterology
Salt Lake City
801-213-3599

Primary Children's Hospital - Lehi

Pediatric Gastroenterology
Lehi
801-213-3599

University of Utah Hospital

Pediatric Gastroenterology
Salt Lake City
801-581-8416

  • Dr. Khendek received her medical degree from McGill University. She completed her Pediatric residency followed by her Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Fellowship at Sainte-Justine Hospital. She then completed an Advanced Pediatric Transplant Hepatology Fellowship at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.

    She is currently an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Utah. Her primary clinical interests are in pediatric liver diseases including caring for children who need liver transplantation. She sees gastroenterology and hepatology patients at Eccles Primary Children’s Outpatient building.

    Dr. Khendek’s research interests include autoimmune liver diseases as well as improving outcomes in liver transplantation.

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
    Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (Gastroenterology) (RCPSC)
    Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (Pediatrics)

  • Dr. Khendek received her medical degree from McGill University. She completed her Pediatric residency followed by her Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Fellowship at Sainte-Justine Hospital. She then completed an Advanced Pediatric Transplant Hepatology Fellowship at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.

    She is currently an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Utah. Her primary clinical interests are in pediatric liver diseases including caring for children who need liver transplantation. She sees gastroenterology and hepatology patients at Eccles Primary Children’s Outpatient building.

    Dr. Khendek’s research interests include autoimmune liver diseases as well as improving outcomes in liver transplantation.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Pediatrics -Primary
    Academic Divisions Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition
    Board Certification
    American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
    Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (Gastroenterology) (RCPSC)
    Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (Pediatrics)

    Education history

    Fellowship Advanced/Transplant Hepatology - Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Clinical Fellow
    Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, University of Montreal Clinical Fellow
    Chief Resident Pediatrics - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, University of Montreal Chief Resident
    Pediatrics - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, University of Montreal Resident
    Professional Medical Medicine - McGill University School of Medicine M.D.
    Medicine Qualifying Year - McGill University Pre Med
    Diploma Honours Health Sciences - Marianopolis College DEC

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Dillman JR, Trout AT, Taylor AE, Khendek L, Kasten JL, Sheridan R, Sharma D, Karns R, Rojas CC, Zhang B, Miethke AG (2024). Association Between MR Elastography Liver Stiffness and Histologic Liver Fibrosis in Children and Young Adults With Autoimmune Liver Disease. AJR Am J Roentgenol. (Read full article)
    2. Khendek L, Diaz C, Drouin E, Lallier M, Alvarez F, Paganelli M (2022). Early predictors of unfavourable outcome in progressive cholestasis of northwestern Quebec. Can Liver J, 5(3), 402-410. (Read full article)
    3. Kay-Rivest E, Khendek L, Bernard G, Daniel SJ (2017). Pediatric leukodystrophies: The role of the otolaryngologist. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 101, 141-144. (Read full article)
    4. Khendek L (2017). Shining new light on newborn screening of cystic fibrosis in the province of Quebec. Can J Public Health, 108(3), e335-e337. (Read full article)
    5. Behrends DA, Khendek L, Gao C, Zayed N, Henderson JE, Martineau PA (2015). Characterization of a Pre-Clinical Mini-Pig Model of Scaphoid Non-Union. J Funct Biomater, 6(2), 407-21. (Read full article)