Michelle Keown Sorweid
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Michelle Keown Sorweid, DO, MPH

Languages spoken: English, Spanish

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

Madsen Health Center

Geriatric Care Clinic
555 S Foothill Blvd
Salt Lake City , UT 84112
801-581-2628
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Michelle Sorweid, DO, MPH is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Division of Geriatrics. She obtained her Bachelor's of Science degree in Biological Sciences from the University of South Carolina in 2004, graduating from the South Carolina Honors College Magna cum Laude. She subsequently obtained her Master's degree in Public Health from Columbia University in New York, New York with a focus in Aging and Public Health. Her Master's thesis was on evaluating cognitive impairment in the community dwelling elderly.

Dr. Sorweid attended medical school at the University of North Texas- Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Worth, Texas.

She completed Internal Medicine residency in 2014 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Denver, Colorado and pursued her Geriatrics training at the University of Utah. She completed her clinical fellowship in 2015 and was selected for a VAMC Advanced Research Fellowship from 2015-2016 where she developed and completed a VA-sponsored research study with caregivers of veterans enrolled in a proactive telehealth cognitive evaluation program. Dr. Sorweid also completed a mini-fellowship at the University of Utah Cognitive Disorders clinic in 2015 where she trained with the state's renowned cognitive neurologists.

In July of 2016, Dr. Sorweid became full-time faculty in the Division of Geriatrics in the School of Medicine at the University of Utah Health Science Center . As of July 2020, she is the medical director of the University of Utah's Aging Brain Care Program, which offers evaluation, diagnosis and ongoing management of cognitive complaints and disorders. She also focuses on multidisciplinary efforts to improve age-friendly health care and was awarded a Center on Aging Pilot Grant in Innovations in 2021. She has been the Principal investigator for clinical trials and is focusing on research to improve care for those with cognitive impairment.

Specialties

Board Certification

American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Geriatric Medicine)

Patient Rating

Patients describe Dr. Sorweid as knowledgeable and thorough, with clear explanations of diagnoses and test results. Many note her empathy, patience, and attentiveness—highlighting that she listens, takes time with patients and caregivers, and offers practical guidance. Overall, patients report feeling supported, well-informed, and confident in her care.

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Michelle Sorweid, DO, MPH is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Division of Geriatrics. She obtained her Bachelor's of Science degree in Biological Sciences from the University of South Carolina in 2004, graduating from the South Carolina Honors College Magna cum Laude. She subsequently obtained her Master's degree in Public Health from Columbia University in New York, New York with a focus in Aging and Public Health. Her Master's thesis was on evaluating cognitive impairment in the community dwelling elderly.

Dr. Sorweid attended medical school at the University of North Texas- Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Worth, Texas.

She completed Internal Medicine residency in 2014 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Denver, Colorado and pursued her Geriatrics training at the University of Utah. She completed her clinical fellowship in 2015 and was selected for a VAMC Advanced Research Fellowship from 2015-2016 where she developed and completed a VA-sponsored research study with caregivers of veterans enrolled in a proactive telehealth cognitive evaluation program. Dr. Sorweid also completed a mini-fellowship at the University of Utah Cognitive Disorders clinic in 2015 where she trained with the state's renowned cognitive neurologists.

In July of 2016, Dr. Sorweid became full-time faculty in the Division of Geriatrics in the School of Medicine at the University of Utah Health Science Center . As of July 2020, she is the medical director of the University of Utah's Aging Brain Care Program, which offers evaluation, diagnosis and ongoing management of cognitive complaints and disorders. She also focuses on multidisciplinary efforts to improve age-friendly health care and was awarded a Center on Aging Pilot Grant in Innovations in 2021. She has been the Principal investigator for clinical trials and is focusing on research to improve care for those with cognitive impairment.

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Internal Medicine -Associate Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions Geriatrics
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Geriatric Medicine)

Education history

Fellowship Geriatrics - University of Utah Fellow
Residency Internal Medicine - Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital Resident
Professional Medical Osteopathic Medicine - University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine D.O.
Graduate Training Sociomedical Science - Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health M.P.H.
Undergraduate Biology; Minor: Dance - University of South Carolina B.S.

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Hong A, Hosseini TM, Elkins M, Greer V, Canham SL, Rigolon A, and Sorweid M (2026). "We Must Understand Their Needs First": Nature-Based Mental Health Programs Are Beneficial and Feasible for Older Adults. Ecopsychology.
  2. Ngam PI, Anzai Y, Cliatt Brown CJ, Frost NA, Keown Sorweid M, Thientunyakit T, Minoshima S, Alzheimers Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (2026). Copathologies of Limbic-Predominant Age-Related TDP-43 Encephalopathy and Alzheimer Disease: [(18)F]FDG PET Statistical Mapping and Quantitative MRI Volumetry. J Nucl Med, 67(4), 621-628.
  3. Curd BC, Zubrick C, Brown CJC, Sorweid MK, Dehoney SB, Anzai Y, Minoshima S, Parks AL, Frost NA (2026). Real-world experience with lecanemab therapy for Alzheimer's disease in the Intermountain West. Alzheimers Dement (Amst), 18(1), e70251.
  4. Hilsabeck RC, Perry W, Lacritz L, Arnett PA, Shah RC, Borson S, Galvin JE, Roaten K, Daven M, Hwang U, Ivey L, Joshi P, Parish AL, Wood J, Woodhouse J, Tsai J, Sorweid M, Subramanian U (2023). Improving Early Detection of Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults in Primary Care Clinics: Recommendations From an Interdisciplinary Geriatrics Summit. Ann Fam Med, 22(6), 543-549.
  5. Schliep KC, Thornhill J, Tschanz JT, Facelli JC, stbye T, Sorweid MK, Smith KR, Varner M, Boyce RD, Cliatt Brown CJ, Meeks H, Abdelrahman S (2024). Predicting the onset of Alzheimer's disease and related dementia using electronic health records: findings from the cache county study on memory in aging (1995-2008). BMC Med Inform Decis Mak, 24(1), 316.
  6. Schliep KC, Thornhill J, Tschanz J, Facelli JC, stbye T, Sorweid MK, Smith KR, Varner M, Boyce RD, Brown CJC, Meeks H, Abdelrahman S (2024). Predicting the onset of Alzheimer's disease and related dementia using Electronic Health Records: Findings from the Cache County Study on Memory in Aging (1995-2008). Res Sq.
  7. Schliep KC, Barbeau WA, Lynch KE, Sorweid MK, Varner MW, Foster NL, Qeadan F (2022). Overall and sex-specific risk factors for subjective cognitive decline: findings from the 2015-2018 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey. Biol Sex Differ, 13(1), 16.
  8. Hajjar IM, Keown M, Lewis P, Almor A (2008). Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and cognitive and functional decline in patients with Alzheimer's disease: an observational study. Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen, 23(1), 77-83.
  9. Hajjar I, Keown M, Frost B (2005). Antihypertensive agents for aging patients who are at risk for cognitive dysfunction. Curr Hypertens Rep, 7(6), 466-73.

Review

  1. Hong A, Welch-Stockton J, Kim JY, Canham SL, Greer V, Sorweid M (2023). Age-Friendly Community Interventions for Health and Social Outcomes: A Scoping Review. [Review]. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 20(2554).
  2. Hong A, Welch-Stockton J, Kim JY, Canham SL, Greer V, Sorweid M (2023). Age-Friendly Community Interventions for Health and Social Outcomes: A Scoping Review. [Review]. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 20(3).

Abstract

  1. C Davies, M Sorweid, N L Foster (2023). Bipolar Disorder Diagnosis Delays the Recognition of Frontotemporal Dementia [Abstract]. 71, S1-S398.
  2. Sorweid M, Supiano M (2022). So far away: Rural individuals' access to a cognitive care specialty program [Abstract]. 70, S187.
  3. Sorweid M, Foster NL, He Y, Supiano M (2022). Bridging the Gap: Improving access for underrepresented minorities in a specialty cognitive care program [Abstract]. 70, S94.
  4. Keown M (2012). Streptococcous Anginosus in a Young Man With Cerebral Abscesses [Abstract]. Rocky Mountain Symposium.
  5. Keown MR, Hajjar IM, Boland R (2005). The antihypertensive and cognitive function in elderly with Alzheimer's Disease (ACED) Study [Abstract].

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