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Sabrina Malone-Jenkins
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Sabrina Malone-Jenkins, MD

Languages spoken: English

Sabrina Malone Jenkins, MD is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Utah in the Division of Neonatology. She provides care to critically ill infants in the Newborn Intensive Care Units at Primary Children’s Medical Center, the University of Utah Medical Center, and Intermountain Medical Center. Her clinical interests include improving neonatal nutrition and genetic testing in the NICU.

Specialties

Board Certification

American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine)
American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)

Sabrina Malone Jenkins, MD is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Utah in the Division of Neonatology. She provides care to critically ill infants in the Newborn Intensive Care Units at Primary Children’s Medical Center, the University of Utah Medical Center, and Intermountain Medical Center. Her clinical interests include improving neonatal nutrition and genetic testing in the NICU.

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Pediatrics -Associate Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions Neonatology
Board Certification
American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine)
American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)

Education history

Undergraduate Nutritional Sciences - University of Florida B.S.
Professional Medical Ross University School of Medicine M.D.
Residency Pediatrics - University of Nebraska Medical Center/Creighton University Medical Center Resident
Fellowship Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine - University of Utah Fellow

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Peterson B, Juarez EF, Moore B, Hernandez EJ, Frise E, Li J, Lussier Y, Tristani-Firouzi M, Reese MG, Malone Jenkins S, Kingsmore SF, Bainbridge MN, Yandell (2025). MPSE identifies newborns for whole genome sequencing within 48¿h of NICU admission. NPJ genomic medicine, 10(1), 47.
  2. Rumsey M, Malone-Jenkins S, Palmquist R, Torre MP, Sdano MR, Baca A, Ling CY, Andoni (2025). Identifying characteristics associated with genetic testing in the NICU. Journal of community genetics, 16(3), 363-372.
  3. Malone Jenkins S, Palmquist RN, Moore B, Boyden SE, Nicholas TJ, Bayrak-Toydemir P, Mao R, Farrell JAR, Holt CH, Rynearson SG, Solorzano CM, Ward A, Best DH, Al-Sweel N, Bentley DL, Brunelli L, Chow CY, Close DW, Cormier MJ, Deshotel MJ, Durtschi J, Eide EJ, Floyd L, Fredrickson EK, Fulmer ML, Hernandez EJ, Kapron AL, Karren MA, Lewis RG, Miller CE, Murtaugh LC, Nicholson KE, Noble K, O'Fallon BD, O'Shea JM, Pattison DC, Pedersen BS, Petersen BJ, Peterson BD, Pizzo L, Reynolds HM, Rindler P, Torr CB, Wen T, Yost HJ, Zhao J, Yandell M, Marth GT, Quinlan AR, Carey JC, Shayota BJ, Tristani-Firouzi M, Bonkowsky J (2025). The Utah NeoSeq Project: a collaborative multidisciplinary program to facilitate genomic diagnostics in the neonatal intensive care unit. NPJ genomic medicine, 10(1), 26.
  4. Tower DR, Day RW, Marrone T, Palmquist R, Nadauld LD, Bonkowsky JL, Malone Jenkins (2024). Rapid genome diagnosis of alveolar capillary dysplasia leading to treatment in a child with respiratory and cardiac failure. Cold Spring Harbor molecular case studies, 9(4),
  5. Bonser D, Malone Jenkins S, Palmquist R, Guthery S, Bonkowsky JL, Jaramillo (2023). Rapid Genome Sequencing Diagnosis in Pediatric Patients with Liver Dysfunction. The Journal of pediatrics, 260, 113534.
  6. Reiley J, Botas P, Miller CE, Zhao J, Malone Jenkins S, Best H, Grubb PH, Mao R, Isla J, Brunelli (2023). Open-Source Artificial Intelligence System Supports Diagnosis of Mendelian Diseases in Acutely Ill Infants. Children (Basel, Switzerland), 10(6),
  7. Peterson B, Hernandez EJ, Hobbs C, Malone Jenkins S, Moore B, Rosales E, Zoucha S, Sanford E, Bainbridge MN, Frise E, Oriol A, Brunelli L, Kingsmore SF, Yandell (2023). Automated prioritization of sick newborns for whole genome sequencing using clinical natural language processing and machine learning. Genome medicine, 15(1), 18.
  8. Malone Jenkins S, Chan G, Weaver-Lewis K, Bardsley T, Felix J, Grinsell (2022). Vitamin D, bone density, and nephrocalcinosis in preterm infants: a prospective study. Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany), 37(6), 1325-1332.
  9. Nicholas TJ, Al-Sweel N, Farrell A, Mao R, Bayrak-Toydemir P, Miller CE, Bentley D, Palmquist R, Moore B, Hernandez EJ, Cormier MJ, Fredrickson E, Noble K, Rynearson S, Holt C, Karren MA, Bonkowsky JL, Tristani-Firouzi M, Yandell M, Marth G, Quinlan AR, Brunelli L, Toydemir RM, Shayota BJ, Carey JC, Boyden SE, Malone Jenkins (2022). Comprehensive variant calling from whole-genome sequencing identifies a complex inversion that disrupts ZFPM2 in familial congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Molecular genetics & genomic medicine, 10(4), e1888.
  10. Ward A, Velinder M, Di Sera T, Ekawade A, Malone Jenkins S, Moore B, Mao R, Bayrak-Toydemir P, Marth (2022). Clin.iobio: A Collaborative Diagnostic Workflow to Enable Team-Based Precision Genomics. Journal of personalized medicine, 12(1),
  11. Palmquist R, Jenkins SM, Bentley D, Miller C, Mao R, Meibos B, Bayrak-Toydemir P, Tvrdik T, Nadauld LD, Bleyl SB, Chowdhury S, Ostrander B, Flores-Daboub J, Longo N, Tristani-Firouzi M, Hobbs C, Bonkowsky JL, Brunelli (2022). Evaluating use of changing technologies for rapid next-generation sequencing in pediatrics. Pediatric research, 92(5), 1364-1369.
  12. Malone Jenkins S, Palmquist R, Kapron AL, Torr C, Best DH, Karren MA, Brunelli L, Yandell M, Tristani-Firouzi M, Dimmock D, Watts B, Botkin JR, Johnson A, Bonkowsky J (2021). Addressing ethical and laboratory challenges for initiation of a rapid whole genome sequencing program. Journal of clinical and translational science, 5(1), e177.
  13. Brunelli L, Jenkins SM (co-first authors), Gudgeon JM, Bleyl SB, Miller CE, Tvrdik T, Dames SA, Ostrander B, Daboub JAF, Zielinski BA, Zinkhan EK, Underhill HR, Wilson T, Bonkowsky JL, Yost CC, Botto LD, Jenkins J, Pysher TJ, Bayrak-Toydemir P, Mao (2019). Targeted gene panel sequencing for the rapid diagnosis of acutely ill infants. Molecular genetics & genomic medicine, 7(7), e00796.
  14. Brunelli L, Mao R, Jenkins SM, Bleyl SB, Dames SA, Miller CE, Ostrander B, Tvrdik T, Andrews S, Flores J, Patel S, Gudgeon JM, Schaefer (2017). A rapid gene sequencing panel strategy to facilitate precision neonatal medicine. American journal of medical genetics. Part A, 173(7), 1979-1982.

Case Report

  1. Geilmann S, Solstad R, Palmquist R, Flores Daboub J, Botto LD, Grubb PH, Bonkowsky JL, Longo N, Malone Jenkins (2023). A novel RAD51 variant resulting in Fanconi anemia identified in an infant with multiple congenital anomalies. Clinical case reports, 11(1), e6810.
  2. McLean H, Palmquist R, Nadauld LD, Malone Jenkins S, Bonkowsky J, Filloux (2022). On the edge-A diagnostic odyssey. Clinical case reports, 10(4), e05688.

Letter

  1. Tarrell A, Grinsell M, Lewis KW, Yoder BA, Malone Jenkins (2024). Bronchopulmonary dysplasia severity and bone status in preterm infants. Pediatric pulmonology, 59(6), 1826-1828.