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Sarah Gilligan
( out of 213 reviews )

Sarah Gilligan, MD

Clinical Locations

Kolff Dialysis Center
Salt Lake City
801-581-8573

Kidney & Liver Clinic

Kidney and Liver Clinic
Salt Lake City
801-581-2772
  • Dr. Gilligan grew up in Maine and went to Tufts University for her undergraduate degree (BA in Psychology). She then moved to California where she met her husband while working on her MS in Kinesiology. After graduate school, she moved to Denver where she worked for several years as a professional research assistant studying exercise in patients with diabetes and PAD before returning to Tufts for medical school. She did the Tufts Maine Track program, spending her third year in a rural hospital on Longitudinal Integrated Curriculum pathway. She moved to Utah for residency and stayed for her nephrology fellowship and faculty position. Sarah has 3 children and, in addition to spending time with her family and pets, she enjoys running, hiking, camping, and enjoying the outdoors. Her professional interests are clinical nephrology and education.

    Board Certification

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

    Patient Rating

    5.0 /5
    ( out of 213 reviews )

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    The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

    Patient Comments

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    March 23, 2025
    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

    Excellent MD who cares! Smart, dedicated.

    March 21, 2025
    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

    on top of her game

    March 20, 2025
    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

    When I first saw Dr Gilligan approximately 12 months ago I was in stage 4 kidney failure and looking at dialysis 12 months later I am in stage 3. She has worked with the outmost dedication to improve my health

    March 19, 2025
    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

    She Good

    March 16, 2025
    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

    Dr. Gilligan was very friendly. She listened to my concerns and answered in a way that I understood.

    March 15, 2025
    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

    same as the other, Dr Hartzell

    March 14, 2025
    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

    The Doctor is very good

    March 14, 2025
    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

    I liked her a lot

    March 01, 2025
    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

    Both Dr. Gilligan and her associate were very kind, empathetic and informational. I posed a great many questions to them, and they patiently answered them all while providing important information about related issues that I had not even thought of. Many thanks to both.

  • Dr. Gilligan grew up in Maine and went to Tufts University for her undergraduate degree (BA in Psychology). She then moved to California where she met her husband while working on her MS in Kinesiology. After graduate school, she moved to Denver where she worked for several years as a professional research assistant studying exercise in patients with diabetes and PAD before returning to Tufts for medical school. She did the Tufts Maine Track program, spending her third year in a rural hospital on Longitudinal Integrated Curriculum pathway. She moved to Utah for residency and stayed for her nephrology fellowship and faculty position. Sarah has 3 children and, in addition to spending time with her family and pets, she enjoys running, hiking, camping, and enjoying the outdoors. Her professional interests are clinical nephrology and education.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Internal Medicine -Assistant Professor (Clinical)
    Academic Divisions Nephrology & Hypertension
    Board Certification
    American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
    American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Nephrology)

    Education history

    Fellowship Nephrology - University of Utah School of Medicine Fellow
    Residency Internal Medicine - University of Utah School of Medicine Resident
    Professional Medical Medicine - Tufts University School of Medicine M.D.
    Graduate Training Kinesiology - California State University, Sacramento M.S.
    Undergraduate Psychology - Tufts University B.A.