Sarah M. Becker

Sarah M. Becker, DO

  • Dr. Sarah Becker received her medical degree from Midwestern University, completed her Pediatric residency at the University of Arizona, and her Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship at the University of Utah, Primary Children’s Hospital.

    She is currently an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Utah in the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Primary Children’s Hospital. She currently serves as Utah's Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Medical Director, as the Director of Primary Children's Hospital Acute Care Telehealth Program, and as the Director of the Pediatric Quarterback Program.

    Her clinic interests include pediatric EMS process improvement, specifically ways telemedicine technology can optimize the delivery of care to pediatric patients. She also continues work on airway management, using cognitive aids to streamline the process of pediatric intubation.

    Dr. Sarah Becker received her medical degree from Midwestern University, completed her Pediatric residency at the University of Arizona, and her Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship at the University of Utah, Primary Children’s Hospital.

    She is currently an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Utah in the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Primary Children’s Hospital. She currently serves as Utah's Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Medical Director and as the director of Primary Children's emergency department telehealth program.

    Her clinic interests include pediatric EMS process improvement, specifically ways telemedicine technology can optimize the delivery of care to pediatric patients. She also continues work on airway management, using cognitive aids to streamline the process of pediatric intubation.

    Specialties

  • Dr. Sarah Becker received her medical degree from Midwestern University, completed her Pediatric residency at the University of Arizona, and her Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship at the University of Utah, Primary Children’s Hospital.

    She is currently an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Utah in the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Primary Children’s Hospital. She currently serves as Utah's Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Medical Director, as the Director of Primary Children's Hospital Acute Care Telehealth Program, and as the Director of the Pediatric Quarterback Program.

    Her clinic interests include pediatric EMS process improvement, specifically ways telemedicine technology can optimize the delivery of care to pediatric patients. She also continues work on airway management, using cognitive aids to streamline the process of pediatric intubation.

    Dr. Sarah Becker received her medical degree from Midwestern University, completed her Pediatric residency at the University of Arizona, and her Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship at the University of Utah, Primary Children’s Hospital.

    She is currently an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Utah in the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Primary Children’s Hospital. She currently serves as Utah's Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Medical Director and as the director of Primary Children's emergency department telehealth program.

    Her clinic interests include pediatric EMS process improvement, specifically ways telemedicine technology can optimize the delivery of care to pediatric patients. She also continues work on airway management, using cognitive aids to streamline the process of pediatric intubation.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Pediatrics -Primary
    Academic Divisions Emergency Medicine

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Mello MJ, Baird J, Spirito A, Scott K, Zonfrillo MR, Lee LK, Kiragu A, Christison-Lagay E, Bromberg J, Ruest S, Pruitt C, Lawson KA, Nasr IW, Aidlen JT, Maxson RT, Becker S (2024). Adolescents' Perceptions of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment Service at Pediatric Trauma Centers. Subst Use, 18, 29768357241272356. (Read full article)
    2. Eisenberg J, Tedford NJ, Weaver N, Becker S, Moss MJ (2023). Adverse Outcomes in Topical Lidocaine Exposure: A Pediatric Case Series From the United States National Poison Data System. Clin Pediatr (Phila), 62(11), 1390-1397. (Read full article)
    3. Xie J, Kuppermann N, Florin TA, Tancredi DJ, Funk AL, Kim K, Salvadori MI, Yock-Corrales A, Shah NP, Breslin KA, Chaudhari PP, Bergmann KR, Ahmad FA, Nebhrajani JR, Mintegi S, Gangoiti I, Plint AC, Avva UR, Gardiner MA, Malley R, Finkelstein Y, Dalziel SR, Bhatt M, Kannikeswaran N, Caperell K, Campos C, Sabhaney VJ, Chong SL, Lunoe MM, Rogers AJ, Becker SM, Borland ML, Sartori LF, Pavlicich V, Rino PB, Morrison AK, Neuman MI, Poonai N, Simon NE, Kam AJ, Kwok MY, Morris CR, Palumbo L, Ambroggio L, Navanandan N, Eckerle M, Klassen TP, Payne DC, Cherry JC, Waseem M, Dixon AC, Ferre IB, Freedman SB (2023). Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Infection on the Association Between Laboratory Tests and Severe Outcomes Among Hospitalized Children. Open Forum Infect Dis, 10(10), ofad485. (Read full article)
    4. Funk AL, Kuppermann N, Florin TA, Tancredi DJ, Xie J, Kim K, Finkelstein Y, Neuman MI, Salvadori MI, Yock-Corrales A, Breslin KA, Ambroggio L, Chaudhari PP, Bergmann KR, Gardiner MA, Nebhrajani JR, Campos C, Ahmad FA, Sartori LF, Navanandan N, Kannikeswaran N, Caperell K, Morris CR, Mintegi S, Gangoiti I, Sabhaney VJ, Plint AC, Klassen TP, Avva UR, Shah NP, Dixon AC, Lunoe MM, Becker SM, Rogers AJ, Pavlicich V, Dalziel SR, Payne DC, Malley R, Borland ML, Morrison AK, Bhatt M, Rino PB, Beneyto Ferre I, Eckerle M, Kam AJ, Chong SL, Palumbo L, Kwok MY, Cherry JC, Poonai N, Waseem M, Simon NJ, Freedman SB, Pediatric Emergency Research NetworkCOVID-19 Study Team (2022). Post-COVID-19 Conditions Among Children 90 Days After SARS-CoV-2 Infection. JAMA Netw Open, 5(7), e2223253. (Read full article)

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