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Sonja N. Van Hala

Sonja N. Van Hala, MD, MPH, DipABLM, FAAFP

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

  • Sugar House Health Center

    801-581-2000
  • Sonja Van Hala, MD, MPH, FAAFP is a board-certified family medicine physician and board-certified lifestyle medicine physician who welcomes patients of all ages to her practice. She sees patients through virtual visits (telemedicine) only. She received her medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School in 1998 and her family medicine residency training at the University of Utah in 2001. She completed a faculty development fellowship with a focus in teaching at the University of Utah in 2003 and earned a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Utah. Her professional interests include full spectrum family care in patients of all ages, in particular women's health, lifestyle medicine, and pediatrics. Her research interests are leadership skills, provider wellness, and quality improvement education in medical education. In her leisure time, Dr. Van Hala enjoys live music, cooking, yoga, trail-running with her dog, skiing, gardening and hanging out with her husband and two children.

    Specialties

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Family & Preventive Medicine - Primary
    Academic Divisions Family Medicine
  • Sonja Van Hala, MD, MPH, FAAFP is a board-certified family medicine physician and board-certified lifestyle medicine physician who welcomes patients of all ages to her practice. She sees patients through virtual visits (telemedicine) only. She received her medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School in 1998 and her family medicine residency training at the University of Utah in 2001. She completed a faculty development fellowship with a focus in teaching at the University of Utah in 2003 and earned a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Utah. Her professional interests include full spectrum family care in patients of all ages, in particular women's health, lifestyle medicine, and pediatrics. Her research interests are leadership skills, provider wellness, and quality improvement education in medical education. In her leisure time, Dr. Van Hala enjoys live music, cooking, yoga, trail-running with her dog, skiing, gardening and hanging out with her husband and two children.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Family & Preventive Medicine -Primary
    Academic Divisions Family Medicine

    Research interests

    • Burnout, Professional
    • Leadership
    • Quality Improvement
    • Resident Education

    Education history

    Fellowship David Eccles School of Business, Health Science Leadership Development Program 2016 Mini-Fellowship
    National Institute for Program Director Development (NIPPD) Fellowship Fellow
    Fellowship Curriculum Development - University of Utah, Family & Preventive Medicine Academic Fellow
    Public Health - University of Utah M.P.H.
    Chief Resident Family Medicine - University of Utah, Family & Preventive Medicine Chief Resident
    Family Medicine - University of Utah, Family & Preventive Medicine Resident
    Internship Family Medicine - University of Utah, Family & Preventive Medicine Intern
    Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - University of Michigan, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Research Fellow
    Professional Medical Medicine - University of Michigan Medical School M.D.
    Biology - University of Michigan B.S.