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Board Certification
American Board of Family MedicinePatient Rating
4.9 /5( out of 154 reviews )The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers.
The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
Patient Comments
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March 29, 2025SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTERVery caring and good people skills.
March 22, 2025SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTERI have been receiving excellent care from Dr Coachella for many years
March 14, 2025SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTERDoctor Susan Cochella is an exceptional human being and a one in a million medical practitioner. She is very efficiently thorough and empathetic in her interaction with patients. She is promptly communicative in her response to test results, advising patients of their health condition and encouraging the continuance of good healthy life habits and also tactfully conveys benefits of her pharmaceutical prescriptions. She is informative of unhealthy life choices and helpful with healthy suggestions. She gives treatment options and suggested referrals in kind and gentle straight forward and plain language. She is genuinely receptive to questions and responds eloquently and clearly. I'm grateful to have her as my primary physician. She's a ten out of ten.
February 19, 2025SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTERShe has been a pleasure to have to take care of my health and managing my diabetes for 11 years
January 09, 2025SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTERDr. Cochella is a wonderful provider. She listened to my concerns and provided thoughtful answers. I appreciate her genuine desire to improve my health and to work with me to involve me in my treatment plan. She is terrific and I am grateful that she is my physician!
December 19, 2024MADSEN HEALTH CENTERVery nice person
December 19, 2024SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTERListening and was concerned for my needs
December 18, 2024MADSEN HEALTH CENTEROur contact was very brief.
December 07, 2024SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTERWonderful MD who really cares on the well being of her patients. Excellent listener who really has a passion to help or assist her patients to the best of her ability and knowledge. Thank you
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Board Certification and Academic Information
Academic Departments Family & Preventive Medicine -Professor (Clinical)
Board Certification American Board of Family MedicineEducation history
Fellowship Medical Education - University of Utah Hospital School of Medicine Fellow Graduate Training Public Health - University of Utah School of Medicine M.P.H. Residency Family Medicine - University of Utah School of Medicine Resident Professional Medical University of Nevada M.D. Undergraduate Molecular Biology - University of Colorado - Boulder B.S. Selected Publications
Journal Article
- Van Hala S, Cochella S, Jaggi R, Frost CJ, Kiraly B, Pohl S, Gren L (2018). Development and Validation of the Foundational Healthcare Leadership Self-assessment. Fam Med, 50(4), 262-268. (Read full article)
- Cox N, Tak CR, Cochella SE, Leishman E, Gunning K (2017). Impact of Pharmacist Previsit Input to Providers on Chronic Opioid Prescribing Safety. J Am Board Fam Med, 31(1), 105-112. (Read full article)
- Cochella S, Liaw W, Binienda J, Hustedde C (2016). CERA: Clerkships Need National Curricula on Care Delivery, Awareness of Their NCC Gaps. Fam Med, 48(6), 439-44. (Read full article)
- Cochella S, Liaw W, Binienda J, Hustedde C (06/01/2016). CERA: Clerkships Need National Curricula on Care Delivery, Awareness of Their NCC Gaps. Fam Med, 48(6), 439-444.
- Cochella S, Steiner BD, Clinch CR, WinklerPrins V (2014). STFM's National Clerkship Curriculum: CERA reveals impact, clerkship director needs. Fam Med, 46(6), 429-32.
- Cochella S, Steiner BD, Clinch CR, WinklerPrins V (2014). STFM's National Clerkship Curriculum: CERA reveals impact, clerkship director needs. Fam Med, 46(6), 429-32. (Read full article)
- Webster LR, Cochella S, Dasgupta N, et al (2011). An Analysis of the Root Causes for Opioid-Related Overdose Deaths in the United States. Pain Med, Supplement(12), S26-S35.
- Cochella S, Bateman K (2011). Provider detailing: an intervention to decrease prescription opioid deaths in Utah. Pain Med, 12 Suppl 2, S73-6. (Read full article)
- Cochella S, Bateman K (2011). Provider Detailing: An Intervention to Decrease Prescription Opioid Deaths in Utah. Pain Med, Suppl(12), S73-S76.
- Cochella S, Johnson C (2006). Cardiac issues in the young athlete. Curr Sports Med Rep, 5(6), 309-14. (Read full article)
- Hobson WL, Avant-Mier R, Cochella S, Van Hala S, Stanford J, Alder SC, Croskell SE (2005). Caring for the underserved: using patient and physician focus groups to inform curriculum development. Ambul Pediatr, 5(2), 90-5. (Read full article)
- Prunuske J, Cochella S, Gunning K (2003). Is single-dose levonorgestrel as effective as other emergency contraception regimens? J Fam Pract, 52(4), 268, 271-2. (Read full article)
- Cochella SE, Pedersen DM (2003). Negotiating a request for nondisclosure. Am Fam Physician, 67(1), 209-11. (Read full article)
Letter
- Van Hala S, Cochella S, Frost CJ, Gren L (2018). Collaborative Skills Essential to Leadership. [Letter to the editor]. Fam Med, 50(9), 712-713. (Read full article)
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