Wendy L. Hobson-Rohrer

Wendy L. Hobson-Rohrer, MD, MSPH, FAAP

Languages spoken: English, Spanish

Clinical Locations

South Main Clinic

Salt Lake City
801-587-2525

  • Wendy L. Hobson-Rohrer, MD, MSPH has focused her career as a general pediatrician on education and caring for the underserved. Dr. Hobson-Rohrer graduated from Cornell University with a B.A. in Spanish and Latin American Studies and with Distinction in All Subjects. She then completed her M.D. degree at Cornell University Medical College. She moved to Utah for her pediatric internship and residency at the University of Utah. After working for a few years in the National Public Health Services Corp at the Community Health Centers Inc., Dr. Hobson-Rohrer pursed a fellowship in education and completed her M.S.P.H degree at the University of Utah.

    Dr. Hobson-Rohrer is the Executive Medical Director of the South Main Clinic whose mission is to provide high quality, comprehensive, and cost-effective care to underserved families in our community and care to specialized populations that lack access to appropriate services while sharing community resources.

    Dr. Hobson-Rohrer cares for a large number of children and youth with special health care needs, including those with cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, cardiac diseases, and other genetic disorders. She has focused her clinical research and advocacy efforts on caring for these children and their families. With a five-year Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children grant, she developed Niños Especiales/Familias Fuertes (Special Children/Strong Families), a support group system for families with Latino children with special health care needs.

    Dr. Hobson-Rohrer served as the Chair of the CATCH (Community Access to Child Health) committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Co-Chair of the Academic Pediatric Association's Serving the Underserved Special Interest Group and as the Workshop Chair for the Pediatric Academic Societies.

    Specialties

  • Wendy L. Hobson-Rohrer, MD, MSPH has focused her career as a general pediatrician on education and caring for the underserved. Dr. Hobson-Rohrer graduated from Cornell University with a B.A. in Spanish and Latin American Studies and with Distinction in All Subjects. She then completed her M.D. degree at Cornell University Medical College. She moved to Utah for her pediatric internship and residency at the University of Utah. After working for a few years in the National Public Health Services Corp at the Community Health Centers Inc., Dr. Hobson-Rohrer pursed a fellowship in education and completed her M.S.P.H degree at the University of Utah.

    Dr. Hobson-Rohrer is the Executive Medical Director of the South Main Clinic whose mission is to provide high quality, comprehensive, and cost-effective care to underserved families in our community and care to specialized populations that lack access to appropriate services while sharing community resources.

    Dr. Hobson-Rohrer cares for a large number of children and youth with special health care needs, including those with cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, cardiac diseases, and other genetic disorders. She has focused her clinical research and advocacy efforts on caring for these children and their families. With a five-year Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children grant, she developed Niños Especiales/Familias Fuertes (Special Children/Strong Families), a support group system for families with Latino children with special health care needs.

    Dr. Hobson-Rohrer served as the Chair of the CATCH (Community Access to Child Health) committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Co-Chair of the Academic Pediatric Association's Serving the Underserved Special Interest Group and as the Workshop Chair for the Pediatric Academic Societies.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Pediatrics -Primary
    Family & Preventive Medicine -Adjunct
    Academic Divisions Family Medicine
    General Pediatrics

    Education history

    Graduate Training Conflict Resolution - University of Utah Graduate Certificate
    Public Health - University of Utah M.S.P.H.
    Fellowship Education - University of Utah, School of Medicine Fellow
    Pediatrics - University of Utah School of Medicine Resident
    Internship Pediatrics - University of Utah School of Medicine Intern
    Cornell University Medical College M.D.
    Undergraduate Spanish - Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences B.A.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Saltzman HM, Hobson-Rohrer WL, Stern SM (). Interpreting Rheumatology Labs. (Epub ahead of print) Pediatr Rev.
    2. Rigby JH, Canham SL, Farrell TW, Zeljkovic A, Hobson WL (2023). Student Preferences for Virtual or In-Person Interprofessional Education Simulations. J Allied Health, 53(1), e55-e59. (Read full article)
    3. Goel D, Tin MT, Hariprasad KC, Garg DS, Besic A, Dillon TA, Masson ZR, Goralsky LA, Goralsky JA, Barron MK, Saji JA, Hobson WL, Jones TW (2023). Deeper Pathways for Recruitment Efforts: Identifying Opportunities for Undergraduate and Medical Student Involvement in Infectious Diseases. Open Forum Infect Dis, 10(9), ofad439. (Read full article)
    4. Hemond JA, Franchek-Roa KM, Caplin DA, Hobson WL (2021). Teen Actors Teaching Communication Skills. Cureus, 13(11), e19515. (Read full article)
    5. Hobson WL, Gordon RJ, Cabaniss DL, Richards BF (2021). Documenting Educational Impact in the Promotion Dossier with an Enhanced Curriculum Vitae. J Contin Educ Health Prof, 42, 47-52. (Read full article)
    6. Ryujin D, Spackman J, Honda TJ, Valentin V L, Dalton D, Laguan M, Hobson WL, Rodrguez JE (2021). Increasing Racial and Ethnic Diversity at the University of Utah Physician Assistant Program. Fam Med, 53(5), 372-375. (Read full article)
    7. Hobson WL, Olson LM, Hopf HW, Winter LC, Byington CL (2021). "The Adjunct Faculty Are Our Lifeblood" An Institution's Response to Deliver Value to Volunteer Community Faculty. Fam Med, 53(2), 133-138. (Read full article)
    8. Lamb SM, Chow CJ, Richards B, Wilson RD, Hobson-Rohrer W (2020). Coached Peer Review: Beneficial for Early Career Faculty, Not Just Learners. Acad Med, 95(4), 490-491. (Read full article)
    9. Oettgen B, Ruch-Ross H, Barrett HA, Bennett-Tejes D, Palmer K, Hobson WL (2019). The Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) Program: A 25-Year Retrospective. Pediatrics, 143(6). (Read full article)
    10. Hobson WL, Hoffmann-Longtin K, Loue S, Love LM, Liu HY, Power CM, Pollart SM (2019). Active Learning on Center Stage: Theater as a Tool for Medical Education. MedEdPORTAL, 15, 10801. (Read full article)
    11. Kocolas I, Hobson W, Daftary A, King M, Bale JF (2019). The Evolving Educational Challenge: Balancing Patient Numbers, Conference Attendance, Sleep, and Resident Wellness. Acad Pediatr, 19(8), 855-856. (Read full article)
    12. Andoni L, Hobson WL, Carey JC, Dent KM (2018). Training Methods for Delivering Difficult News in Genetic Counseling and Genetics Residency Training Programs. J Genet Couns, 27(6), 1497-1505. (Read full article)
    13. Rana J, Sullivan A, Brett M, Weinstein AR, Atkins KM (2018). Defining curricular priorities for student-as-teacher programs: A National Delphi Study. Med Teach, 40(3), 259-266. (Read full article)
    14. De Biase I, Diaz-Ochu M, Rindler M, Hobson-Rohrer WL (2017). Introduction to Biochemical Genetics from the Clinical Laboratory Prospective: A Case-Based Discussion. MedEdPORTAL, 13, 10586. (Read full article)
    15. Kocolas I, Day K, King M, Stevenson A, Sheng X, Hobson W, Bruse J, Bale J Jr (2017). Shift Schedules and Intern Work Hours, Patient Numbers, Conference Attendance, and Sleep at a Single Pediatric Residency Program. Acad Pediatr, 17(2), 149-152. (Read full article)
    16. Hoffman BD, Barnes M, Ferrell C, Gellin C, Lichtenstein C, Donnelly J, Kaczorowski J (2016). The Community Health and Advocacy Milestones Profile: A Novel Tool Linking Community Pediatrics and Advocacy Training to Assessment of Milestones-Based Competence in Pediatric Residency Training. Acad Pediatr, 16(4), 309-13. (Read full article)
    17. Nelson K, Goodwin K, State R, Hobson-Rohrer W (2016). Child Tobacco Smoke Exposure: Interventions for Busy Physicians. http://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10344. MedEdPORTAL, 2016(12), 10344.
    18. Clark M, Hobson-Rohrer WL, Benenson B, Stein R (2015). EMPOWER Curriculum: Teaching Effective Use of Community Resources for Children with Special Health Care Needs. http://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.9993. MedEdPORTAL, 2015(11), 9993.
    19. Starmer AJ, Spector ND, Srivastava R, West DC, Rosenbluth G, Allen AD, Noble EL, Tse LL, Dalal AK, Keohane CA, Lipsitz SR, Rothschild JM, Wien MF, Yoon CS, Zigmont KR, Wilson KM, OToole JK, Solan LG, Aylor M, Bismilla Z, Coffey M, Mahant S, Blankenburg RL, Destino LA, Everhart JL, Patel SJ, Bale JF Jr, Spackman JB, Stevenson AT, Calaman S, Cole FS, Balmer DF, Hepps JH, Lopreiato JO, Yu CE, Sectish TC, Landrigan CP, I-PASS Study Group (11/6/2014). Changes in medical errors after implementation of a handoff program. 2014 Nov 6;371(19):1803-12. doi: 10.1056/NEJMsa1405556. N Engl J Med, 371(19), 1803-12.
    20. Walvoord E, Hobson-Rohrer WL, Bogdewic S (2014). Getting Promoted: Turning your Clinical Work into Scholarship; http://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.9694. MedEdPORTAL, 2014(10), 9694.
    21. Okelo SO, Siberry GK, Solomon BS, Bilderback AL, Yamazaki M, Hetzler T, Ferrell CL, Dhepyasuwan N, Serwint JR (2014). Asthma treatment decisions by pediatric residents do not consistently conform to guidelines or improve with level of training. Acad Pediatr, 14(3), 287-93. (Read full article)
    22. Soares NS, Hobson WL, Ruch-Ross H, Finneran M, Varrasso DA, Keller D (2013). The influence of Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) program on community pediatrics. Pediatrics, 133(1), e205-12. (Read full article)
    23. Hobson-Rohrer WL, Samson-Fang L (2013). Down syndrome. Pediatr Rev, 34(12), 573-4; discussion 574. (Read full article)
    24. Sheets KM, Baty BJ, Vzquez JC, Carey JC, Hobson WL (2012). Breaking difficult news in a cross-cultural setting: a qualitative study about Latina mothers of children with down syndrome. J Genet Couns, 21(4), 582-90. (Read full article)
    25. Diener ML, Hobson-Rohrer WL, Byington CL (2012). Kindergarten Readiness and Performance of Latino Children Participating in Reach Out and Read. J Community Med Health Educ, 2(3), 133.
    26. Hobson WL, Carey JC, Bale JF Jr (2011). Academy of pediatric education and leadership: preparing leaders for educational innovation. Pediatrics, 128(1), 1-4. (Read full article)
    27. Hobson WL, Bruse J, Bale JF Jr (2011). Creating flexibility in pediatric resident education. Pediatrics, 127(6), 1088-93. (Read full article)
    28. Habis A, Hobson WL, Greenberg R (2010). Cerebral sinovenous thrombosis in a toddler with iron deficiency anemia. Pediatr Emerg Care, 26(11), 848-51. (Read full article)
    29. Krugman SD, Parra-Roide L, Hobson WL, Garfunkel LC, Serwint JR (2009). Spanish-speaking patients perceive high quality care in resident continuity practices: a CORNET study. Clin Pediatr (Phila), 48(3), 304-10. (Read full article)
    30. Byington CL, Hobson WL, Olson L, Torres-Nielsen G, Winter K, Ortiz KA, Buchi KF (2008). The good habit of reading (El Buen Habito de la Lectura): parental reactions to an enhanced Reach Out and Read program in a clinic for the underserved. J Health Care Poor Underserved, 19(2), 363-8. (Read full article)
    31. Hobson WL, Knochel ML, Byington CL, Young PC, Hoff CJ, Buchi KF (2007). Bottled, filtered, and tap water use in Latino and non-Latino children. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, 161(5), 457-61. (Read full article)
    32. 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)
    33. Kato M, Ratcliffe E, Hobson WL (2004). Agricultural Pesticide Exposure and its negative health effects on children. 1(1), 12-14.

    Book Chapter

    1. Block B, Hobson-Rohrer WL (2021). Conflict Management. In Gibson J, Freeman E, Ripley B, Jacqueline Hill, J, Brazeau C, Rowland M, Best B, Love J, Runge, C (Eds.), AAMC Group on Faculty Affairs (GFA) Leadership Guide for Faculty Affairs Professionals. Washington DC: Association of American Medical Colleges.
    2. Stowers K, Hobson-Rohrer WL, Woodbury A (2021). Affording Formula. In Goldman-Luthy J. (Ed.), Medical Home Portal. Salt Lake City: University of Utah.
    3. Goldman-Luthy J, Norlin C, Hemond JA, Hobson-Rohrer WL, Fox J, Egusquiza J (2019). Optimal Clinical Coding for CYSHCN. In Norlin CE (Ed.), Medical Home Portal. Salt Lake City: University of Utah.

    Case Report

    1. Tawfik D, Hobson WL (2018). Group A Streptococcal Pyomyositis in a Previously Healthy Six-year-old Girl. Cureus, 10(2), e2168. (Read full article)

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