Awards, Grants, & Announcements

Michael Hales, MPA, has been named Chief Financial Officer for University of Utah Health Plans, effective January 1, 2026.

Grace Lim, MD, MSc, MBA has been appointed chair of the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, & Pain Medicine at the University of Utah.

Surgeons have successfully completed the first patient procedure using a new, minimally invasive technology designed to repair hard-to-treat cartilage injuries.

Erin Fox received EDSA's Lifetime Achievement Award for her groundbreaking work preventing drug shortages and improving medication access nationwide.

University of Utah Health’s AirMed Perinatal Team won a national award for excellence, recognizing their innovative approach to neonatal and pediatric care.

Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to...

Rachel Hess, MD, MS, has been named the inaugural System Chief Research Officer for University of Utah Health.

Michael C. Flynn has been appointed as the Interim Director of the Utah Health Research Network (UHRN), the Practice-Based Research Network within the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine (DFPM)...

The new research will leverage nearly 40,000 blood samples to learn how blood pressure control could change the course of aging.

James M. Hotaling, MD, has been named the inaugural Chief Innovation Officer for University of Utah Health, effective September 1, 2025.

For the 16th consecutive year, University of Utah Health has been recognized as a top performer in the 2025 Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Ranking by Vizient, Inc.

With a 10M yuan award, equivalent to about $1.41M, the WLA prize is one of the largest scientific awards in the world.

Kathy Wilets, MPA, has been named System Chief Communications Officer and Joe Borgenicht has been named System Chief Marketing Officer for University of Utah Health.

The Department of Family and Preventive Medicine (DFPM) at the University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine is pleased to announce the establishment of the Joseph B. Stanford...

Charles (Chuck) Ray, MD, PhD, has been named Interim Chair of the Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences in the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of...