Julie K. Thomas
( out of 195 reviews )

Julie K. Thomas, MD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

University of Utah Hospital

Rheumatology, Area E
50 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City , UT 84132
801-581-7724
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Sugar House Health Center

1280 E. Stringham Avenue
Salt Lake City , UT 84106
801-581-2000
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South Jordan Health Center

5126 West Daybreak Parkway
South Jordan , UT 84009
801-213-4500
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  • Julie K. Thomas, M.D. is an assistant professor in the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Utah. She is a clinical rheumatologist who sees patients with systemic autoimmune conditions and inflammatory arthritis. She has a particular interest in quality improvement in patient care.

    She received a Bachelor’s degree in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, and her Medical degree at New Jersey Medical School Newark, NJ. She completed her internal medicine residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas and her rheumatology fellowship at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. She practiced rheumatology in Reno, Nevada prior to joining the University of Utah School of Medicine in 2016.

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Internal Medicine
    National Board of Medical Examiners
    American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Rheumatology)

    Patient Rating

    4.9 /5
    ( out of 195 reviews )

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    The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

    Patient Comments

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    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    Dr Thomas listens very carefully.

    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    Dr. Thomas is kind, caring, professional, and knows her field. She is thorough, flexible, and listens attentively and patiently. I feel very strongly that I have a partner in health care.

    UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

    Shes an awesome doctor.

    UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

    Doctor Thomas is a very caring and competent doctor who takes to time to really listen to me.

    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    Along with the long wait time, once my rheumatologist came in the room she offered no apology for my wait. She gave me approximately 10 minutes of her time. I felt like my symptoms were discounted. She ordered blood work and told me she would call me with the results. I had the blood drawn and the results appeared in mychart shortly thereafter. She never called me to go over the results. Very disappointing.

    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    I adore Dr. Thomas. She always makes me feel comfortable and always provide excellent care.

    Sugar House Health Center

    Anything rated "good" was because whatever is happening with my symptoms has yet to be figured out.

    Sugar House Health Center

    Dr Thomas is very knowledgeable in her field. She is wonderful at explaining options, as well as very compassionate and thoughtful

    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    Dr Thomas does the best however it's hard because I hurt with the diease I got wish she could do better

  • Julie K. Thomas, M.D. is an assistant professor in the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Utah. She is a clinical rheumatologist who sees patients with systemic autoimmune conditions and inflammatory arthritis. She has a particular interest in quality improvement in patient care.

    She received a Bachelor’s degree in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, and her Medical degree at New Jersey Medical School Newark, NJ. She completed her internal medicine residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas and her rheumatology fellowship at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. She practiced rheumatology in Reno, Nevada prior to joining the University of Utah School of Medicine in 2016.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Internal Medicine -Associate Professor (Clinical)
    Academic Divisions Rheumatology
    Board Certification
    American Board of Internal Medicine
    National Board of Medical Examiners
    American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Rheumatology)

    Education history

    Undergraduate Molecular Biology and Biochemistry; Minor: English - Rutgers University¿New Brunswick B.A.
    Professional Medical Medicine - New Jersey Medical School M.D.
    Residency Internal Medicine - Baylor College of Medicine Resident
    Fellowship Rheumatology - Emory University School of Medicine Fellow

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Radic M, Thomas J, McMillan S, Frech T (2021). Does sublingual microscopy correlate with nailfold videocapillaroscopy in systemic sclerosis? Clin Rheumatol, 40(6), 2263-2266. (Read full publication)
    2. Thomas J, Radic M, Tucker JR, Overbury R, Frech TM (2020). Raynaud Phenomenon in Systemic Sclerosis: Does Digital Thermal Monitoring Correlate to Specific Nailfold Videocapillaroscopy Abnormalities? J Rheumatol, 48(2), 247-250. (Read full publication)
    3. Thomas J, Battistone, M, Barker, (2022). Identifying Key Items in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus for Undergraduate Medical Education: A Consensus Study. JAHSE:PRE, 5,
    4. Luebker S, Frech TM, Assassi S, Skaug B, Gordon JK, Lakin K, Bernstein EJ, Luo Y, Steen VD, Shah AA, Hummers LK, Richardson C, Moore DF, Khanna D, Castelino FV, Chung L, Kapoor P, Hant FN, Shanmugam VK, VanBuren JM, Alvey J, Harding M, Shah A, Makol A, Lebiedz-Odrobina D, Thomas JK, Volkmann ER, Molitor JA, Sandorfi (2023). CONQUER Scleroderma: association of gastrointestinal tract symptoms in early disease with resource utilization. Rheumatology (Oxford, England), 62(10), 3433-3438. (Read full publication)
    5. Thomas JK, Colbert-Getz J, Bonnett R, Sakaeda M, Hurtado JM, Chow (2024). "What's Next in My Arc of Development?": An Exploratory Study of What Medical Students Need to Care for Patients of Different Backgrounds. Teaching and learning in medicine, 1-11. (Read full publication)
    6. Reynolds R, Knight J, Dorsey B, Phillips C, Kharkar V, Blickensderfer K, Keyser C, Hatch B, Connelly E, Decker J, Diamond L, Battistone M, Barker A, Thomas J (2024). Utilizing the Delphi Method to Develop Undergraduate Medical Education Learning Objectives to Address Medical Care of Gender and Sexually Diverse Individuals. Cureus,
    7. Allsop VL, Gaumnitz J, Xing C, Goold E, Thomas J (2025). Myositis Due to Parvovirus B19: A Case Report and Literature Review. Cureus,
    8. Chow CJ, Wadsworth R, Ryujin D, Vo M, Thomas JK (2024). "Where are you really from?": a qualitative study of Asian American medical provider experiences. . Advances in health sciences education,

    Conference Proceedings

    1. Tomie A, Cunha C, Thomas J, Benjamin D, Pohorecky (1997). Effects of A Autoshaping Procedures on Monoamine Levels in Rats. 23(1-2), 1857.

    Abstract

    1. Radic M, Thomas J, Frech T (2019). Comparison of Automated Capture and Analysis System of Sublingual Microvessels and Nailfold Videocapillarscopy for Microvascular Assessment in Systemic Sclerosis [Abstract]. Arthritis Rheumatol, 71(suppl 10), 1645.
    2. Pritchett Q, Overbury R, Lebiedz-Odrobina D, Thomas J, Braaten T, Clardy S, Elgort M, Spivak E, Slev P, Peterson L, Frech T (2020). Assessing Cytokine Profiles and COVID Serology in Patients on Immunosuppression to Guide Care Recommendations. 72,
    3. Frech T, Ou Z, Thomas J, Presson A (2020). Clinical Bedside Tools to Assess Systemic Sclerosis Vasculopathy: Can Digital Thermal Monitoring and Sublingual Microscopy Identify Patients with Current or past Digital Ulcers? . 2020(72),
    4. Thomas J, Lebiedz-Odrobina D, Register K, Ferrara F, Barlow D, Riddle A, Miller K (2020). Lessons Learned Through Rapid Quality Improvement for Telehealth Implementation in an Academic Rheumatology Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic . 2020(72),
    5. Albalwi M, Brintz B, Beddhu S, Thomas (2021). Covid 19 Mortality and Hospitalization Risk in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases.
    6. Thomas J, Colbert-Getz J, Bonnett R, Sakaeda M, Hurtado J, Chow (2022). Adding "Diverse" cases in the curriculum is not enough: Applications of Harro's Cycle of Socialization and Liberation to Determine How to Prepare Students to Care for Diverse Patient Populations.
    7. Reynolds R, Bleckensderfer K, Keyser L, Philips C, Diamond L, Thomas (2022). Work in Progress: Developing Sexual and Gender Minority Health Learning Objectives for Undergraduate Medical Education.
    8. Chow CJ, Wadsworth R, Ryujin D, Vo M, Thomas (2023). Asian American healthcare professionals' experiences with racism. .
    9. Thomas J, Battistone M, Barker (2023). Sifting through Complexity in a Methodological Manner: Identifying Key Items in Teaching a Chronic Disease Through Consensus.
    10. Reynolds R, Dorsey B, Knight J, Kharkar V, Phillips C, Blickensderfer K, Keyser C, Diamond L, Thomas (2023). Using Consensus to Update Learning Objectives for Caring for Gender and Sexually Diverse Persons in Undergraduate Medical Education .
    11. Chow, Candace J. PhD, Wadsworth, Rebekah, Ryujin, Darin MS, MPAS, PA-C, Vo, Michelle MD, Thomas, Julie M (2023). Experiences of Asian American Health Care Professionals in Utah: An Exploratory Study of an “Overrepresented” but “Under researched” Population. Academic Medicine 98(11S):p S196-S197, November 2023. | DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000005407.

    Report

    1. Julie K. Thomas, Paloma F. Cariello, Kalani L. Raphael, Kevin S. Shah, Justin D. (JD) Smith, Michelle P. Debbink, Gita Suneja, April F. Mohanty, Candace J. Chow, Tiffany F. H (2024). Practical Applications of Patient Race and Ethnicity in Medical Education, Research and Healthcare Delivery.

    Video/Film/CD/Web/Podcast

    1. Thomas, Julie Kallikkada (2021). The Fight of His Life.
    2. Tidwell, M and Hill, E (2025). Julie Thomas (No. 18) [Audio podcast episode]. In Women in White Coats Podcast. Spotify. https://open.spotify.com/show/4yKR07p7z1BizNqeiN8pgW.

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