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November 22, 2021

The Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation is honoring two Moran Eye Center student physician-scientists with grants to support research projects during their medical school residencies at the University of Utah.

October 20, 2021

For the 12th consecutive year, University of Utah Health ranks in the top 10 nationally of the prestigious 2021 Vizient Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Award.

October 07, 2021

University of Utah Health has earned the “Most Wired” recognition, according to The College of Healthcare Information Management (CHIME). The CHIME Digital Health Most Wired program conducts an annual survey to assess how effectively healthcare organizations apply core and advanced technologies into their clinical and business programs to improve health and care in their communities.

August 23, 2021

The University of Utah Health, the Mountain West’s only academic healthcare system, announced today that Sheri McPhee, CPC CPC-I, Quality Assurance and Compliance Manager for Revenue Cycle Support Services, was recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of this year’s Top 25 Innovators.

December 04, 2020

Samuel R.G. Finlayson, MD, MPH, MBA has been appointed Associate Vice President (AVP) for Clinical Affairs and Chief Clinical Officer for University of Utah Health (U of U Health). The appointment, effective December 1, 2020, was announced by Michael L. Good, Senior Vice President for Health Sciences and CEO of U of U Health.

November 30, 2020

Amy Locke, MD, FAAFP, professor of Family and Preventive Medicine, has been named Chief Wellness Officer (CWO) for University of Utah Health. The appointment, effective November 1, 2020, was announced by Michael L. Good, Senior Vice President of Health Sciences and CEO of U of U Health.

September 01, 2020

Kristina Callis Duffin M.D., current co-chair of the University of Utah’s Department of Dermatology, has been named full chair effective August 1, 2020. Callis Duffin will oversee all clinical, research, and education programs in the department.

August 31, 2020

University of Utah Health today announced their “LGBTQ Health Care Equality Top Performer” designation from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC). The designation was awarded in the 13th edition of HRC’s Healthcare Equality Index (HEI), released today. A record 765 health care facilities actively participated in the HEI 2020 survey. Of those included in the HEI, 193 earned an “LGBTQ Health Care Equality Top Performer” designation.

January 02, 2020

Robin Mark Shaw, MD, PhD, has been named Director of the Nora Eccles Harrison Cardiovascular Research & Training Institute (CVRTI) at University of Utah Health. The Institute has been at the forefront of medical research in cardiovascular disease for more than five decades, generously supported over these years by the Nora Eccles Treadwell Foundation, Nora Eccles Harrison and Richard A. Harrison.

November 04, 2019

Kristen L. Carroll M.D. was awarded the Sherman S. Coleman, M.D. Presidential Endowed Chair in Pediatric Orthopaedics in the Department of Orthopaedics at the University of Utah. An endowed chair is a recognition of academic distinction and excellence, and provides the means to attract, retain, and honor distinguished faculty members.

October 08, 2019

The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) has selected John A. Moran Eye Center physician-researcher Paul S. Bernstein, MD, PhD, as the recipient of its 2020 Mildred Weisenfeld Award.

September 20, 2019

University of Utah Health Ranked Top 10 in the Nation for 10 Years in a Row

July 31, 2019

Physicians around the country voted the John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah one of the nation’s top eye hospitals in the U.S. News & World Report 2019-2020 Best Hospitals for Ophthalmology rankings.

July 09, 2019

A world-renowned expert in age-related macular degeneration (AMD) with the John A. Moran Eye Center’s Sharon Eccles Steele Center for Translational Medicine (SCTM) will hold a prestigious Jon M. Huntsman Presidential Chair at the University of Utah.

June 18, 2019

The John A. Moran Eye Center recently honored seven of its University of Utah faculty scholars who hold endowed chairs and professorships and the generous donors who made the positions possible.

June 13, 2019

Since 1956, the Knights Templar Eye Foundation has supported research and helped launch the careers of clinical and basic researchers focused on the prevention and cure of potentially blinding diseases in infants and children.

June 04, 2019

University of Utah Health’s Stroke Center has been re-certified by the DNV GL. This certification demonstrates a commitment to excellence through a disciplined management system and the best clinical settings including imaging, rehabilitation, emergency departments, etc.

May 22, 2019

Maia Hightower, M.D., has been voted as one of the most powerful women in Healthcare IT for 2019.

April 25, 2019

University of Utah Hospital has been recognized as one of America’s top 100 great hospitals by Becker’s Hospital Review.

April 25, 2019

University of Utah Health is recognized as one of America’s Best Employers by Forbes for the second year running.

February 22, 2019

University of Utah Health’s Department of Orthopaedic surgery was ranked number one in the nation by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research (BRIMR) rankings for 2018. This is the first time that a University of Utah Health department has received a top BRIMR ranking.

October 19, 2017

Carrie Byington, MD, whose world-class work as a clinician researcher in pediatric infectious disease, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM).