A. Michael Henrie

Dr. Devon Nixon is a board certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic foot and ankle surgeon and an assistant professor of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery. He is also the fellowship director for the orthopedic surgery foot ankle fellowship. He specializes in orthopedic foot and ankle care with a particular interest in sports-related injuries and lower extremity trauma, including care of collegiate and professional athletes. His main goals in treatment are to improve patient function and quality of life whether through non-operative care or, if needed, with surgery. He sees patients and operates at both the University Orthopedic Center and the South Jordan Health Center. Originally from Michigan, he graduated with distinction from the University of Virginia, and after college, worked at the National Institutes of Health as a research fellow. He attended medical school at the University of Michigan where he graduated with academic distinction and was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) honor society. He completed his residency training at Washington University in St. Louis where he received a clinician-scientist grant from the Orthopedic Research Education Fund (OREF) and was awarded the resident research award. He was an orthopedic foot and ankle fellow at the University of Utah training under Drs. Timothy Beals, Florian Nickisch, and Charles Saltzman. After training, he practiced in Boise, Idaho before returning to the University of Utah in 2021. He has been in practice since 2019. His research has been published in leading orthopedic surgery journals with a focus on patient-reported outcomes. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, committee member of the American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS), journal reviewer for Foot and Ankle International, and a member of the Emerging Leaders Program of the American Orthopedic Association (AOA). Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his family.

Dr. Marcela C. Smid is a highly regarded specialist in Maternal-Fetal Medicine and addiction medicine based in South Jordan, Utah. With extensive training and a focus on substance use disorders during pregnancy, she leads the SUPeRAD specialty prenatal clinic, offering comprehensive care to pregnant and postpartum individuals. Dr. Smid's academic and research engagement is marked by her contributions to perinatal addiction, maternal mortality, and mental health management, further enhancing her holistic approach to patient care. As an Assistant Professor at the University of Utah, she plays a vital role in both education and clinical practice, earning consistently high patient satisfaction ratings for her compassionate and attentive care. Generated from the website

Erinn Kim, MD is an Assistant Professor within the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Utah specializing in craniofacial surgery. She attained her medical degree at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. From there she completed a general surgery residency at UCSF Fresno and is board certified in General Surgery. She then completed a plastic surgery residency at the University of Utah followed by a fellowship in craniofacial surgery at the University of California San Diego.