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Nicholas Whipple, MD, MPH, received his medical degree from the University of Mississippi School of Medicine in Jackson, MS. After completing his pediatric residency at the University of Utah and Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City, UT, Dr. Whipple completed 3 years of fellowship training in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and 1 year of Fellowship training in Pediatric Neuro-Oncology at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, TN. During fellowship training, Dr. Whipple also earned a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University. Dr. Whipple joined the faculty of the University of Utah in 2017, where he is currently an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology. He serves as the Medical Director of Pediatric Neuro-Oncology at Primary Children’s Hospital and the University of Utah. He also serves as the Principal Investigator for the Pacific Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Consortium (PNOC) in Utah (1 of 18 sites in the nation), where he oversees all PNOC clinical trials in Utah. Dr. Whipple’s clinical focus is in pediatric neuro-oncology, histiocytic disorders, and rare tumors. He has authored several publications and book chapters on a variety of topics in both pediatric hematology and oncology. His research primarily focuses on pediatric neuro-oncology, hereditary cancer syndromes, and improving the treatment of children with central nervous system tumors using molecularly targeted therapies. He is currently working to develop early phase clinical trials for children with recurrent malignant central nervous tumors. Dr. Whipple is board certified in both Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology-Oncology.

Dr. Jeremy Meier is the Chief of Pediatric Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery for University of Utah Health and Primary Children's Hospital. His clinical practice encompasses all areas of complicated ENT problems in children. Dr. Meier thrives on managing children with complex airway and breathing problems and craniofacial disorders. He enjoys treating children with genetic syndromes and is grateful for the relationships with his patients and parents. Dr. Meier’s clinical practice is centered at Primary Children’s Hospital. He also sees patients at the outpatient clinic in Lehi. He has clinical interests and special expertise in laryngotracheal reconstruction, airway and swallowing problems, children with syndromes such as achondroplasia and Down syndrome, sinus disorders, congenital neck masses, facial trauma, and cleft lip and palate. Dr. Meier grew up in Salt Lake City. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry from Brigham Young University, and graduated summa cum laude from St. Louis University School of Medicine. He completed his residency in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the University of California Davis Medical Center. Following residency, Dr. Meier completed a fellowship in pediatric otolaryngology at the Medical University of South Carolina. Here, he gained expertise in all areas of pediatric otolaryngology and congenital disorders of the head and neck. As a faculty member at the University of Utah School of Medicine, an integral portion of Dr. Meier's work is training the next generation of physicians and surgeons. Dr. Meier was awarded the Leland P. Johnson Teaching Award by the Otolaryngology Residency Program in 2016. His research focuses on improving value for common pediatric otolaryngology conditions so that we can make healthcare better and safer at lower costs, and he is currently funded through the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Improving health for the underserved population, both locally and internationally, is important to Dr. Meier. He currently volunteers at the Maliheh Clinic in Salt Lake City and travels annually to Cape Coast, Ghana where he helps train a local surgeon to improve otolaryngology care in Ghana. When he is not working he spends time with his wife and three children boating, enjoying the outdoors, or playing sports.

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