Jade M. Nunez

Dr. Lauren H. Theilen is a specialist in the management of high-risk pregnancies. She provides comprehensive prenatal care, consultations, and follow-up services through various stages of pregnancy and postpartum. She is currently accepting new patients. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Theilen, please call the women's health center at 801-213-2995. Her clinical and research interests focus on hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, the implications of pregnancy on future health, enhancing postpartum care and managing alloimmunization. She is actively involved in the University of Utah Virtual Prenatal Care Program, which offers personalized and convenient prenatal visits via telehealth. Additionally, Dr. Theilen contributes as an "e-consultant" through Project CORE, an initiative designed to broaden access to subspecialty care by providing e-consults to primary care and OB providers. Dr. Theilen earned her Bachelor of Arts in the Plan II Liberal Arts Honors Program from the University of Texas at Austin, followed by her Medical Doctorate from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. She completed her residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology at Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University in St. Louis, where she also served as Chief Resident. She then subspecialized by completing a fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine and also earned an MSCI at the University of Utah. Dr. Theilen is board-certified in Obstetrics & Gynecology and holds a subspecialty certification in Maternal-Fetal Medicine from the American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology. In her academic role as an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology, Dr. Theilen trains medical students, residents, and fellows at the University of Utah, sharing her knowledge and passion for Maternal-Fetal Medicine. Her approach to teaching and patient care emphasizes evidence-based practices and the importance of patient relationships. Dr. Theilen has earned funding from the NIH and other sponsors to support her research on optimizing postpartum maternal cardiovascular health after hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. She is working to develop patient-centered, effective interventions to promote health and wellness in the postpartum period and beyond for women who have experienced pregnancy complications.

Dr. Morrell bridges the gap between technical research on new methods of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and real world patient care in the clinical practice of radiology. He completed a PhD degree at Stanford University in Electrical Engineering, where his research focused on new methods of MRI. He also completed medical school at Stanford and radiology residency and fellowship at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Diagnostic Radiology, and is a practicing board certified radiologist. For the past six years, Dr. Morrell has worked as a faculty member in the Radiology Department at University of Utah Health Care where he splits his time between the clinical practice of radiology and cutting edge laboratory research into new methods of MRI. His clinical specialties include CT, ultrasound, and MRI of the abdomen and pelvis and MRI of the breast. He is a Huntsman Cancer Institute investigator and a member of the Experimental Therapeutics program. Current research interests include development of new MRI technologies applied to improved MRI of the breast for detection of breast cancer.

Dr. Rodan is a general nephrologist specializing in disorders of the kidney, electrolytes and high blood pressure. She has served as Chief of the Division of Nephrology & Hypertension at University of Utah Health since 2024.