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Dr. Kirk Ute Knowlton, MD

Cardiovascular Disease, Internal Medicine
41 years of experience
Ihc Hospitalist Group 5121 S Cottonwood St, Murray, UT 84107

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Brief Intro

Dr. Knowlton is the Chief of the Division of Cardiology at UC San Diego and the Edith and William M. Perlman Chair in Clinical Cardiology. He is a general cardiologist with a research and clinical interest in infectious causes of heart failure such as viral myocarditis. In addition, he has had an important role in the Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy Program at UCSD performing diagnositic heart catheterizations and pulmonary angiograms on the patients being considered for pulmonary thromboendarterectomy. Experience: Dr. Knowlton is a professor of medicine and has been named to "Best Doctors in America" each year from 2005 to 2010. In addition to his clinical interests, Dr. Knowlton has an active molecular and cellular biology laboratory studying heart diseases related to viral infection, immunity, and the intercalated discs in heart cells. He is the principal investigator on an Institutional Training Grant and a Program Project Grant from the National Institutes of Health.

Education Background

RESIDENCY

Ucsd Medical Center

MEDICAL SCHOOL

University Of Utah School Of Medicine - 1984

Languages Spoken

Spanish
Chinese

Location & Hours

Utah Pathology Services Inc
5121 S Cottonwood St, Murray, UT 84107

Specialties Treated

Cardiovascular Disease
Internal Medicine

Conditions Addressed

Venous Embolism and Thrombosis
Ischemic Heart Disease
Cirrhosis
Cardiomyopathy
Septicemia
Hypertension (HTN)
Fractures, Dislocations, Derangement, and Sprains
Cardiac Arrhythmia
Obesity
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
Pulmonary Embolism
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Anxiety Phobic Disorders
Anemia
Hypothyroidism
Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter
Metabolic Syndrome
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)
Pneumonia
Disorders of Lipoid Metabolism
Chronic Renal Disease
Acute Renal Failure
Constipation
Mitral Valvular Disease
Heart Failure

Procedures Performed

Pacemaker and Defibrillator Procedures

Insurance Accepted

* Insurance information may change frequently. Please verify directly with the provider (doctor/clinic).

Prominence Health Plan
Humana
Physicians Mutual
Molina Healthcare

Cancer 5
Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery 6
Orthopedics 11
Neurology & Neurosurgery 7
Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 9
Pulmonology & Lung Surgery 8
Diabetes & Endocrinology 3
Children's Hospital 2
Urology 8
Psychiatry 12
Geriatrics 7
Rehabilitation 10
Obsterics & Gynecology 1
Ophthalmology 1
Ear, Nose & Throat 1
Long Term Care 3
Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) 15