Brent J. Christensen

Background

Christensen, Brent J. was born on April 21, 1954 in Salt Lake City. Son of James D. and Betty M. (Schoenfeld) Christensen.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. Utah, 1978; Doctor of Medicine, U. Utah, 1984.

Career

Intern, St. Joseph Hospital, Denver, 1984-1985; surgical resident, St. Joseph Hospital, Denver, 1984-1989; general surgeon, Bryner Clinic, Salt Lake City, since 1989. Director intermountain endosurg. institute Doctor of Science Hospital, Salt Lake City, since 1991, chair division general surgery, since 1994, vice chair department surgery, since 1994. Assistant clinical professor U. Utah, Salt Lake City, since 1994.

President-elect medical staffLDS Hospital, 1997, president since 1998. Medical director Latter- Day Saints (Mormons) Hospital Endocscopy Laboratory, since 1996.

Achievements

• Brent J. Christensen has been listed as a noteworthy Surgeon by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American College of Surgeons. Member American Medical Association, Utah Medical Association, Salt Lake County Medical Society, Southwestern Surgical Congress, Society American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgery, Society of Lapasoendoscopic Surgeons.

Connections

Married Sharon K. Lewis, June 29, 1979. Children: Kelci, Jamie, Jordan, Chase, Dayne.

Father:

James D. Christensen

Mother:

Betty M. (Schoenfeld) Christensen

Spouse:

Sharon K. Lewis

child:

Kelci Christensen

child:

Dayne Christensen

child:

Jordan Christensen

child:

Jamie Christensen

child:

Chase Christensen