Pediatric Specialty Care

Nancy Murphy, MD, FAAP, FAAPMR completed her undergraduate work at Rutgers University in 1985 and earned her MD at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) in 1990. She went on to complete a dual residency program in Pediatrics and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) at UMDNJ, and subsequently attained board certifications in Pediatrics, PM&R and Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine. Dr. Murphy initiated her clinical and academic career at VCU/Medical College of Virginia and Children’s Hospital of Richmond in 1995, and then joined the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Utah’s School of Medicine in 2001.

Currently, Dr. Murphy is a Clinical Professor, Chief of the Division of Pediatric Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Adjunct Faculty in PM&R at the University of Utah. She serves as the Pediatric Medical Director at South Davis Community Hospital. She developed and directs the Pediatric Comprehensive Care Program, a unique service of coordinated subspecialty care for children with complex, chronic conditions and high medical fragility at Primary Children’s Hospital (PCH). She is an active member of PCH’s Ethics Committee.

As the Immediate Past Chairperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics’ (AAP) Council on Children with Disabilities, she has authored and lectured widely on the topics of adapted sports and recreation, partnerships in coordinated care, medical homes for children with cerebral palsy, and pediatric home healthcare. She is an active member of the AAP, the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr. Murphy’s research career focuses on the health, function and quality of life of children with disabilities and their families. As a CMS Innovation Advisor, she focuses on models of high value healthcare delivery for children with medical complexity and disabilities. She has published over 50 articles, chapters, case reports, editorials and abstracts.

Nancy Murphy, MD, FAAP, FAAPMR is a Professor of Pediatrics, Chief of the Division of Pediatric Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Utah School of Medicine. Since joining the faculty in 2001, she has been the Medical Director of the Pediatric Transitional Care Program at South Davis Community Hospital. In 2007, she established the Comprehensive Care Program at Primary Children’s Hospital for children with complex conditions and disabilities, often with technology dependencies. She is the Immediate Past Chair of Council of Children with Disabilities, a national committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Throughout her career as a pediatric physiatrist, Dr. Murphy has focused her clinical and academic work on the care of children with disabilities, in the context of their families and communities.

Dr. Brinton graduated from Harvard College with honors in Biology, and completed medical school at the University Of Utah School Of Medicine, where she also did her residency in categorical Pediatrics. As a third-year resident, she received the “Golden Apple” award for teaching medical students. She was a partner with Utah Valley Pediatrics in Orem, Utah for several years, where she also worked with Family Medicine residents at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center. While in private practice, she participated in UPIQ quality-improvement projects in asthma, ADHD and Medical Home. Currently, she works in inpatient medicine at both Primary Children’s Medical Center and South Davis Community Hospital, where she works with and teaches medical students, Pediatric and Family Medicine residents caring for hospitalized children.

Dr. Brinton has a special interest in working with families and children with special healthcare needs, and in preventive health education and child health advocacy. She volunteers for the Utah Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (UAAP) both as a CATCH (Community Access to Child Health) grant co-facilitator and to provide pediatrician testimony on child-health bills at the yearly State Legislature. She represents the UAAP to the Utah Medical Association’s Council of Trustees and serves as the physician representative on the Utah State Medicaid Drug Utilization Review Board.

Dr. Brinton cares for children as a general pediatrician at South Davis Community Hospital and a Hospitalist at Primary Children’s Medical Center. She has a special interest in disease prevention, child advocacy and the comprehensive care of children with special healthcare needs

Dr. Brinton graduated from the University Of Utah School Of Medicine and completed residency in categorical Pediatrics at the institution. She was a partner with Utah Valley Pediatrics (UVPEDS) in Orem, Utah, for 5 ½ years before leaving practice to care for her family. While in practice, she participated in UPIQ quality-improvement projects in asthma, ADHD and Medical Home, and applied for and was awarded a grant from the Utah Chapter of the American Lung Association for an asthma quality improvement project. She was the chair of the Quality Improvement Committee for UVPEDS her last two years in practice, and served as a volunteer pediatrician at the Utah County United Way free clinic once a month for two years.