A.T. Still University, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
Kirksville, MO- Doctor of Osteopathic MedicineMay 2009
Curriculum vitae
Erik Gulbrandsen, DO
ABFM Board Certified Family Medicine
395 W Cougar Blvd, 6th Floor, Provo, Utah 84604Clinic 801.373.3300
Updated February 2026
BYUFamily Medicine Clerkship Director, BYU School of Medicine
ABFMBoard certified, family medicine
2024Utah Physician of the Year, Utah Academy of Family Physicians
2024Preceptor of the Year, Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine
Education
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT- Bachelor of Science in Economics9/2000 – 8/2004, 9/1997 – 12/1997
Residency
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL- Chief Resident5/2010 – 6/2012
- Resident, specialty in Family Medicine7/2009 – 6/2012
Experience
Intermountain Health Utah Valley Clinic Family Medicine
Provo, UT- Family Medicine Physician7/2015 – Present
- Medical Director2020 – Present
- Laboratory Director2016 – Present
- Traditional family medicine. Supervising clinic physicians and operations.
- CLIA-waived laboratory director for most of the Sorenson Tower clinics.
Intermountain Healthcare Intermountain Community Care Team
Provo, UT- Family Medicine1/2016 – 2/2019
- Collaborate and support care of the highest risk patients in Utah County.
Intermountain Healthcare Home Health and Hospice
Provo, UT- Medical Director7/2015 – 6/2017
- Provide medical management of adult and pediatric hospice patients.
Intermountain Healthcare Home Health and Hospice
Parowan, UT- Medical Director12/2013 – 7/2015
- Provide medical management of adult and pediatric hospice patients.
Intermountain Healthcare Canyon View Clinic
Parowan, UT- Family Medicine7/2012 – 7/2015
PPC Champion, EMR Champion, Member Physician Advisory Council
- Traditional family medicine.
Iron County Nursing Home
Parowan, UT- Medical Director10/2012 – 7/2015
- Oversaw medical care for patients.
- Coordinate care with patients, families, nursing staff, and hospice staff.
- Supervised quality improvement.
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL- Chief Resident5/2010 – 6/2012
- Resident, specialty in Family Medicine7/2009 – 6/2012
A.T. Still University, Information Technology
Kirksville, MO- Student Employee, Help Desk1/2005 – 7/2007
- Provided computer support to medical students.
Brigham Young University, Office of Information Technology
Provo, UT- Senior Agent, Student Services7/2002 – 8/2004
- Provided computer support for students.
- Trained and supervised student employees.
Licensure
- Utah 8247212-1204 — Osteopathic Physician, current
- Illinois 125-056713 — temporary training license, expired
Academic Appointments
Brigham Young University School of Medicine
Provo, UT- Family Medicine Clerkship Director6/2026 – Present
- Part-time Faculty6/2026 – Present
Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Clinical Adjunct Assistant Professor2024 – Present
- Train 3rd-year medical students in my family medicine clerkship, 8–16 per academic year.
Rocky Vista University
- Adjunct Clinical Faculty2019 – 2024
- Train 3rd-year medical students in my family medicine clerkship, 2 per academic year.
Committee Memberships
Intermountain Health
- Ambulatory HEAL Committee9/2025 – Present
Identify areas for harm prevention in clinical medicine.
- Digital Front Door Advisory Council5/2019 – 1/2020
Provide counsel and insight on the development of Intermountain Healthcare’s new mobile app for patients, MyHealth+. Council ended with the formal release of the app.
- Geographic Committee10/2018 – 7/2019
Helped coordinate the value-based care model alongside SelectHealth with local healthcare organizations’ medical directors and executives, including Revere Health, Premiere Family Medicine, and Intermountain Health.
- High Blood Pressure Development Team9/2013 – 2018
Helped develop the care process model for management of high blood pressure and monitored corporate-wide metrics.
- Medical Information Committee9/2012 – 2016
This committee reviewed and approved enhancements to the electronic medical record. We evaluated vendors for a new electronic medical record. We acted as liaisons for medical group physicians for product development.
- Physician Advisory Council7/2012 – 7/2015
Leadership council for the clinics in Southern Utah.
- Personalized Primary Care Physician Champion7/2014 – 7/2015
Led the local Personalized Primary Care project at the Canyon View Clinic.
Southern Illinois University
- Program Director Selection Committee9/2011 – 12/2011
I interviewed candidates for the Program Director position at my residency program and provided recommendations to the Chair of the Department of Community and Family Medicine.
- Patient Centered Medical Home Committee7/2009 – 6/2012
This committee is responsible for preparing the clinic to become an NCQA Patient Centered Medical Home. My responsibility was Standard 2 (Patient tracking and registry functions) and Standard 8 (Performance Reporting and Improvement). I wrote an application using SQL queries from the data from our Electronic Medical Record to meet both standards. This allowed detailed and specific information not obtainable from inside the medical record, but only as edge development. On a monthly basis, my reports were used to proactively contact our patients to inform them of missing health maintenance items. These same reports provided monthly performance reports to the providers.
- Information Technology Committee7/2009 – 6/2012
This committee is responsible for the clinical improvement of our EMR to achieve meaningful use requirements. Database configuration, progress note template changes, workflow improvements, e-prescribing, and web-based access were discussed and implemented through this committee.
- Recruitment Committee7/2009 – 6/2012
This committee is responsible for resident candidate recruitment. I interviewed the resident candidates and actively participated in ranking the resident candidates.
Southern Illinois Healthcare
- Clinical Practice Improvement Committee5/2010 – 6/2012
This hospital system committee focuses on improving patient care through workflow changes, medication reconciliation improvements, updating medical interventions, improving current care practices, and seeking further hospital certifications. All hospital system committees report to this committee.
- Bioethics Committee5/2010 – 6/2012
This hospital committee meets quarterly to discuss ethical situations related to patient care and provide a resource to physicians that consulted our committee.
- Medical Records Utilization Review7/2009 – 7/2011
This hospital system committee focuses on improving utilization of hospital resources and improving our medical documentation to ensure adequate reimbursement for utilized hospital resources. The committee also reviews compliance with Joint Commission core measures and peer-led medical documentation legibility inquiries.
A.T. Still University OPTI
- Osteopathic Graduate Medical Education Executive Committee5/2010 – 6/2012
This committee meets monthly to manage the University residency training programs and to provide supervision for site visits and corrective action plans.
Awards
- 2024 Utah Academy of Family Physicians — Utah Physician of the Year
- 2024 Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine Preceptor of the Year
- 2011 H. Winter Griffith Scholarship for Excellence in Practice Improvement and Patient-centered Care, American Academy of Family Physicians and Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
- Above and Beyond Humanitarian Service Award, A.T. Still University
- Student D.O. of the Year — two-time nominee, A.T. Still University
Professional Memberships
- American Academy of Family Physicians
- Utah Academy of Family Physicians
Research / Publications
- E Gulbrandsen, J. Terry, J. Suzewits. “Quality and Availability of Websites for AOA Residency Programs in Comparison to ACGME Programs.” Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. 2009 January; 109 (1): 40–60.
- Gulbrandsen E, Smaga S. “Do procalcitonin levels help differentiate bacterial meningitis from viral meningitis in the child with fever?” Evidence-Based Practice. 2013; 16(12):12.
Presentations
- Utah Valley Family Medicine Residency, “Sleep Related Breathing Disorders,” Provo, UT; July 3, 2025
- Intermountain Healthcare Mental Health Retreat, “The Patient Experience: Lessons learned from House Call Medicine,” Murray, UT; August 28, 2015
- Intermountain Healthcare Clinical Learning Day, “Hypertension Care Process Model”; St. George, UT
- Intermountain Healthcare Personalized Primary Care Annual Conference, “Patient Engagement: Archimedes IndiGO”; St. George, UT; November 5, 2013
- CARAT Seminar, Southern Utah University, “Technology in Medicine,” Cedar City, Utah; January 24, 2013
- Intermountain Healthcare Personalized Primary Care Annual Conference, “Population Management Conferences”; Salt Lake City, UT; November 2, 2012
- Society of Teachers of Family Medicine 2011 Conference on Practice Improvement, “Population Management,” Newport Beach, California; December 1–4, 2011
- Society of Teachers of Family Medicine 2011 Conference on Practice Improvement, “Multiple Approaches to Improving Quality In a FMRP,” Newport Beach, California; December 1–4, 2011
- McKesson Physician Practice Solutions User Group Meeting 2011, “ODBC Reporting: Population Management,” Orlando, Florida; accepted for presentation October 17–18, 2011
- SIU School of Medicine Updates in Primary Care, “Technology Toolkit for the Primary Care Clinician,” Carbondale, Illinois; May 4, 2011
- Illinois Academy of Physician Assistants CME 2010, “Technology in Medicine,” Carbondale, Illinois; November 6, 2010
Quality Improvement
I wrote a software application for SIU Family Medicine whereby providers could easily view their patients that were missing health maintenance items, chronic lab monitoring, or were uncontrolled. Providers could also view their patients that were missing Joint Commission core measure items.
Personal History
- Hobbies — Maeser Prep High School head baseball coach, computer networking, web design, database management
- Other languages — Portuguese, Spanish
- Computer languages — SQL, HTML
- Former member of Brigham Young University Cross Country team, 1997