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Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
University of Utah School of Medicine

81 North Mario Capecchi Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84113
contact address
https://healthcare.utah.edu/fad/mddetail.php?physicianID=u0647137

Biosketch:

Dr. Kristina Suorsa-Johnson received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Oklahoma State University with practicum training at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. She completed internship at Hennepin Healthcare and her Postdoctoral Fellowship in Pediatric Psychology at the University of Michigan with a focus on patients with a difference of sex development (DSD). DSD are congenital conditions where the development of chromosomal, gonadal, or anatomic sex is atypical.

Dr. Suorsa-Johnson is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Utah School of Medicine and is in the Division of Pediatric Behavioral Health. Her specific clinical interests are in the delivery of psychoeducational and behavioral health services to children and adults with DSD, and their families. Her research interests include understanding and supporting patient and family decision making within DSD.

No conflicts of interest (02/15/2023)

Selected Bibliography:

Gardner Melissa, Brinkman William B., Carley Meg, Liang Noi, Lightfoot Sophie, Pinkelman Kendra, Speiser Phyllis W., Schafer-Kalkhoff Tara, Suorsa-Johnson Kristina I., VanderBrink Brian, Weidler Erica M., Wisniewski Jessica, Stacey Dawn, Sandberg David E.
Decisional support needed when facing tough decisions: Survey of parents with children having differences of sex development.
Frontiers in Urology. 2023;3. / Full Text

Weidler EM, Gardner M, Suorsa-Johnson KI, Schafer-Kalkhoff T, Rutter MM, Sandberg DE, van Leeuwen K.
Surgical Decision-Making for Individuals with Differences of Sex Development: Stakeholders’ Views.
Frontiers in Urology. 2023;3. / Full Text

Lightfoot Sophie, Carley Meg, Brinkman William, Gardner Melissa D., Gruppen Larry D., Liang Noi, Pinkelman Kendra, Speiser Phyllis W., Suorsa-Johnson Kristina I., VanderBrink Brian, Wisniewski Jessica, Sandberg David E., Stacey Dawn.
Co-creating a suite of patient decision aids for parents of an infant or young child with differences of sex development: A methods roadmap.
Frontiers in Urology. 2022;2. / Full Text

Suorsa KI, Mullins AJ, Tackett AP, Reyes KJ, Austin P, Baskin L, Bernabé K, Cheng E, Fried A, Frimberger D, Galan D, Gonzalez L, Greenfield S, Kropp B, Meyer S, Meyer T, Nokoff N, Palmer B, Poppas D, Paradis A, Yerkes E, Wisniewski AB, Mullins LL.
Characterizing Early Psychosocial Functioning of Parents of Children with Moderate to Severe Genital Ambiguity due to Disorders of Sex Development.
J Urol. 2015;194(6):1737-42. PubMed abstract / Full Text

Suorsa-Johnson KI, Gardner MD, Baskin A, Gruppen LD, Rose A, Rutter MM, Schafer-Kalkhoff T, Stacey D, van Leeuwen KD, Weidler EM, Sandberg DE.
Defining successful outcomes and preferences for clinical management in differences/disorders of sex development: Protocol overview and a qualitative phenomenological study of stakeholders' perspectives.
J Pediatr Urol. 2022;18(1):36.e1-36.e17. PubMed abstract / Full Text