Jason W. Hunziker, M.D.

Bio

Dr. Hunziker is a graduate of the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City, UT. He completed his residency at the University of Utah School of Medicine and is board-certified in general adult psychiatry and psychosomatic medicine. As an Assistant Professor, clinical track, he supervises psychiatry and family practice residents (including triple board residents) on their clinical rotations and supervises 3rd and 4th year medical students doing clinical clerkships in psychiatry. He teaches a variety of courses for all of the PGY years of psychiatry residents and 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year medical students. Clinically, he serves as an inpatient medical director at UNI, is an inpatient psychiatrist, providing occasional outpatient and consult service care. He currently is the Division Chief of Adult psychiatry, chairs the department’s credentials committee and is the Utah delegate to the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Hunziker is not accepting new patients.

Board Certification and Academic Information

Board Certification and Academic Information

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Academic Bio

Dr. Jason Hunziker did his undergraduate work at the University of Utah and graduated Cum Laude in 1994 with a BS in Anthropology and a Minor in Chemistry. He was inducted into Golden Key and Skull and Bones Honor Societies as an undergraduate. From 1994 to 1998 Jason attended the University of Utah Schoool of Medicine and did his residency from 1998 to 2002 in Psychiatry. He was inducted into the AOA (Alpha Omega Alpha) Honor Medical Society after his intern year and served as Chief Resident in Psychiatry the last year of his residency. He is active in clinical and didactic teaching of residents and medical students and is currently one of the Associate Training Directors of the psychiatry adult residency training program.

Education History

Selected Provider Publications

Journal Article

1. Hunziker J, Wronski TJ, Miller SC (2000). Mandibular bone formation rates in aged ovariectomized rats treated with anti-resorptive agents alone and in combination with intermittent parathyroid hormone. J Dent Res, 79(6), 1431-8.
2. Miller SC, Hunziker J, Mecham M, Wronski TJ (1997). Intermittent parathyroid hormone administration stimulates bone formation in the mandibles of aged ovariectomized rats. J Dent Res, 76(8), 1471-6.

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