Matthew L. Moench, MD

Languages Spoken: English, Russian

Growing up in Salt Lake City, Dr. Moench was introduced to psychiatry at the breakfast table by two other Dr. Moenches -- his father and grandfather, both of whom were psychiatrists. More formally, he completed medical school at the University of Virginia and residency at Stanford University, where he served as Chief Resident and received extensive training in mood disoders, psychopharmacology and women's health. During his time at Stanford, Dr. Moench was named Resident of the Year.

After determining the beaches of California didn't quite compare to the mountains of Utah, Dr. Moench returned to Salt Lake City. Dr. Moench is now sees patients in the University of Utah's UNI Downtown Behavioral Health Clinic, which he founded in 2006. Dr. Moench has been the recipient of the department's 2012 Clinical Award, the 2013 Excellence in Clinical Supervision Award the the 2015 Teaching Excellence Award. He is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

Dr. Moench serves as a supervising physician for medical students and resident psychiatrists. He is the medical director of the Resident Continuity clinic and the medical director for the UNI Behavioral Health Network. In addition to his clinical duties, Dr. Moench teaches psychopharmacology to training psychiatrists and graduate students. He has lectured on mental illness to numerous Utah groups including at the annual Generations conference. Dr. Moench is also active in the Utah Psychiatric Association, where he serves as the president.

Dr. Matthew Moench completed medical school at the University of Virginia and residency at Stanford University, where he served as Chief Resident and received extensive training in mood disoders, psychopharmacology and women's health. During his time at Stanford, Dr. Moench was named Resident of the Year. Dr. Moench now sees patients in the University of Utah's UNI Downtown Behavioral Health Clinic, which he founded in 2006. He also serves as the medical director of the Resident Continuity Clinic and as the medical director for the UNI Behavioral Health Network. Dr. Moench was the recipient of the department's 2012 Clinical Award, the 2013 Supervision Award, the 2015 Teaching Award and is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Moench is also serving as president of the Utah Psychiatric Association.