Rana Jawish
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Rana Jawish, MD

Languages spoken: English

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Huntsman Mental Health Institute

Huntsman Mental Health Institute Downtown Behavioral Health Clinic
Salt Lake City
801-583-2500

  • Rana Jawish, MD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, and the Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology at the University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine. She serves as the mental health faculty lead for the Stillbirth Center of Excellence and as affiliate faculty for the Program of Addiction Research, Clinical Care, Knowledge, and Advocacy (PARCKA). As an addiction-trained perinatal psychiatrist practicing at Huntsman Mental Health Institute, her clinical interest focuses on improving women’s mental health and expanding access to mental health care for pregnant women with substance use and mood disorder. Her research advances innovative neuromodulation modalities including Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) for the treatment of perinatal substance use and mood disorder with a specific focus in developing a breakthrough treatment to address the ongoing epidemic of methamphetamine use disorder and to improve morbidity and mortality in pregnant women with methamphetamine use disorder and mood disorder. She is also interested in identifying existing barriers and factors that are facing this underserved, vulnerable, understudied patient population. Dr. Jawish is board-certified in Psychiatry and board-eligible in Addiction Psychiatry with the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Jawish has recently been named a member of the VPCAT Scholar program for the 2024-2026 cohort.

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Psychiatry)
    Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates

  • Rana Jawish, MD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, and the Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology at the University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine. She serves as the mental health faculty lead for the Stillbirth Center of Excellence and as affiliate faculty for the Program of Addiction Research, Clinical Care, Knowledge, and Advocacy (PARCKA). As an addiction-trained perinatal psychiatrist practicing at Huntsman Mental Health Institute, her clinical interest focuses on improving women’s mental health and expanding access to mental health care for pregnant women with substance use and mood disorder. Her research advances innovative neuromodulation modalities including Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) for the treatment of perinatal substance use and mood disorder with a specific focus in developing a breakthrough treatment to address the ongoing epidemic of methamphetamine use disorder and to improve morbidity and mortality in pregnant women with methamphetamine use disorder and mood disorder. She is also interested in identifying existing barriers and factors that are facing this underserved, vulnerable, understudied patient population. Dr. Jawish is board-certified in Psychiatry and board-eligible in Addiction Psychiatry with the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Jawish has recently been named a member of the VPCAT Scholar program for the 2024-2026 cohort.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Psychiatry -Primary
    Internal Medicine -Adjunct
    Obstetrics & Gynecology -Adjunct
    Academic Divisions Adult Psychiatry
    Epidemiology
    Board Certification
    American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Psychiatry)
    Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates

    Education history

    Fellowship Addiction Psychiatry - University of Utah School of Medicine, Huntsman Mental Health Institute Fellow
    General Psychiatry Program - University of Utah School of Medicine, Huntsman Mental Health Institute Chief Resident
    Residency General Psychiatry Program-Research Track - University of Utah School of Medicine, Huntsman Mental Health Institute Resident
    Psychiatry - University of Minnesota Medical School Resident
    Internship Clinical Pain Management - Cincinnati Comprehensive Pain Center Intern
    Maternal Fetal Medicine - Cincinnati Children's Fetal Care Center Clinical Research Fellow
    Residency Obstetrics & Gynecology - Syrian Ministry of Health State Hospitals Resident
    Medicine - Damascus University School of Medicine M.D.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Rana Jawish, MD, Abdelrahman G Tawfik, MS, Brian Mickey, MD, PhD, Adam Gordon, MD, MPH, Marcela Smid, MD, Casey Tak, PhD, MPH (Submitted). Cost-effectiveness of transcranial magnetic stimulation compared to combination injectable naltrexone and bupropion for the treatment of methamphetamine use disorder during pregnancy. (Epub ahead of print) Drug Alcohol Depend.
    2. Emily DiBlasiErin A Kaufman, Sam WebsterEmily E Hagn, Andrey A Shabalin, Danli Chen, Seonggyun Han, Rana JawishEric Monson, Michael StaleyBrooks R Keeshin, Anna R DochertyAmanda V Bakian, Akiko Okifuji, Hilary Coon (Under Review). Phenome - Wide diagnostic Comparison among suicide deaths and living individuals with chronic pain diagnosis  . (Epub ahead of print) BMC Med.
    3. Jawish R, Smid M, Gordon A, Shangraw K, Mickey BJ (2024). Prolonged transcranial magnetic stimulation in a pregnant patient with treatment-resistant depression: a case report. J Med Case Rep, 18(1), 512. (Read full article)
    4. Horton C, Jawish R, Nynas J (2024). Medication for Addiction Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy by Primary Care Obstetricians. Harv Public Health Rev (Camb), 85, https://doi.org/10.54111/0001/GGGG3.
    5. Tadler SC, Jones KG, Lybbert C, Huang JC, Jawish R, Solzbacher D, Kendrick EJ, Pierson MD, Weischedel K, Rana N, Jacobs R, Vonesh LC, Feldman DA, Larson C, Hoffman N, Jessop JE, Larson AL, Taylor NE, Odell DH, Kuck K, Mickey BJ (2023). Propofol for treatment resistant depression: A randomized controlled trial. (Read full article)
    6. Endres L, DeFranco E, Conyac T, Adams M, Zhou Y, Magner K, ORourke L, Bernhard KA, Siddiqui D, McCormick A, Abramowicz J, Merkel R, Jawish R, Habli M, Floman A, Magann EF, Chauhan SP, CAOG FAR Research Network (2015). Association of Fetal Abdominal-Head Circumference Size Difference With Shoulder Dystocia: A Multicenter Study. AJP Rep, 5(2), e099-104. (Read full article)

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