Byron D. Bair
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Byron D. Bair, MD

Languages spoken: Spanish, English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

University of Utah Hospital

Psychiatry
50 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City , UT 84132
801-581-7951
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Dr. Bair has been working in the field of geriatrics and psychiatry since 1991 when he began working at the Salt Lake City VA Medical Center. He has a strong interest in rural health, and, in 2008, was selected to direct one of three new VA Rural Health Resource Centers to better understand rural health issues for veterans and develop special practices and products to provide better care to veterans living in rural areas. Dr. Bair is the Director of the Veterans Rural Health Resource Center – Western Region housed at the VAMC in Salt Lake City. Dr. Bair also has many research interests, with a focus on developing novel care delivery models for older adults that improve patient focused care, quality of care outcomes, and have a positive impact on resource utilization and costs. Received ACLS certification in 2012 from http://www.aclscertification.com

Specialties

Board Certification

American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Geriatric Medicine)
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Sub: Geriatric)

Dr. Bair has been working in the field of geriatrics and psychiatry since 1991 when he began working at the Salt Lake City VA Medical Center. He has a strong interest in rural health, and, in 2008, was selected to direct one of three new VA Rural Health Resource Centers to better understand rural health issues for veterans and develop special practices and products to provide better care to veterans living in rural areas. Dr. Bair is the Director of the Veterans Rural Health Resource Center – Western Region housed at the VAMC in Salt Lake City. Dr. Bair also has many research interests, with a focus on developing novel care delivery models for older adults that improve patient focused care, quality of care outcomes, and have a positive impact on resource utilization and costs. Received ACLS certification in 2012 from http://www.aclscertification.com

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Internal Medicine -Professor (Clinical)
Psychiatry -Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions Geriatrics
Adult Psychiatry
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Geriatric Medicine)
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Sub: Geriatric)

Education history

Undergraduate Biology and Chemistry - Utah State University B.S.
Graduate Training Psychology - Utah State University M.S.
Professional Medical Medicine - University of Utah Hospital School of Medicine M.D.
Graduate Training Business Administration - University of Utah M.B.A.
Residency Psychiatry and Internal Medicine - West Virginia University Hospital Resident
Chief Resident Psychiatry - West Virginia University Chief Resident
Chief Resident Internal Medicine - West Virginia University Chief Resident

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Brooks E, Manson SM, Bair B, Dailey N, Shore J (2012). The diffusion of telehealth in rural American Indian communities: a retrospective survey of key stakeholders. Telemedicine journal and e-health, 18(1), 60-6.
  2. West AN, Lee RE, Shambaugh-Miller MD, Bair BD, Mueller KJ, Lilly RS, Kaboli PJ, Hawthorne (2010). Defining "rural" for veterans' health care planning. The Journal of rural health, 26(4), 301-9.
  3. Juretic M, Hill R, Luptak M, Rupper R, Bair B, Floyd J, Westfield B, Dailey N (2010). Reaching out to older veterans in need: the Elko clinic demonstration project. The Journal of rural health, 26(4), 325-32.
  4. Luptak M, Dailey N, Juretic M, Rupper R, Hill RD, Hicken BL, Bair B (2010). The Care Coordination Home Telehealth (CCHT) rural demonstration project: a symptom-based approach for serving older veterans in remote geographical settings. Rural and remote health, 10(2), 1375.

Review

  1. Hill RD, Luptak MK, Rupper RW, Bair B, Peterson C, Dailey N, Hicken B (2010). Review of Veterans Health Administration telemedicine interventions. The American journal of managed care, 16(12 Suppl HIT), e302-10.

Report

  1. J. Shore, E. Brooks,H. Anderson, B. Bair, N. Dailey, L. Jeanne Kaufmann, S. Manso (2012). Characteristics of Telemental Health Service Use by American Indian Veterans.