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D. Richard Martini

D. Richard Martini, MD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

  • Eccles Primary Children’s Outpatient Services Building

    801-313-7711
  • Primary Children's at Wasatch Canyons Campus

    801-313-7711
  • Primary Children's Hospital

    801-313-7711
  • D. Richard Martini, M.D. was Division Chief , Pediatric Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Department of Pediatrics from 2008 until 2020, University of Utah School of Medicine. He was also Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Primary Children’s Hospital. He is currently faculty in the Division of Pediatric Psychiatry and Behavioral Health and continues to work at Primary Children's Hospital. Dr. Martini graduated from John Hopkins University and received his medical degree from the University of Nebraska School of Medicine. He completed his residency in General Psychiatry and fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at University of Pittsburgh Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is board certified: AM BD Psychiatry & Neurology - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and AM BD Psychiatry & Neurology – Psychiatry. Dr. Martini participated in several national initiatives involving collaboration between pediatrics and child and adolescent psychiatry and served as Councilor-at-Large for the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP); ABPN General and Child Psychiatry Examiner; and is currently President of the American Association of Directors of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Dr. Martini’s clinical and academic interests focus on the psychiatric care of physically ill children and adolescents. . He is a recipient of the AACAP Simon Wile Award for consultation-liaison work and is a Fellow of the AACAP and the American Psychiatric Association.

    Specialties

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Psychiatry - Emeritus
    Academic Divisions
  • D. Richard Martini, M.D. was Division Chief , Pediatric Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Department of Pediatrics from 2008 until 2020, University of Utah School of Medicine. He was also Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Primary Children’s Hospital. He is currently faculty in the Division of Pediatric Psychiatry and Behavioral Health and continues to work at Primary Children's Hospital. Dr. Martini graduated from John Hopkins University and received his medical degree from the University of Nebraska School of Medicine. He completed his residency in General Psychiatry and fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at University of Pittsburgh Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is board certified: AM BD Psychiatry & Neurology - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and AM BD Psychiatry & Neurology – Psychiatry. Dr. Martini participated in several national initiatives involving collaboration between pediatrics and child and adolescent psychiatry and served as Councilor-at-Large for the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP); ABPN General and Child Psychiatry Examiner; and is currently President of the American Association of Directors of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Dr. Martini’s clinical and academic interests focus on the psychiatric care of physically ill children and adolescents. . He is a recipient of the AACAP Simon Wile Award for consultation-liaison work and is a Fellow of the AACAP and the American Psychiatric Association.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Psychiatry -Emeritus
    Academic Divisions

    Research interests

    • Primary Care-Mental Health Integration
    • Delirium
    • Psychosomatic Medicine
    • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

    Education history

    Research Fellow Psychiatry - University of Pittsburgh Research Fellow
    Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - University of Pittsburgh Fellow
    Residency Psychiatry - University of Pittsburgh Resident
    Pediatric Psychiatry - University of Pittsburgh Intern
    Professional Medical Medicine - University of Nebraska - Omaha M.D.
    Natural Sciences - Johns Hopkins University B.A.