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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
  • 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

    American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Child & Adolescent Psychiatry)
    American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Psychiatry)
  • 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 Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
    Board Certification
    American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Child & Adolescent Psychiatry)
    American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Psychiatry)

    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.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Lisa L Giles, MD and D Richard Martini, MD (10/2017). Essential Elements of a Collaborative Mental Health Training Program for Primary Care. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am, 26(4), 839-850.
    2. Jessica Jeffery, MD, MPH, MBA and D Richard Martini, MD (09/2015). Behavioral Health Integration within Primary Care: A Primer. 2(4), 14.
    3. Parsons SK, Shih MC, Duhamel KN, Ostroff J, Mayer DK, Austin J, Martini DR, Williams SE, Mee L, Sexson S, Kaplan SH, Redd WH, Manne S (2006). Maternal perspectives on children's health-related quality of life during the first year after pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant. J Pediatr Psychol, 31(10), 1100-15. (Read full article)

    Book Chapter

    1. D Richard Martini, MD (2010). Psychiatric Emergencies. In Mina K. Dulcan, M.D. (Eds.), Dulcan's Textbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (1st Edition, pp. 583-594). Arlington: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.
    2. D Richard Martini, MD and John V Lavigne, PhD ABPP (2010). Psychiatric Aspects of Chronic Physical Disorder. In Mina K. Dulcan, M.D. (Eds.), Dulcan's Textbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (1st, pp. 607-621). Arlington: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.
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