Kamile M. Weischedel

Kamile M. Weischedel, MD

Languages spoken: English, Turkish

Clinical Locations

Huntsman Mental Health Institute (formerly UNI)

801-583-2500

  • Kamile Melek Weischedel, MD, Assistant Professor (Clinical), earned her medical degree at University of Istanbul. She then spent 3 years in psychiatry residency in her home country before she moved to the United States. She worked as a postdoc research associate at Yale University before coming to the University of Utah Department of Psychiatry to complete her residency training. During residency, Dr. Weischedel was involved in teaching medical students and fellow residents and her interest areas include neuromodulation (ECT, TMS, Ketamine), addiction psychiatry, teaching and tele-psychiatry. She was the Track IV Director for the University of Utah medical students between 2017 and 2021. She is board-certified in Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

    Specialties

    Board Certification

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

  • Kamile Melek Weischedel, MD, Assistant Professor (Clinical), earned her medical degree at University of Istanbul. She then spent 3 years in psychiatry residency in her home country before she moved to the United States. She worked as a postdoc research associate at Yale University before coming to the University of Utah Department of Psychiatry to complete her residency training. During residency, Dr. Weischedel was involved in teaching medical students and fellow residents and her interest areas include neuromodulation (ECT, TMS, Ketamine), addiction psychiatry, teaching and tele-psychiatry. She was the Track IV Director for the University of Utah medical students between 2017 and 2021. She is board-certified in Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Psychiatry -Primary
    Academic Divisions Adult Psychiatry
    Board Certification
    American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Psychiatry)
    Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
    National Board of Medical Examiners

    Education history

    Certification University of Utah Clinical Teaching Certificate - University of Utah Certification
    University of Utah David Eccles of School of Business Certification
    Post Graduate Training Psychiatry - University of Utah Resident
    Psychiatry - University of Utah Intern
    Residency Psychiatry - Bakırköy Psychiatric Hospital Resident
    Medicine - University of Istanbul M.D.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. 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.
    2. Oka F, Weischedel K, Bakian A, Mickey BJ (2022). Treatment-Resistant Mood Disorders in LGBTQ People: A Retrospective Study of Clinical Features and Response to Electroconvulsive Therapy. J Clin Psychiatry, 83(4).
    3. Palmese LB, Ratliff JC, Reutenauer EL, Tonizzo KM, Grilo CM, Tek C (2013). Prevalence of night eating in obese individuals with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. Compr Psychiatry, 54(3), 276-81.
    4. Ratliff JC, Palmese LB, Tonizzo KM, Chwastiak L, Tek C (2012). Contingency management for the treatment of antipsychotic-induced weight gain: a randomized controlled pilot study. Obes Facts, 5(6), 919-27.

    Book Chapter

    1. Hershenberg R, Rapaport M, Weischedel K (2022). Identification and management of anxious depression in patients with treatment-resistant depression. In Hershenberg R|Rapaport M|Weischedel K (Ed.), Managing Treatment-Resistant Depression: Road to Novel Therapeutics (pp. 415-440).

    Case Report

    1. Durns T, Rich B, Benson C, Mickey B, Weischedel K (2020). A Case of Biopharmaceutical-induced Catatonia and The Implication of a Novel Mechanism  . J ECT, 36(2), e29-e30.