Karen Manotas
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Karen Manotas, MD

Languages spoken: English, Spanish, Portuguese

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

Huntsman Mental Health Institute

501 Chipeta Way
Salt Lake City , UT 84108
801-583-2500
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West High School Clinic

241 N 300 W
Salt Lake City , UT 84103
801-646-9378
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Karen Manotas, MD first came to Utah for medical school in 2012. Originally from Boca Raton, Florida, she quickly developed a deep connection to the state, its people, and the outstanding training environment at the University of Utah. She went on to complete medical school, adult psychiatry residency, and child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at the University of Utah and is board-certified in Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

Serving full time in school-based psychiatry and mental health, Dr. Manotas holds a primary appointment in the Department of Psychiatry and an adjunct appointment in the Department of Pediatrics. In both roles, she works to expand access to high-quality child and adolescent psychiatric care across Utah schools, partnering with families, educators, and school systems to support students. Her academic and clinical work centers on program development and systems-level innovation to improve mental health care for children and adolescents. She is passionate about building sustainable school-based psychiatry models that reduce wait times, integrate with primary and behavioral health care, and strengthen the supports surrounding students both at home and in school. Dr. Manotas’ ongoing efforts include workforce development, program evaluation, and advancing evidence-based school mental health practices that create equitable access to psychiatry and improve outcomes for youth and families statewide.

Specialties

Board Certification

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

Karen Manotas, MD first came to Utah for medical school in 2012. Originally from Boca Raton, Florida, she quickly developed a deep connection to the state, its people, and the outstanding training environment at the University of Utah. She went on to complete medical school, adult psychiatry residency, and child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at the University of Utah and is board-certified in Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

Serving full time in school-based psychiatry and mental health, Dr. Manotas holds a primary appointment in the Department of Psychiatry and an adjunct appointment in the Department of Pediatrics. In both roles, she works to expand access to high-quality child and adolescent psychiatric care across Utah schools, partnering with families, educators, and school systems to support students. Her academic and clinical work centers on program development and systems-level innovation to improve mental health care for children and adolescents. She is passionate about building sustainable school-based psychiatry models that reduce wait times, integrate with primary and behavioral health care, and strengthen the supports surrounding students both at home and in school. Dr. Manotas’ ongoing efforts include workforce development, program evaluation, and advancing evidence-based school mental health practices that create equitable access to psychiatry and improve outcomes for youth and families statewide.

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Psychiatry -Assistant Professor (Clinical)
Pediatrics -Adjunct Assistant Professor
Academic Divisions Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Child & Adolescent Psychiatry)
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Psychiatry)

Education history

Undergraduate Biology - Florida Atlantic University B.S.
Graduate Training Biomedical Sciences - Florida Atlantic University M.S.
Professional Medical Medicine - University of Utah School of Medicine M.D.
Residency General Adult Psychiatry - University of Utah School of Medicine Resident
Fellowship Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - University of Utah School of Medicine Fellow

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Lakkaraja M, Berkowitz RL, Vinograd CA, Manotas KC, Jin JC, Ferd P, Gabor J, Wissert M, McFarland JG, Bussel J (2016). Omission of fetal sampling in treatment of subsequent pregnancies in fetal-neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia. American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 215(4), 471.e1-9.
  2. Lakkaraja M, Jin JC, Manotas KC, Vinograd CA, Ferd P, Gabor J, Wissert M, Berkowitz RL, McFarland JG, Bussel J (2016). Blood group A mothers are more likely to develop anemia during antenatal intravenous immunoglobulin treatment of fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia. Transfusion, 56(10), 2449-2454.
  3. Park J, Hirz CE, Manotas K, Hooyman (2013). Nonpharmacological pain management by ethnically diverse older adults with chronic pain: barriers and facilitators. Journal of gerontological social work, 56(6), 487-508.
  4. Park J, Manotas K, Hooyman (2013). Chronic pain management by ethnically and racially diverse older adults: pharmacological and nonpharmacological pain therapies. Pain management, 3(6), 435-54.
  5. Manotas K, Langenecker S, Gundupalli D, Kious B, Schreiner M (2021). Evaluating the Benefit and Challenges of SafeUT with Reducing Bullying in Utah Schools. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 60(10), S223-S224.
  6. Schreiner MW, Farstead BW, Pazdera M, Bakian AV, Kious BM, Manotas KC, Crowell SE, Kaufman EA, Langenecker S (2024). Characteristics of Youth Crisis App Users: Mental Health Service Access and Barriers and Perceptions of Helpfulness. JACAAP Open,
  7. Kim J, Ben-Umeh KC, Weir R, Manotas K, Kleinschmit K, Fischer A, Weir P, Wilson (2024). Evaluating the Risk of Sleep Disorders in Subjects with a Prior COVID-19 Infection. PloS one, 19(10), e0311929.
  8. Kim J, Duong KNC, Duru EE, Weir R, Manotas K, Kleinschmit K, Fischer A, Weir P, Wilson F (2025). Impact of COVID-19 on Incident Depression and Anxiety: A Population-Based Observational Study Using Statewide Claims Data. Healthcare,

Letter

  1. Jin JC, Lakkaraja MM, Ferd P, Manotas K, Gabor J, Wissert M, Berkowitz RL, McFarland JG, Bussel JB (2019). Maternal sensitization occurs before delivery in severe cases of fetal alloimmune thrombocytopenia. [Letter to the editor]. Am J Hematol, 94(8), E213-E215.

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