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Kristi Kleinschmit
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Kristi Kleinschmit, MD

Languages spoken: English, Spanish

Clinical Locations

Redwood Health Center

Salt Lake City
801-213-9900

West High School Clinic

Salt Lake City
801-646-9378
  • Kristi Kleinschmit, MD, Associate Professor (Clinical), graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana. She completed a Triple Board internship/residency at the University of Utah School of Medicine, and holds American Board certifications in Pediatrics, Adult Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Dr. Kleinschmit is an attending at the University of Utah Huntsman Mental Health Institute providing clinical services for children and adolescents at the partial hospital level. As well, she is a consulting psychiatrist to primary care providers across the state of Utah through the CALL-UP psychiatric consultation line. She is working with the University of Utah College of Nursing and Juvenile Justice Services and has been partnering with the Department of Educational Psychology to further School Mental Health programs. She is the Vice Chair of Education for the Huntsman Mental Health Institute/University of Utah Department of Psychiatry, and is the training program director for the Triple Board and Child Psychiatry Training Programs. Her academic interests include outcomes for combined training graduates, mentorship, and improving access to clinical services.

    Board Certification

    American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
    American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Child & Adolescent Psychiatry)
    American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Psychiatry)
  • Kristi Kleinschmit, MD, Associate Professor (Clinical), graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana. She completed a Triple Board internship/residency at the University of Utah School of Medicine, and holds American Board certifications in Pediatrics, Adult Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Dr. Kleinschmit is an attending at the University of Utah Huntsman Mental Health Institute providing clinical services for children and adolescents at the partial hospital level. As well, she is a consulting psychiatrist to primary care providers across the state of Utah through the CALL-UP psychiatric consultation line. She is working with the University of Utah College of Nursing and Juvenile Justice Services and has been partnering with the Department of Educational Psychology to further School Mental Health programs. She is the Vice Chair of Education for the Huntsman Mental Health Institute/University of Utah Department of Psychiatry, and is the training program director for the Triple Board and Child Psychiatry Training Programs. Her academic interests include outcomes for combined training graduates, mentorship, and improving access to clinical services.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Psychiatry -Primary
    Pediatrics -Adjunct
    Academic Divisions Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
    Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine
    Board Certification
    American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
    American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Child & Adolescent Psychiatry)
    American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Psychiatry)

    Education history

    Clinical Teacher - University of Utah Certification
    Chief Resident Triple Board - University of Utah School of Medicine Chief Resident
    Triple Board - University of Utah School of Medicine Resident
    Internship Triple Board - University of Utah School of Medicine Intern
    Medicine - Tulane University M.D.
    Undergraduate Psychology - South Dakota State University B.S.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Kagabo R, Kim J, Zubieta JK, Kleinschmit K, Okuyemi K (2019). Association between smoking, and hospital readmission among inpatients with psychiatric illness at an academic inpatient psychiatric facility, 2000-2015. Addict Behav Rep, 9, 100181. (Read full article)

    Letter

    1. Kleinschmit K, ODonohoe J, Meadows A, Hunt J (2022). The Triple Board Program: Perspective on a Successful Pilot. [Letter to the editor]. Acad Psychiatry, 46(1), 93-94. (Read full article)