Kristi Kleinschmit
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Kristi Kleinschmit, MD

Languages spoken: English, Spanish

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

Huntsman Mental Health Institute

501 Chipeta Way
Salt Lake City , UT 84108
801-583-2500
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Redwood Health Center

1525 West 2100 South
Salt Lake City , UT 84119
801-213-9900
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West High School Clinic

241 N 300 W
Salt Lake City , UT 84103
801-646-9378
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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.

Specialties

Board Certification

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

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Psychiatry -Associate Professor (Clinical)
Pediatrics -Adjunct Associate Professor
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
Residency Triple Board - University of Utah School of Medicine Resident
Internship Triple Board - University of Utah School of Medicine Intern
Professional Medical Medicine - Tulane University M.D.
Undergraduate Psychology - South Dakota State University B.S.

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Kim J, Duong KNC, Duru EE, Weir R, Manotas K, Kleinschmit K, Fischer A, Weir P, Wilson FA (2025). Impact of COVID-19 on Incident Depression and Anxiety: A Population-Based Observational Study Using Statewide Claims Data. Healthcare (Basel), 13(14).
  2. Kim J, Ben-Umeh KC, Weir R, Manotas K, Kleinschmit K, Fischer A, Weir P, Wilson F (2024). Evaluating the risk of sleep disorders in subjects with a prior COVID-19 infection. PLoS One, 19(10), e0311929.
  3. Kim J, Kelley J, Kleinschmit K, Richards N, Adams T (2022). Development of dementia in patients who underwent bariatric surgery. Surg Endosc, 37(5), 3507-3521.
  4. 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.

Book Chapter

  1. Kleinschmit K and Gray D (2026). "Mentoring and Career Counseling for Residents". In Matthew Macaluso, L. Joy Houston, J. Mark Kinzie, Deborah S. Cowley (Eds.), Graduate Medical Education in Psychiatry, 2nd Edition. Springer Link.

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.

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