Tomas Melicher

Tomas Melicher, MD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

525 Plaza

HMHI (UNI) Downtown Behavioral Health Clinic
801-585-1212

  • Tomas Melicher, MD, Assistant Professor (Clinical), earned his medical degree at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. He initially trained as a psychiatrist at the Bohnice Psychiatric Hospital in Prague, and subsequently worked as a psychiatrist and researcher at the Prague Psychiatric Center and later at the National Institute of Mental Health in Klecany, Czech Republic. After relocating to the United States, Doctor Melicher completed residency in general psychiatry at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, where he was selected for the research track in his final two years of training. He is interested in helping his patients lead fulfilling lives, as well as advancing the field of psychiatry through research and educating medical students and trainees. His research interests include neuro-imaging and neurobiology in psychotic and mood disorders, and he has presented his work at numerous national and international conferences, as well as given invited talks at universities in the United States. Dr. Melicher is board-certified in Psychiatry and is pleased to be a faculty member in the Department of Psychiatry and a clinical provider at the University of Utah Huntsman Mental Health Institute.

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Psychiatry)

  • Tomas Melicher, MD, Assistant Professor (Clinical), earned his medical degree at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. He initially trained as a psychiatrist at the Bohnice Psychiatric Hospital in Prague, and subsequently worked as a psychiatrist and researcher at the Prague Psychiatric Center and later at the National Institute of Mental Health in Klecany, Czech Republic. After relocating to the United States, Doctor Melicher completed residency in general psychiatry at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, where he was selected for the research track in his final two years of training. He is interested in helping his patients lead fulfilling lives, as well as advancing the field of psychiatry through research and educating medical students and trainees. His research interests include neuro-imaging and neurobiology in psychotic and mood disorders, and he has presented his work at numerous national and international conferences, as well as given invited talks at universities in the United States. Dr. Melicher is board-certified in Psychiatry and is pleased to be a faculty member in the Department of Psychiatry and a clinical provider at the University of Utah Huntsman Mental Health Institute.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Psychiatry -Primary
    Academic Divisions Adult Psychiatry
    Board Certification
    American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Psychiatry)

    Education history

    Residency Research Track - University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston Resident
    General Psychiatry - University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston Resident
    Professional Medical Medicine - Charles University, Third Faculty of Medicine MUDr

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Camkurt MA, Melicher T, Mwangi B, Wu MJ, Cao B, Zeni CP, Tannous J, Zunta-Soares G, Hasan K, Sanches M, Soares JC (2021). Investigation of endophenotype potential of decreased fractional anisotropy in pediatric bipolar disorder patients and unrelated offspring of bipolar disorder patients. CNS Spectr, 1-7.
    2. Younes K, Hasan KM, Kamali A, McGough CE, Keser Z, Hasan O, Melicher T, Kramer LA, Schulz PE, Alzheimers Disease Neuroimaging Initiative Researchers (2018). Diffusion Tensor Imaging of the Superior Thalamic Radiation and Cerebrospinal Fluid Distribution in Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. J Neuroimaging, 29(2), 242-251.
    3. Mohr P, Knytl P, Vorkov V, Bravermanov A, Melicher T (2017). Long-acting injectable antipsychotics for prevention and management of violent behaviour in psychotic patients. Int J Clin Pract, 71(9).