Department of Psychiatry

Leonard J. Schmidt, M.D.

Title: Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Current Position: Associate Medical Director, University of Utah Neuropsychiatric Institute, Salt Lake City, UT

Education/Training

  • BS Springfield College, Springfield, MA 1954-58
  • MD Tufts University, Boston, MA 1958-62
  • Intern U.S. Naval Hospital, St. Albans, NY 1962-63
  • Resident in Psychiatry University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 1966-68
  • Chief Resident 1968-69

Certifications

  • American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Psychiatry), Certified - 1975 does not expire
  • National Board of Medical Examiners, Certified - 1963 does not expire

Honors

  • Academic Scholarship, Springfield College - 1955 -1958
  • Bertha Temple Scholar, Tufts University School of Medicine - 1959 -1962
  • Commendation for Outstanding Contribution, Salt Lake VAMC - 1988
  • Excellence in Teaching Award, Psychiatric Residency Program, University of Utah - 1993 -1994
  • R. Jan Stout, M.D. Memorial Award for Excellence in Clinical Psychiatry, Utah Psychiatric Association

Publications

  • Schmidt LJ, Reinhardt AM, Kane RL, Olsen DM. (1977). The mentally ill in nursing homes. New back wards in the community. Arch Gen Psychiatry, 34(6), 687-91.
  • Schmidt LJ, Lowry MR,(1989) The Prevention of Affective Disorders. In Howells JG. (Ed.), Modern Perspectives in the Psychiatry of Depression. New York: Brunner/Mazel
  • Schmidt LJ, Lowry MR,(1993) The Prevention of Affective Disorders: A Current Review. In Kariya T, Nakagarawa M (Eds.), Affective Disorders: Perspectives on Basic Research and Clinical Practice. Tokyo: Seiwa Shoten Publishers and Brunner/Mazel, Inc.
  • Schmidt LJ, Warner B, (2002) Panic: Origins, Insight, and Treatment. Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books
  • Christensen DD, Laitinen LV, Schmidt LJ, Hariz MI, (2002) Anterior capsulotomy for treatment of refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder: results in a young and an old patient. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg, 79(3-4), 234-44.

Academic Activities

  • Retention, Promotions & Tenure, Chair
  • Faculty Liaison with University Medical Billing
  • Compliance adherence (audit coordination), Chair, Compliance Committee
  • Monitor and update Department Fee Schdule
  • Chair's Executive Committee (weekly)
  • Course Master Core Seminar for PGYI-II Residents (Wed AMs)
  • Psychopathology Course - Anxiety Disorders

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