William M. McMahon, M.D.

Languages spoken: English

Academic Information

Departments: Psychiatry - Professor Emeritus, Educational Psychology - Adjunct Professor, Psychology - Adjunct Professor

Divisions: Child Psychiatry

Academic Office Information

william.mcmahon@hsc.utah.edu

Board Certification

  • American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Child & Adolescent Psychiatry)
  • American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Psychiatry)
As Chairman of Psychiatry from 2007 until 2015, Dr. McMahon worked to build excellent clinical services and systems of care at the University of Utah. He is Board-Certified in adult psychiatry and in the sub-specialty of child and adolescent psychiatry. He has cared for children, adolescents and adults in inpatient, outpatient and other settings for more than three decades. He has followed his particular interest in developmental disorders, including autism, Tourette's Disorder and other psychiatric conditions with increased genetic risk, such as suicide and nicotine addiction. Currently, his responsibilities are focused on fostering innovative approaches to diagnosis, treatment and recovery.

Education History

Fellowship University of Utah School of Medicine
Medical Genetics 		Fellow
Postdoctoral Fellowship University of Utah School of Medicine
Medical Genetics 		Postdoctoral Fellow
Fellowship University of Utah School of Medicine
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 		Fellow
Residency University of Utah School of Medicine
Psychiatry 		Resident
Internship Gorgas Hospital
Rotating Internship 		Intern
Internship University of Kansas
Psychiatry 		Intern
Professional Medical University of Kansas - Kansas City
Medicine 		M.D.
Undergraduate University of Kansas
Chemistry 		B.A.

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