Kevin Byrne
· Assistant Professor (Clinical)University of Utah · Psychiatry
Active 2006–2023
About
Kevin Byrne, MD, is an Assistant Professor (Clinical) at the University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine. He earned his medical degree at Boston University School of Medicine and completed his Adult Psychiatry residency at the University of Utah, where he served as Chief Resident. He is board certified in Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology. Dr. Byrne's clinical interests include psychiatric care for people with cancer, existential distress, psychedelic treatments for mental health, treatment-resistant mood disorders, trauma and its related conditions, and advanced psychopharmacology. His research focuses on examining psychedelic treatments such as ketamine, MDMA, and psilocybin for the treatment of existential distress and other mental health conditions. He is actively involved in outpatient psychiatric care at the University of Utah Huntsman Mental Health Institute and the Huntsman Cancer Hospital.
Research topics
- Medicine
- Internal medicine
- Gastroenterology
- Surgery
- Cancer research
Frequent coauthors
- 60 shared
Glen A. Doherty
St. Vincent's University Hospital
- 56 shared
Hugh Mulcahy
University College Dublin
- 55 shared
Denise Keegan
- 44 shared
Garret Cullen
- 27 shared
N. Jewel Samadder
Mayo Clinic
- 25 shared
Kenneth M. Boucher
- 24 shared
Randall W. Burt
- 23 shared
Lisa M. Pappas
Labs
Kevin Byrne's LabPI
Education
M.D.
Boston University School of Medicine
Other, Adult Psychiatry residency
University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine
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