Noel Gardner, MD

Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
University of Utah
Chief of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
LDS Hospitals
Salt Lake City, Utah

Noel Gardner, MD is clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of Utah and chief of consultation-liaison psychiatry at Intermountain Health Care in Salt Lake City, Utah. In this capacity, he directs teaching services that include psychiatry, internal medicine, and family practice residents. Additionally, Dr. Gardner regularly teaches in both the core medical school and the resident curriculums for psychiatry, family practice, internal medicine, and neurology, and has received several teaching awards.

Dr. Gardner obtained his medical degree from Loma Linda University in 1984. Concurrent with his medical studies he also completed course work for a master’s degree in biomedical ethics. He served a one-year rotating internship at Harbor UCLA Medical Center in Torrence in 1985, and completed a residency in adult psychiatry at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute in 1988. He was a recipient of a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Fellowship, and for 13 years served as chief of consultation services in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Utah.

A nationally recognized speaker, Dr. Gardner has numerous publications and scientific presentations to his credit. His research and theoretical interests include personality and personality disorders; the heuristic integration of biological, psychological, and social theories of human behavior; and the role of the humanities, particularly religion, philosophy, and ethics in medical education and practice. He has been actively involved in directing clinical trials of psychotropic medications and has particular interest in the clinical and economic implications of psychotropic drug use in primary care settings.