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1959 Northeast Pacific StreetSeattle, WA 98195
Phone+1 206-543-3752
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Summary
- Jurgen Unutzer, MD, based in Seattle, WA, specializes in Psychiatry with a focus on consultation-liaison psychiatry, having completed his residency at UCLA and a fellowship at the University of Washington, where he also obtained an MPH in Health Services. He is a professor and chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Dr. Unutzer has contributed to numerous scholarly articles, including research on depression treatment in primary care and collaborative care for common mental disorders. His work is published in reputable journals such as Plos One, JAMA, The New England Journal, JAMA Psychiatry, the American Journal of Psychiatry, Frontiers in Public Health, and Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, with several papers having been cited by other research extensively.
Education & Training
University of WashingtonFellowship, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, 1994 - 1996
University of WashingtonMPH, Health Services, 1994 - 1996
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1990 - 1994
Vanderbilt University School of MedicineClass of 1990
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1992 - 2026
WA State Medical License 1994 - 2026
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Understanding depression treatment and perinatal service preferences of Kenyan pregnant adolescents: A discrete choice experiment.Manasi Kumar, Albert Tele, Joseph Kathono, Vincent Nyongesa, Obadia Yator
Plos One. 2023-01-01 - 7 citations"We are the sun for our community:" Partnering with community health workers/promotores to adapt, deliver and evaluate a home-based collaborative care model to improve...Lesley E Steinman, Amelia Gasca, Theresa J Hoeft, Patrick J Raue, Stuart Henderson
Frontiers in Public Health. 2023-01-01 - Robotic-assisted collaborative care.Christopher M Callahan, Jurgen Unutzer
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2022-09-01
Press Mentions
Effective Components of Collaborative Care for Depression in Primary CareMarch 26th, 2025
Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- German, French
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