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About Jürgen Unützer
Jürgen Unützer, M.D., is a board-certified psychiatrist, chair of UW Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Director of the Garvey Institute for Brain Health Solutions, and the Paul G. Ramsey Endowed Chair for Brain Health Solutions.
Dr. Unützer is an internationally recognized psychiatrist and health services researcher. His work focuses on integrating mental health and general medical services and on translating research on evidence-based mental healthcare into effective clinical and public health practice.
Dr. Unützer earned his M.D. at Vanderbilt University. His clinical interests include primary care psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, psychosomatic medicine, and health services research. The mission of the Garvey Institute for Brain Health Solutions he directs is to develop, test, and rapidly deploy innovative approaches to prevent and treat brain health and mental health problems such as anxiety and depression, schizophrenia, addiction, dementia, and suicide that rob millions of individuals of the opportunity to lead healthy and productive lives.
Personal Interests
In addition to offering care to patients, Dr. Unützer enjoys outdoor activities and spending time with his family.
Education and Training
Vanderbilt Univ. Sch. of Medicine
Medical education, 1990
Univ. of Calif. Los Angeles
Fellowship, Psychiatry
Univ. of Calif. Los Angeles
Residency, Psychiatry
Univ. of Calif. Los Angeles
Internship, Psychiatry
UW - Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Fellowship, Primary Care Psychiatry
Board Certifications
Psychiatry, 1997, American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology