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501 S Chipeta WaySalt Lake City, UT 84108
Phone+1 801-587-9475
Fax+1 916-966-5441
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Summary
- Dr. Steven Sugden is a psychiatrist based in Salt Lake City, UT, specializing in addiction. He completed his psychiatry residency at the University of California Davis Health and earned his MD from the University of Utah School of Medicine. Additionally, he holds an MPH in Public Health from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MSS in Strategic Science from the United States Army War College. Dr. Sugden has been an associate professor at the University of Utah Neuropsychiatric Institute since 2017. His expertise extends to addiction medicine, lifestyle medicine, disaster medicine, and medical education. He has published several articles on topics such as climate change, neuroplasticity, and the intersection of lifestyle interventions with mental health and substance use, with some of his work being cited multiple times by other publications.
Education & Training
United States Army War CollegeMSS, Strategic Science, 2019 - 2021- University of California, BerkeleyMPH, Public Health, 2014 - 2017
University of California Davis HealthResidency, Psychiatry, 2002 - 2006
University of Utah School of MedicineClass of 2002
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2003 - 2026
UT State Medical License 2017 - 2026
American Board of Preventive Medicine Addiction Medicine
American Board of Disaster MedicineDiplomate- American Board of Lifestyle MedicineDiplomate
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Connectedness: The Updated and Expanded Pillar of Lifestyle Psychiatry and Lifestyle Medicine.Gia Merlo, Lilly Snellman, Steven G Sugden
American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. 2025-06-02 - 1 citationsThe Power of Lifestyle Psychiatry: A New Approach to Mental Health.Gia Merlo, Steven G Sugden
American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. 2025-04-19 - 1 citationsWhat do Climate Change, Nutrition, and the Environment Have to do With Mental Health?Steven G Sugden, Gia Merlo
American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. 2024-09-03
Committees
- President Elect, Utah Psychiatric Association 2022 - Present
- Secretary, Utah Psychiatric Association 2020 - 2022
Professional Memberships
- Member
- American College of Lifestyle MedicineMember
- American Society of Addiction MedicineMember
Other Languages
- Spanish
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