Dr. Martini is Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry at the University of Utah School of Medicine, and served as Chief of the Division of Pediatric Psychiatry and Behavioral Health in the Department of Pediatrics, Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Primary Children’s Hospital and Medical Director of Behavioral Health Services at Primary Children’s Hospital for 12 years. In those roles, he was responsible for the quality of mental health services in the hospital, and the clinical and academic development of faculty and trainees working in those programs. Dr. Martini’s experience in medical education and administration spans nearly 20 years prior to his arrival in Utah, as Medical Director of the Consultation- Liaison Service at UPMC Pittsburgh Children’s Hospital, and as Medical Director of the Consultation-Liaison Service, the Emergency Psychiatry Service, the Med Psych Outpatient Clinic, and the Intake Program in the Department of Psychiatry at Children’s Memorial Hospital, now Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern University. In order to further develop his skills, Dr. Martini earned a Graduate Certificate in Conflict Resolution through the Department of Communication at the University of Utah. His interest in professional behavior among medical staff led to his participation in physician support committees at Lurie Children’s Hospital and Primary Children’s Hospital. Dr. Martini actively participates in national initiatives in administration and education through the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and the American Association of Directors of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AADCAP). He was President of AADCAP from 2020 to 2022. He served as Co-Chair of the AACAP Collaborative and Integrated Care Committee for 12 years and co-authored several position papers for AACAP. Dr. Martini was on the Steering Committee for the AACAP Presidential Initiative in 2013 that created priorities and action steps for child and adolescent psychiatry in the coming decade. He is currently a member of the AACAP Task Force on the Crisis in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Recruitment.
