Our Utah Gastroenterology Physicians

R. Kyle Barnett, M.D.

Dr. Barnett attended Texas Tech University for his undergraduate studies and was accepted to Texas Tech University School of Medicine after three years, where he received his Doctor of Medicine Degree in 1987. He completed his internship and residency with Board Certification in the field of Internal Medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine in 1990. He is involved in GI research as well as the inpatient and outpatient practice of gastroenterology including gastrointestinal, biliary, liver and pancreatic disorders. He is on the Active Staff at Alta View and St. Mark's hospitals and is on all insurance panels in Utah.

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Christopher Cutler, M.D.

Dr. Cutler received a B.S. in psychology from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI in 1984. He completed his Gastroenterology Fellowship in 1995 at Indiana University in Indianapolis, IN. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. Dr. Cutler has been practicing gastroenterology in Utah since 1995 and is highly experienced in all aspects of gastroenterology, digestive diseases, and digestive health. He is active on the staff of Alta View Hospital and is a participating physician on all insurance panels in Utah.

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Steven Desautels, M.D.

Dr. Steven Desautels received his B.S. degree in microbiology at the University of Florida in 1986. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. He has been participating in GI research, as well as, the inpatient and outpatient practice of gastroenterology in Utah since 1997. He is highly experienced in all aspects of gastroenterology and liver disease. He is active on the staff of Alta View Hospital and is a participating physician on all insurance panels in Utah.

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Andrew Heiner, M.D.

Dr. Heiner attended UCLA and BYU, receiving a B.S. in Zoology in 1983. In 1987 he earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch. He then completed his Internal Medicine training at the University of Utah and stayed there to complete a Gastroenterology Fellowship in 1992. He is board certified in Gastroenterology and has been practicing gastroenterology in Salt Lake City since 1992.

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J. David Schmidt, M.D.

Dr. Schmidt received his B.A. in Biology from the University of Vermont in Burlington, VT in 1996. In 2000, he received his Doctor of Medicine degree from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA. He completed his Internship and Residency at the Lankenau Hospital in 2004 in Wynnewood, PA, where he also served as Chief Medical Resident.

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