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Meet The Team
The skill, experience & credentials behind medical excellence.
With five board-certified gastroenterologists and 60-plus years of combined experience, Granite Peaks Gastroenterology has the skill, know-how and capability your gastrointestinal problems demand. Fellowship-trained in gastrointestinal medicine, our specialists are adept and experienced with the full array of modern gastroenterology modalities. Today, our physicians and staff are well-established, highly trusted and known among doctors and patients alike for providing appropriate, top-quality, effective care for digestive problems.
To learn more about our gastroenterologists, please use the links below.
Andrew Heiner, MD
R. Kyle Barnett, MD
Christopher S. Cutler, MD
Steven G. Desautels, MD
David Schmidt, MD
Andrew Heiner, MD
Board-Certified: Gastroenterology
“After nearly 20 years of practicing GI medicine, what I enjoy most is that I’m able to achieve my goal of providing meaningful help to people in need. Quite often, people are surprised that relief and improvement in their quality of life are achievable. In my experience, most people can see significant improvement in their GI symptoms. But providing that difference means being dedicated to doing things as well as they can be done. I approach every person who puts their trust in me as I would a loved one. I pay attention to the details. I help put them at ease. And I truly listen. Experience has shown me that patients will almost always tell me enough to make an accurate diagnosis, which is where medical excellence — and appropriate and successful care — begin.”
Fellowship: Gastroenterology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Internship: Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
MD: University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
BS: Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
Hospital Affiliations: Alta View Hospital, Jordan Valley Hospital, Riverton Hospital
R. Kyle Barnett, MD
Board-Certified: Gastroenterology
“Gastroenterologists face a number of challenges in their daily routine, and that certainly contributed to my wanting to become a GI specialist. I enjoy a good challenge… and the rewards of being able to have a direct and positive impact on how people feel and on the quality of the lives they lead. For more than a decade and a half, I’ve enjoyed what I do. A big part of this is knowing that it is important and does make a difference, which is why I strive always to provide the very highest level of care for each and every person I see. I try to understand what each individual is dealing with. Then I start building a relationship of trust and genuine compassion. The best care and outcomes depend on both physician and patient being personally invested in making sure things are done thoroughly, conscientiously and correctly.”
Fellowship: Gastroenterology, Scott & White Memorial Hospital, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Temple, TX
Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Internship: Internal Medicine, University of Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT
MD: Texas Tech University School of Medicine, Lubbock, TX & El Paso, TX
Undergraduate Study: Biology, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
Member: American College of Gastroenterology, American Gastroenterological Association, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Hospital Affiliations: Alta View Hospital, Jordan Valley Hospital, Riverton Hospital
Christopher S. Cutler, MD
Board-Certified: Gastroenterology
Your digestive health is a vital component of your overall health, comfort, and physical and mental well-being. Whether a patient feels perfectly healthy and visits me for a screening colonoscopy or has digestive difficulties, as a Board-Certified Gastroenterologist I apply my extensive experience, training, and expertise and the most recent advances in my field to a thoughtful assessment and diagnosis of each individual. We will discuss “conventional” medical approaches and complementary “alternative” approaches to determine the best options for you. In many cases — as in colon disease screening with colonoscopy — early intervention and treatment can prevent the development of disease.
Gastroenterology is especially rewarding because my patients benefit from my knowledge, experience, and use of the latest research and technology in this quickly-evolving medical specialty. For my patients with digestive disorders, I can prescribe a course of action which provides immediate relief, often restoring patients to symptom-free, normal lives. It is gratifying for me when, several times each day, patients say to me, “If only I had known the exam (or treatment) would be this easy, I would have made an appointment with you a long time ago.”
Fellowship: Gastroenterology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
Residency: Internal Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Internship: Internal Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
MD: Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
BS: Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Hospital Affiliations: Alta View Hospital, Jordan Valley Hospital, Riverton Hospital
Steven G. Desautels, MD
Board-Certified: Gastroenterology
“I became a physician for the simple reason that I wanted to do something for others, to make a difference in their lives. With disorders of the digestive tract, people’s lives are changed in a very fundamental way. Pain. Discomfort. Irregular habits. And a wide variety of symptoms that range from unpleasant and embarrassing to disruptive and debilitating. These are people who truly need help… and an improved quality of life. This is my motivation as a physician, and it’s the commitment I make to everyone in my care.”
Fellowship: Gastroenterology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Internship: Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
MD: University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
BS: Microbiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Member: American College of Gastroenterology, American Gastroenterological Association
Hospital Affiliations: Alta View Hospital, Jordan Valley Hospital, Riverton Hospital
David Schmidt, MD
Board-Certified: Gastroenterology
“My goal as a physician is to provide the highest quality of care to every one of my patients. There is, of course, much that goes into achieving this objective. Skill. Knowledge. Capability. And dedication. I believe the best care is that which is delivered with a genuine compassion for each person’s individual needs, health and life. For me, this starts by listening. I need to know what’s going on, how it affects you, what your concerns and sensibilities are and all the other things that are intertwined with your gastrointestinal problems. But it’s also key to being truly present and involved in your care and to being a partner in helping you get back to what’s important: living — and enjoying — your life.”
Fellowship: Gastroenterology, Lakenau Hospital, Wynnewood, PA
Residency: Internal Medicine, Lakenau Hospital, Wynnewood, PA
MD: Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
BA: Biology, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
Member: American College of Gastroenterology, American Gastroenterological Association, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, American Medical Association
Hospital Affiliations: Alta View Hospital, Jordan Valley Hospital, Riverton Hospital
To schedule an appointment with one of our doctors, please call our office at (801) 619-9000 or use our online Request an Appointment form. For additional information on any condition, treatment or procedure, please visit our Health Education Library.
