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Tim Pickett

Founder and CEO

Kindly MD

Tim Pickett, MPAS-C, age 46, is the founder and CEO since the Company was founded in 2019. He graduated from the University of Utah with a Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant Studies (2014). He previously worked in General Surgery, Trauma, and Emergency Medicine for Steward Medical Group’s Physician Group of Utah from 2014 to October 2020. His experience in surgery and critical care shaped his view of the opioid crisis. His role at PGU included extensive outpatient clinic, surgical first assist, and critical care at the bedside. He currently teaches at the University of Utah Physician Assistant program as a guest lecturer on medical cannabis. He lobbies governments for improved legislation for non-opioid medicine access and is an advocate for the practical use of safe, evidence-based alternatives, in medical treatment. He was voted Utah’s Best Medical Cannabis Doctor in 2020 and 2021, respectively.