Palo Alto Medical Foundation

Andrea Lerios

CREDENTIALS/DISCIPLINE: Registered Dietitians and eating disorder specialists.

BOARD CERTIFIED: Yes

Number of patients with eating disorders we treat annually: 15+

EDUCATION, TRAINING, and EXPERTISE: Registered dietitians with training and expertise treating those of all ages suffering from eating disorders and disordered eating behaviors.

TREATMENT PHILOSOPHY: We use various dietary and behavioral approaches and choose the approach(s) that may best fit the individual’s needs. We believe in a patient-centered approach, with a non-judgmental, non-diet, and intuitive eating philosophy.

We feel you can recover from an eating disorder and define recovery as: Medically: 1. Achieving and maintaining a healthy body weight for adults and meeting growth needs for children. 2. Regular monthly menstrual periods for women. 3. Appropriate laboratory values within normal parameters. 4. Meeting nutritional needs. Emotionally/mentally: 1. Normalizing eating patterns 2. Decreased pre-occupation with food and weight. 3. Absence of restrictive and purging behaviors. 4. Acceptance of body size 5. Eating intuitively and mindfully.

FEES: Cash, Credit Cards, Personal Checks, Medi-Cal, Medicare, Insurance – we accept all insurances, please check to see if you have coverage on your plan. “Provider out of the network” in a PPO, will bill on behalf of patient.