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Jennifer Carlson

Physician, MD

CREDENTIALS/DISCIPLINE: Physician: MD Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

BOARD CERTIFIED: Yes, Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Number of years treating patients with eating disorders: 8-10 years

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

EDUCATION, TRAINING, and EXPERTISE: Completed School Medical School at GeorgetownUniversity, Residency at Vermont Children’s Hospital, Fellowship at UC San Francisco, Clinical and research work is focused on patients with eating disorders with a particular interest on patients with the Female Athlete Triad.

TREATMENT PHILOSOPHY: I work in a multi-disciplinary format with other professionals (therapists, dietitians, psychiatrists) where we strive to meet the needs of both the patient and the family.

FEES: Cash, Credit Cards, Medi-Cal, Most Insurance Plans.

  • PHONE : (408) 637-5959

    FAX : (669) 233-2872

  • LOCATION : Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford, 1195 West Fremont Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94087
  • WEBSITE : www.lpch.org
  • Contact by phone
  • Wheelchair accessible

TREATMENT SETTINGS:

  • Outpatients
  • Inpatient
  • Willing and experienced in working as part of a team

CONDITIONS TREATED:

  • Anorexia Nervosa
  • Bulimia Nervosa
  • Compulsive Exercise
  • Night Eating Syndrome
  • NOS (Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified)
  • Overeater
  • Overweight

TREATMENT APPROACHES:

  • Art Therapy
  • Biofeedback
  • Cognitive Behavioral
  • Dialectical Behavioral therapy
  • Family Therapy
  • Group therapy
  • Hypnosis
  • Individual Therapy
  • Medical evaluations
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Psychoanalysis
  • Psychopharmacology

LANGUAGES:

  • English

POPULATION SERVED:

  • Adolescents
  • Athletes
  • Children
  • Ethnic Minorities
  • Families
  • Females
  • GLBT
  • Males