CREDENTIALS/DISCIPLINE: Over twenty-five years of clinical and research experience with children and adolescents with eating disorders. Pediatrics – Adolescent Medicine.
BOARD CERTIFIED: American Board of Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics Sub Board of Adolescent Medicine.
Number of years treating patients with eating disorders: 10+ years
Number of patients with eating disorders we treat annually: 15+
EDUCATION, TRAINING, and EXPERTISE: Trained in Pediatrics, Fellowship in Adolescent Medicine. Ran a multidisciplinary eating disorders unit (IP day hospital, IOP in New York) for 15 years. Now, Chief of Adolescent Medicine at Stanford.
TREATMENT PHILOSOPHY: Multidisciplinary treatment team approach. (Medical, Nutritionist and Mental Health). I feel you can recover from an eating disorder and I define recovery as: Weight restored, menses resumed and regular, obsessing less about food and weight, functioning well psychologically both at home and at school.
FEES: Cash, Credit Cards, Personal Checks, Sliding Scale, Medi-Cal. Provider out of the network, patient needs to apply for reimbursement.