Clinical Focus
- Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Academic Appointments
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Professor (By courtesy), Pediatrics - Operations
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Member, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Administrative Appointments
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Director, Comprehensive Pediatric Care Unit, Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital (1993 - 2002)
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Director, Stanford Child and Adolescent Eating Disorder Program, Divsion of Child Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (2002 - Present)
Honors & Awards
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Junior Faculty Development Award, Association of Academic Psychiatrists (1998)
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Member, Eating Disorder Research Society (1999)
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Member, Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society (1987)
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Career Development Award, National Institutes Of Health (1998-2003)
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Mid-Career Award, National Institutes of Health (2005-2010)
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Price Family Award for Research Excellence, National Eating Disorder Association (2010)
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Leadership Award in Research, The Academy of Eating Disorders (2014)
Professional Education
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Medical Education: Morehouse School of Medicine Office of the Registrar (1987) GA
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Fellowship: UC Davis Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship (1993) CA
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Residency: UCLA Psychiatry Residency (1991) CA
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Internship: UCLA Psychiatry Residency (1988) CA
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Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (1994)
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Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry (1993)
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MS, Stanford University, Health Services Research (2000)
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Child and Adolescent Residency, UCD Department of Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (1993)
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Residency, UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, General Psychiatry (1991)
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MD, Morehouse/Emory School of Medicine, Medicine (1987)
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Ph.D, Emory University, Philosophy (1981)
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MA, Emory University, Comparative Literature (1976)
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BA, New College, Philosophy (1975)
Community and International Work
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Does Hospital-Based Weight Restoration Prior to Outpatient Family Therapy Improve Outcomes for Child and Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa?, Sydney, Australia
Topic
Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa
Partnering Organization(s)
National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia) #457235
Populations Served
adolescents with anorexia nervosa
Location
International
Ongoing Project
Yes
Opportunities for Student Involvement
No