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Harry Brandt, M.D., The Center for Eating Disorders, St. Joseph Medical Center, Baltimore, MD

Harry A. Brandt, M.D., is head of the department of psychiatry and director of the Center for Eating Disorders at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, Md. He is clinical associate professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and is responsible for the educational curriculum in eating disorders for medical students and residents. He has served as principal or co-principal investigator of several clinical research studies in eating disorders and is former director of both the NIMH Unit on Eating Disorders and the Mercy Center for Eating Disorders.  Dr. Brandt is past president of the Maryland Psychiatric Society, a distinguished fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and is listed in “The Best Doctors in America.”

Wade Berrettini, M.D., Ph.D., is the Karl E. Rickels Professor of Psychiatry and director of the Center for Neurobiology and Behavior at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School. The center is a group of interdisciplinary investigators who study biologic influences on behavior, including human behavioral disorders and relevant animal models. Dr. Berrettini is one of the world's authorities on genetic susceptibility to bipolar disorder. His group has several projects designed to identify susceptibility genes for common behavioral disorders, including bipolar disorder, idiopathic epilepsy, anorexia nervosa and heroin dependence.

Giovanni B. Cassano, M.D., University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Steve Crawford, M.D., The Center for Eating Disorders, St. Joseph Medical Center, Baltimore, MD

Steven F. Crawford, M.D., is associate director of the Center for Eating Disorders at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, Md.  He coordinates the inpatient and day treatment programs at the center, and is director of the postgraduate fellowship program in eating disorders at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.  He has been principal or co-principal investigator of a number of studies assessing psychological and pharmacological treatment of patients with eating disorders.  Dr. Crawford serves as chair of continuing medical education for the Maryland Psychiatric Society and is a distinguished fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.

Manfred Fichter, M.D., Klinik Roseneck, Munich, Germany

Manfred M. Fichter, M.D., is professor of psychiatry in the department of psychiatry at the University of Munich. He is also director of the research unit on psychiatric epidemiology and evaluation in the department of psychiatry, University of Munich and medical director of the Roseneck Hospital for Behavioral Medicine in Prien, Germany.  Dr Fichter is a board-certified psychiatrist and neurologist, as well as a psychotherapist, and is recognized as a supervisor for behavioral therapy. He is a member of the medical faculty of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich , Germany and received his residency training at the Max-Plank-Institute of Psychiatry in Munich , Germany . His main areas of research are eating disorders and psychiatric epidemiology. Dr. Fichter studied medicine and psychology at the universities of Heidelberg , Innsbruck and Cologne ( Germany ) and worked more than a year as a post-doctoral fellow at the University of California , Los Angeles .

Katherine Halmi, M.D., New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY

Katherine A. Halmi, M.D., is a professor of psychiatry at Cornell University and director of the eating disorder program.  The program includes a 20-bed hospital unit, an outpatient department and a partial hospitalization program.  For the past 20 years, Dr. Halmi has received continuing research support from the National Institute of Mental Health, private foundations and industry.  Her research has primarily focused on eating behavior and the disorders of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.  Dr. Halmi is a past president of the American Psychopathological Association and past president of the Society of Biological Psychiatry.  She obtained her B.A. degree and medical training at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, where she also completed residencies in pediatrics, psychiatry and child psychiatry.  She is board certified in both pediatrics and psychiatry.  Dr. Halmi began her eating disorder research career while on the faculty of the department of psychiatry at the University of Iowa and later moved to Cornell University Medical College and The New York Hospital - Westchester Division in 1979.

Craig Johnson, Ph.D., Laureate Psychiatric Clinic and Hospital, Tulsa, OK

Craig Johnson, Ph.D., is founder and director of the eating disorders program at Laureate Psychiatric Hospital.  He is a professor of clinical psychology at the University of Tulsa, associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Oklahoma Medical School and is currently president of the National Eating Disorders Association.  He was the founding editor of the International Journal of Eating Disorders, a founding member of the Academy of Eating Disorders and the Eating Disorder Research Society.  Dr. Johnson formerly held faculty appointments at the University of Chicago and Northwestern University Medical Schools.  He has authored two books, over 70 scientific articles and has been the recipient of several distinguished contribution awards.

Allan Kaplan, M.D., The Toronto Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Walter H. Kaye, M.D., University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Walter H. Kaye, M.D., is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Research Director of the Eating Disorder Program.  He is also Professor of Psychiatry and Program Director, Eating Disorders Program at the University of California San Diego .   Dr. Kaye attended Ohio State Medical School , trained in neurology at the University of Southern California , and trained in psychiatry at the University of California , Los Angeles .  Dr. Kaye was then a fellow and research physician at the National Institute of Mental Health for 7 years where he conducted research on appetite regulation, behavior, and treatment for disorders.  Dr. Kaye has been on the faculty of the University of Pittsburgh since 1986 and the faculty of the University of California San Diego since 2006.  He has been awarded a NIMH senior scientist award.  His current research is focused on exploring the relationship between brain and behavior using brain imaging and investigating new treatments in anorexia and bulimia nervosa.  He is also the principal investigator for an international, multi site collaboration on the genetics of anorexia and bulimia nervosa.  Dr. Kaye has an international reputation in the field of eating disorders and is the author of more than 300 articles and publications.

Pamela Keel, Ph.D., Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Maria LaVia, M.D., University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Mauro Mauri, M.D., University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

James Mitchell, M.D., The Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, Fargo, ND

James E. Mitchell, M.D., is currently the NRI/Lee A. Christofferson, M.D., professor and chair of the department of neuroscience at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences and president and scientific director of the Neuropsychiatric Research Institute.  He is past-president of the Academy for Eating Disorders and past-president of the Eating Disorders Research Society.  He is on the editorial board of the International Journal of Eating Disorders and the Eating Disorders Review.  He has published more than 200 articles in the scientific literature, most focusing on the area of eating disorders.  Dr. Mitchell completed his undergraduate education at Indiana University and medical school at Northwestern University.  Following an internship in internal medicine, he completed his residency in psychiatry and a fellowship in consultation/liaison psychiatry at the University of Minnesota.  After entering academics, he focused his activities primarily on research in the area of eating disorders and obesity.

Alessandro Rotondo, M.D., University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Michael Strober, Ph.D., University of California at Los Angeles Neuropsychiatric Institute, Los Angeles, CA

Michael Strober, Ph.D., is the Franklin Mint Endowed Chair in Eating Disorders, Professor of Psychiatry, and Director, Eating Disorders Program at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, and Stewart & Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital, David Geffen School of Medicine. He received his BA from Queens College of the City University of New York and his PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Pittsburgh. His areas of research focus on risk factors underlying anorexia and bulimia nervosa, as well as the relationship between these conditions and other psychiatric phenotypes associated with anxiety, fear, and reward motivated behavior. 

Blake Woodside, M.D., The Toronto Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Blake Woodsie, M.D., is the director of the inpatient eating disorders program at the Toronto General Hospital and professor in the department of psychiatry at the University of Toronto.  His specialty in psychiatry is the treatment of eating disorders in adults.  He is a clinical member and approved supervisor for the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy.

Dr. Woodside has an active academic career with current grant support from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the National Institute of Mental Health in the US (NIMH).  His research activity covers many aspects of eating disorders including family issues, genetics, treatment outcome, human resource/economic issues and males with eating disorders. He has also been recognized locally and by the American Psychiatric Association for his contributions to undergraduate medical education.

Dr. Woodside earned his medical degree from Queen’s University in 1982, his psychiatry degree from the University of Western Ontario in 1986, and his Masters of Science in 1990 from the Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto.

Dr. Woodside lives with his wife and three surviving children in Toronto.  

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