Dr. Bulik is an internationally known and revered expert on eating disorders. She is a clinical psychologist and, is Distinguished Professor of Eating Disorders in the Department of Psychiatry, Professor of Nutrition in the Gillings School of Global Public Health and founding director of the University of North Carolina Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders. She is also professor of medical epidemiology and biostatistics at Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, and has professorships in New Zealand, Norway, as well as Virginia Commonwealth University. Dr. Bulik has written 10 books, authored over 700 peer-reviewed publications, is the recipient of over $72M in investigator grants and has numerous awards including the Academy of Eating Disorders Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022.

Dr. Mascolo has worked in the field of eating disorders for 15 years from bedside care of critically ill patients suffering from complications of starvation at the ACUTE Center for eating disorders at Denver Health, to Chief Medical Officer at Alsana. Dr. Mascolo earned her medical degree at the University of Texas and completed her residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Colorado in Denver. She is an Associate Professor of Medicine and maintains a visiting faculty appointment at the University of Colorado. Dr. Mascolo is board certified in Internal Medicine, has published multiple peer reviewed articles, travels nationally and internationally for speaking engagements, and has earned her certified eating disorder specialist certification.

Dr. Yuan is a general pediatrician and a senior pediatric gastroenterologist. He is the co-director of the Food Allergy Center at the Massachusetts General Hospital and an Associate Professor in Pediatrics at the Harvard Medical School. Dr. Yuan was appointed the inaugural incumbent of the Demarest Lloyd, Jr. Endowed Chair in Food Allergies in May 2023. Dr. Yuan is dedicated to advocating for his patients through collaboration with other physicians and scientists in pediatric allergy and immunology, child psychology/psychiatry, nutrition, and feeding and swallowing. Dr. Yuan’s research interests include food allergic diseases that affect the gastrointestinal tracts of children, particularly immunological factors in early infancy which affect a child’s eating and adverse reactions to food.

Dr. Rudolph is an independent consultant with expertise in Pediatric Nutrition. He previously served as the Vice President and Global Medical Director for Mead Johnson Nutrition. Prior roles included Vice-Chair and Professor of Pediatrics, and Director of the Section of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He is an internationally recognized expert in pediatric nutrition, feeding disorders and gastrointestinal motility disorders in children. He was also editor-in-chief of RUDOLPH’s Pediatrics, one of the leading textbooks of pediatrics.

Dr. Walter Kaye attended Ohio State College of Medicine and completed a neurology residency at Los Angeles County-USC, a psychiatry residency at UCLA, and a research fellowship at the NIMH Clinical Center in Bethesda. Dr. Kaye was recruited to UC San Diego faculty from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, where he was a professor of psychiatry and received a NIMH senior scientist award. At UCSD, Dr. Kaye was a Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Founder/Executive Director of the UCSD Eating Disorders Research and Treatment Center. He recently retired from UCSD and is an Emeritus Distinguished Professor. His research has focused on the relationship between brain and behavior using brain imaging and genetics, and on developing new treatments for anorexia and bulimia nervosa.

Richard Insel, MD is currently a Research Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry. From 2016 to 2024 he held various positions at Johnson & Johnson, including Head of Pediatric Health & Wellness at Kenvue, Global Head of the Healthy Baby Initiative in the World Without Disease Accelerator at Janssen. From 2003 to 2016, he served as Executive Vice President of Research and Chief Scientific Officer at JDRF, overseeing the organization’s research strategy. Dr. Insel was affiliated with the University of Rochester Medical Center from 1977 to 2003 where he held several roles, including Professor of Pediatrics and Microbiology/Immunology, founding Director of the Center for Human Genetics and Molecular Pediatric Disease, Director of the Strong Children’s Research Center, and Chief of the Division of Pediatric Immunology, Allergy, and Rheumatology.

Dr. Andrea Klemes is a nationally recognized expert in endocrinology, internal medicine, and preventive health with over three decades of clinical, research, and executive experience. She currently serves as Chief Medical Officer at MDVIP, where she leads initiatives in early detection, personalized prevention, and data-driven healthcare innovation and drives models of patient-centered care. Board-certified in internal medicine and endocrinology and a Fellow of the American College of Endocrinology, Dr. Klemes has published extensively, served on multiple scientific advisory boards, and shaped national practice standards focused on metabolic regulation, biomarker interpretation, and preventive strategies.