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.
Karl Sylvester, MD
Dr. Sylvester is a surgeon, scientist, academic & entrepreneur. A firm believer in the power of technology and innovation in the life sciences to bring about transformation in human health. He is a Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, Associate Dean Maternal Child Health at Stanford University School of Medicine. He is also Executive in Residence at Mission BioCapital (San Carlos, CA), Chief Medical Advisor for Infinant Health (Davis, CA), Co-founder and Chief Medical Advisor of HBI Solutions (Palo Alto, CA) and Sr. Medical Advisor for Avexegen (San Diego, CA).
Margherita Mascolo, MD, CEDS-C
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.
Qian Yuan, MD, PhD
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.
Colin D. Rudolph, MD, PhD,
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.
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