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Staff
David B. Herzog, M.D.
Debra L. Franko, Ph.D.
Kamryn T. Eddy, Ph.D.
David B. Herzog, M.D., Director
David B. Herzog, M.D., is the Harvard Medical School Endowed Professor of psychiatry in the field of Eating Disorders at Massachusetts General Hospital. An internationally renowned expert on eating disorders, Dr. Herzog is the founder and director of the Harris Center for Education and Advocacy in Eating Disorders at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is a distinguished researcher, teacher, clinician and advocate and has received many honors and awards:
| 2005 |
Eating Disorders Coalition Award for Excellence in Visionary Leadership |
| 2005 |
Academy of Eating Disorders Award for Excellence in Advocacy |
| 2000 |
Outstanding Psychiatrist Award for Research from the Massachusetts Psychiatric Society |
| 1997 |
Simon Wile Award from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry for outstanding leadership and contributions in the field of liaison child and adolescent psychiatry |
| 1994 |
Joseph B. Goldberger Award presented by the American Medical Association for contributions to clinical institutions |
| 1992 |
Blanche F. Ittleson Award of the American Psychiatric Association for outstanding research contributing to the mental health of children |
Dr. Herzog has authored over 225 peer-reviewed publications and three books.
You can contact Dr. Herzog as follows:
David B. Herzog, M.D, Director
Harris Center for Education and Advocacy in Eating Disorders at Massachusetts General Hospital
2 Longfellow Place
Suite 200
Boston, MA 02114
(617) 726-8470
dherzog@partners.org
Debra L. Franko, Ph.D., Associate Director
Debra Franko, Ph.D., received her B.A. in Psychology at the University of Michigan and her Ph.D. from McGill University in Montreal. After completing a two-year internship at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, MA and a postdoctoral fellowship at the Eating Disorders Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital, she served as the Director of the Eating Disorders Program in the Department of Psychiatry at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center from 1988 until 1998.
Dr. Franko is a Consultant in Psychology at MGH, a Full Professor in the Department of Counseling
and Applied Educational Psychology at Northeastern University, and a Visiting Scholar in Psychology at Wesleyan University.
Her clinical specialty areas include pregnancy and eating disorders, group therapy, and brief treatment approaches. Her research interests include cross-cultural differences, the prevention of eating disorders, and multimedia approaches to treatment and prevention.
You can contact Dr. Franko by writing or e-mailing:
Debra L. Franko, Ph.D., Associate Director
Harris Center for Education and Advocacy in Eating Disorders at Massachusetts General Hospital
2 Longfellow Place
Suite 200
Boston, MA 02114
(617) 726-8470
d.franko@neu.edu
Kamryn T. Eddy, Ph.D., Instructor
Dr. Eddy is an Instructor at Harvard Medical School and a staff psychologist at
Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Eddy received her Ph.D. in clinical
psychology from Boston University in July, 2007. Her internship (completed July,
2007) was at the University of Chicago Medical Center, where she trained in family-based
treatment for adolescent eating disorders as well as in dialectical behavior
therapy for eating disorders. She also trained at the Center for Anxiety and
Related Disorders at Boston University and at Children's Hospital, Boston.
Between September, 2007 and December, 2008, Dr. Eddy completed a postdoctoral
fellowship at the Harris Center. During her fellowship, she received two awards
for her eating disorders research-the Livingston Award, from Harvard Medical
School and the Clinical Research Day Psychiatry Award, from Massachusetts
General Hospital.
The author of over 30 published research papers and book chapters, Dr. Eddy
focuses her research on the diagnostic classification of eating disorders. That
is, she studies how well the current diagnostic system, which includes anorexia
nervosa, bulimia nervosa and eating disorders not otherwise specified (EDNOS),
applies to individuals with disordered eating.
Her current research is supported by a NIMH-funded individual National Research
Service Award focused on addressing issues of nosology in adolescents and adults
with eating disorders. Dr. Eddy's clinical specialty areas are the assessment
and treatment of children, adolescents, and young adults with eating disorders.
You can contact Dr. Eddy as follows:
Kamryn T. Eddy, Ph.D., Staff Psychologist
Harris Center for Education and Advocacy in Eating Disorders at Massachusetts General Hospital
2 Longfellow Place
Suite 200
Boston, MA 02114
(617) 726-8470
keddy@partners.org
This page was last updated on 7/27/09.
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