Dr. Lowenthal is a Board Certified Family Physician specializing in eating disorder care for children, adolescents and adults. Utilizing a social justice, Health At Every Size (HAES) lens, Dr. Lowenthal is in private practice in the San Francisco Bay Area and cares for individuals of all genders, sizes, shapes and abilities and at any stage of
their recovery.
Dr. Lowenthal completed medical school at the University of Chicago and residency at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). She is one of few primary care physicians nationwide who has been designated by the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (IAEDP) as a Certified Eating Disorders Specialist (CEDS) as well as an IAEDP-Approved supervisor for other professionals in the field (CEDS-S).
She is a formerMedical Liaison to and Board Member of the IAEDP SF Bay Area Chapter and a member of the Academy of Eating Disorders.
We discuss topics including:
The importance of asking lots of questions
The importance to validate what someone is struggling with
Going through her own medical conditions has helped her be more humble and compassionate
A lot of things can look like IBS and SIBO
Understanding gastroparesis
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