Founding Chairman
Philip S. Mehler, MD, FACP, FAED, CEDS
Chief Science Officer
Howard Weeks, MD, MBA, DFAPA, DFAACAP
Chief Medical Officer
Anne Marie O'Melia, MS, MD, FAAP, CEDS-C
Chief Clinical and Quality Officer
Chief of Medical Services
Heather VanHooser, MBA, MSN, RN
Chief Nursing Officer
Regional Medical Director
Elizabeth Wassenaar, MS, MD, DFAPA, CEDS-C
Regional Medical Director
National Medical Director Physician Training and Development
Deborah M. Michel, PhD, CEDS-C, FAED
National Clinical Director of Virtual Care
Regional Clinical Director
Director of Psychotherapy
Vice President, Quality Assurance
Vice President of Operations and Clinical Service, ACUTE Center for Eating Disorders & Severe Malnutrition
Craig Johnson, PhD, CEDS, FAED
Senior Clinical Advisor
Senior Clinical Advisor
Ovidio Bermudez, MD, FAAP, FSAHM, FAED, F.iaedp, CEDS
Senior Medical Advisor
Senior Clinical Advisor
Regional Nursing Director
Regional Nursing Director
Regional Nursing Director
Jennifer Vittitow, RD, LD, CEDS-C
Regional Nutrition Director
Regional Director of Nutrition
Emmett Bishop, Jr., MD, FAED, CEDS
Founding Partner
Consultant for Mood & Anxiety Program
Douglas W. Bunnell, PhD, FAED, CEDS-S
Clinical Advisor
Regional Clinical Director
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