In this episode, Jennie Berkovich, DO interviews Gail Gutman, MD to explore the critical role of specialists in supporting young people's health. We'll discuss the alarming rise in eating disorders, uncovering the factors contributing to this trend. Our conversation delves into the complex relationship between body image and disordered eating, highlighting why eating disorders are about more than just distorted perceptions of self. Parents and caregivers will gain valuable insights into the warning signs of disordered eating and learn what steps they can take if they suspect a problem. We'll also cover first-line interventions and discuss practical prevention strategies to help protect the well-being of adolescents.

Dr. Gutman is a board-certified pediatrician, and just finished a fellowship in adolescent medicine at Cohen Children’s Medical Center. She will be an adolescent medicine attending at Columbia University Medical Center in August. Her clinical interests include eating disorders, pediatric gynecology and promoting healthy habits in teenagers. Her research focuses on the change in the quality and outcome of eating disorders on patients that presented during the Covid-19 pandemic.  Dr. Gutman served for 2 years as the co-chair of JOWMA’s Teen Health Committee, and continues to stay active on the committee. 
Dr. Gutman originally earned her Bachelors of Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she majored in English literature. She completed post baccalaureate premedical program and went to medical school at Tel Aviv University. She then went to Jacobi Medical Center for a residency in pediatrics, where her research focused on sickle cell disease—back in those days, she believed she would specialize in pediatric hematology/oncology. In the middle of residency, Dr. Gutman realized that adolescent medicine was more enjoyable and rewarding than anything she’d experienced in residency so far. She quickly knew it was the field for her.
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