Andrea Garber, PhD, RD
Professor
Pediatrics
School of Medicine

415-514-2180

Dr. Garber is a Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Adolescent Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She is a nutritionist, with a PhD in Human and Clinical Nutrition from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a Registered Dietitian (RD) from UCSF. She is the Chief Nutritionist for the UCSF Eating Disorders Program.

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Her NIH-funded research program focuses on eating disorders, with current studies on nutritional rehabilitation and body composition. In the community, Dr. Garber has been a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Childhood Obesity Task Force and co-Chair of the Mayor’s Shape Up initiative, as well as advisor on the San Francisco Unified School District nutrition policy.

Education & Training

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  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California 2018
  • RD Dietetics University of California 07/2000
  • PhD Human Nutrition University of Wisconsin 05/1999

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Grants and Projects

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Publications (75)

Top publication keywords:
Energy IntakeBody Mass IndexFeeding and Eating DisordersBody CompositionBody WeightAbsorptiometry, PhotonBody ImageAdolescentSarcopeniaAnorexia NervosaRefeeding SyndromeMalnutritionAdolescent, HospitalizedBinge-Eating DisorderWeight Gain

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