The UCSF Eating Disorders Program is a comprehensive, evidence-based program that provides outstanding clinical care for individuals with eating disorders (up to age 25) and their families. Our Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Team collaborates closely with the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics. Our team provides comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and evidence-based individual and family therapies.
Daniel Le Grange, PhD, FAED
Director and Benioff UCSF Professor in Children's Health
Dr. Le Grange holds a Distinguished Professorship at the University of California, San Francisco, where he is a Benioff UCSF Professor in Children’s Health and Director of the Eating Disorders Program in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, as well as the Department of Pediatrics. Dr. Le Grange also is Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience at The University of Chicago. He received his doctoral education at the Institute of Psychiatry and the Maudsley Hospital, the University of London, and completed postdoctoral work at the University of London and the Maudsley Hospital, and a postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford University School of Medicine, California. Dr. Le Grange’s research interests focuses primarily on treatment development through randomized controlled trials for adolescents with eating disorders. He has authored or co-authored more than 600 manuscripts, books, book chapters, and abstracts, and presented his work at more than 200 national and international scientific meetings. His focused scholarship has been translated into Chinese, Dutch, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, and Russian. In recognition of his achievements, Dr. Le Grange was elected a Fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorders in 2002. He also is a Member of the Eating Disorders Research Society, Associate Editor for the Journal of Eating Disorders and the European Eating Disorders Review, and past Associate Editor for BMC Psychiatry. He currently serves as an Editorial Board Member for Eating Behaviors and the The Italian Journal of Eating Disorders and Obesity, and is a past Editorial Board Member for the International Journal of Eating Disorders. He is a well-known figure on the international lecture circuit and has on numerous occasions presented his work across North America, Europe, Australia, Southeast Asia, and South Africa. Over the past 20 years, Dr. Le Grange has been Principal Investigator on numerous randomized clinical trials funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (United States), the National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia), as well as private foundations in the United States and Australia. Dr. Le Grange is the 2013 recipient of the UCSF Presidential Chair Award, the 2014 recipient of the Academy for Eating Disorders Leadership in Research Award, and the 2017 recipient of the Eating Disorder Recovery Support Hall of Fame Award for Research. Dr. Le Grange is recognized as one of the world leaders in the domain of treatment research in adolescent eating disorders, and the most recent addition of Expertscape ranks him third among the world’s experts in anorexia nervosa out of almost 10,000 ranked scientists (03/2019) (https://expertscape.com/ex/anorexia+nervosa).
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Erin C Accurso, PhD
Clinical Director and Associate Professor
Dr. Erin Accurso (she/her/hers) received a B.A. in psychology from Dartmouth College and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the San Diego State University (SDSU) / University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Joint Doctoral Program. She then completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Chicago through the T32 Midwest Regional Postdoctoral Training Grant in Eating Disorders Research. Dr. Accurso specializes in the assessment and treatment of youth with eating disorders, including expertise in family-based treatment (FBT), cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). Her research primarily focuses on the psychotherapy process and outcome in youth with eating disorders, including treatment efficacy and effectiveness. She also studies mental health service delivery, with the ultimate goal of improving effective dissemination and implementation of evidence-based practices in community-based settings. She holds memberships in the Academy for Eating Disorders, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, and Society for Implementation Research Collaboration.
Sarah Forsberg, PsyD
Inpatient Psychology Services Director and Associate Clinical Professor
Dr. Sarah Forsberg (she/her/hers) came to the UCSF Eating Disorders program from Stanford University, where she was involved in research and treatment for child and adolescent eating disorders for 10 years. Dr. Forsberg completed her doctoral training at the PGSP-Stanford Consortium and her pre-doctoral internship at the University of North Carolina, School of Medicine. At UNC, she worked with individuals across the developmental spectrum on an inpatient, partial hospital and outpatient unit for the treatment of eating disorders. Dr. Forsberg enjoys integrating clinical and research interests, and she focuses on the development, dissemination, and implementation of novel treatments for childhood eating disorders, with a specific focus on family-based treatment (FBT). She's the attending psychologist on the Benioff's Children's Hospital Adolescent Medicine Unit where she provides care for individuals hospitalized for treatment of the medical consequences of eating disorders, and their families.
Jack L. Turban, MD, MHS
Assistant Professor, Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry & Affiliate Faculty, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies
Dr. Jack Turban (he/him/his) is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Affiliate Faculty at the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies. He earned his medical degree from Yale School of Medicine and completed adult psychiatry residency at MGH / McLean (Harvard Medical School) and child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at Stanford University School of Medicine. His research focuses on the mental health of transgender and gender diverse youth, with a focus on relevant public policies. He is a member of The American Psychiatric Association and The American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.
Jessica Keyser, PhD
Associate Clinical Professor
Dr. Jessica Keyser (she/her/hers) received her B.A. in psychology from UC Berkeley and a Ph.D. in clinical psychology, with an emphasis in developmental psychopathology, from Temple University. Her doctoral research focused on emotional factors (e.g., emotion awareness) associated with disordered eating in adolescents and young adults, as well as cognitive vulnerability to mood disorders. She has extensive experience working with adolescents with eating disorders, depression, and anxiety across several settings, including inpatient and residential treatment programs, family therapy oriented outpatient programs, and college counseling centers. Prior to joining the team at UCSF, Dr. Keyser served as the Clinical Director in the Intensive Outpatient Program for addiction treatment at the San Francisco VA Medical Center. There, she provided evidence based treatment to returning veterans with substance use and co-occurring disorders (e.g., depression, PTSD, eating disorders) and conducted psychological evaluations for bariatric surgery patients. Dr. Keyser also played a critical role in shaping how eating disorders are assessed and managed among the veteran population. She is passionate about training and has experience supervising psychology and psychiatry trainees in individual and group psychotherapy.
Lindsey Bruett, PhD
Associate Clinical Professor and Program Lead, Eating Disorders Program at ZSFG
Dr. Lindsey D. Bruett (she/her/hers) is an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at UCSF, and an attending psychologist at UCSF Health and Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center. She received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology, with an emphasis in developmental psychopathology, from Temple University, and B.A. in psychology from Bowdoin College. She completed her predoctoral internship and postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford University. She specializes in youth and young adult eating disorders, anxiety, depression, trauma, and parenting-based interventions. She provides clinical care, supervision, and training in Family Based Treatment (FBT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and parent management training (PMT). Dr. Bruett has a special interest in developing targeted, brief clinical services to increase access to mental health care. She is the Adolescent Mental Health training lead of the UCSF/ZSFG Multicultural Clinical Psychology Training Program and an Associate Program Director of the UCSF Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program. Dr. Bruett's research aims to further our understanding of effective interventions to support youth mental health.
Lisa Hail, PhD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Dr. Lisa Hail (she/her/hers) is assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at UCSF School of Medicine and an attending psychologist in the Eating Disorders Program at Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute. She received a B.A. in Psychology with a Minor in Dance from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University under the mentorship of Dr. Katharine Loeb. As a doctoral candidate, Dr. Hail trained in the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai's Eating and Weight Disorders Program prior to relocating from Manhattan to San Francisco. She then completed her predoctoral internship and postdoctoral fellowship in the Clinical Psychology Training Program at UCSF as a member of the Eating Disorders Program. Dr. Hail has worked with individuals across the developmental spectrum in all levels of care. Dr. Hail is the co-chair for the Academy of Eating Disorders Assessment and Diagnosis Special Interest Group and her current research focus is on enhancing our approach to identifying individuals struggling with eating disorders to provide earlier access to care. She is also interested in enhancing established treatments to help a greater number of individuals achieve a full recovery.
Rachel Radin, PhD
Assistant Professor
Dr. Rachel Radin (she/her/hers) received a B.A. in Psychology from George Washington University and an M.A. from Teachers College, Columbia University. She earned her Ph.D. in Medical and Clinical Psychology from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in 2017, where her work focused primarily on the treatment of eating disorders, including binge eating disorder, in youth. She completed her pre-doctoral internship in pediatric clinical psychology at Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital, after which she joined UCSF as an NIH-funded postdoctoral research scholar within the Center for Health and Community and the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine. Dr. Radin enjoys integrating clinical and research interests. She specializes in the assessment and treatment of youth with eating disorders, including binge eating, utilizing CBT, DBT, and mindfulness-based practices. Her current K23-funded research focuses on developing, optimizing, and disseminating interventions to reduce dysregulated eating behavior, including stress-related eating, and improving metabolic health.

Sasha Gorrell, PhD
Assistant Professor
Dr. Sasha Gorrell (she/her/hers) received a B.A. in Psychology from Columbia University and an M.A. from New York University. She earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University at Albany in 2018, after which she joined the UCSF team as a T32 postdoctoral scholar within the NIMH-funded Clifford Attkisson Clinical Services Research Training Program. As an Assistant Professor in the UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Dr. Gorrell’s clinical focus is in the treatment of adolescents with restrictive eating disorders, and specifically in supporting their recovery in family-based treatment. Her current research is focused on investigation of specific neurobiological risk and maintenance factors for problematic exercise behavior, as well as exploration of mechanisms related to reinforcement learning and anxiety that may be targeted within evidence-based treatment for eating disorders.
Kathryn Huryk, PhD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Dr. Kathryn Huryk (she/her/hers) is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and an attending psychologist in the UCSF Eating Disorders Program. She received her B.A. in Psychology & English from Barnard College and her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Dr. Huryk completed her predoctoral internship and postdoctoral fellowship under the mentorship of Dr. Daniel Le Grange in the Clinical Psychology Training Program at UCSF. She has extensive training in evidence-based psychological assessment and intervention, with a focus on eating, mood, and anxiety disorders in youth. Dr. Huryk specializes in providing family-based treatment (FBT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT). Her research is focused on the development and equitable dissemination of treatments for eating disorders, body image, and related conditions. Dr. Huryk is co-chair of the Universities Special Interest Group for the Academy of Eating Disorders.
Erin Reilly, PhD
Assistant Adjunct Professor
Dr. Erin Reilly (she/her/hers) is an Assistant Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. She received her B.A. in Psychology and Spanish from the University of Notre Dame in 2012 and her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University at Albany, SUNY in 2017. Dr. Reilly completed her APA-accredited pre-doctoral internship at the UCSD School of Medicine/VA San Diego and post-doctoral fellowship at the UCSD Eating Disorders Center, where she received extensive training in the assessment and treatment of eating disorders. Directly prior to UCSF, Dr. Reilly was a faculty member in the clinical psychology Ph.D. program at Hofstra University from 2019-2021. Her clinical interests focus on the provision of evidence-based treatments for individuals with eating disorders and their families across the lifespan. Her research interests include better characterizing maintenance mechanisms and shared features of anxiety and eating disorders, and using this knowledge to adapt behavioral treatments to meet the needs of non-responders. Her secondary lines of work focus on characterizing barriers to (a) the implementation of evidence-based treatments in real-life clinical settings and (b) the use of best practice assessment and statistical techniques in applied research settings. She is currently involved in leadership roles in the Early Career Special Interest Group within the Academy for Eating Disorders, the Eating Disorder and Eating Behavior SIG within the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, and the Coalition for the Advancement and Application of Psychological Science.
Rachel Kramer, PhD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Dr. Rachel Kramer (she/her/hers), received her B.A. in psychology from Montclair State University, M.A. from American University, and earned her Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the University of North Dakota in 2018. She also completed a postdoctoral fellowship and joined the clinical faculty at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. She has extensive training in family-based treatment (FBT) and providing FBT-informed care to youth and their families in an inpatient medical setting. Dr. Kramer also incorporates motivational interviewing, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) principles during care, as appropriate. Her research interests range from evaluating protective factors (e.g., body appreciation and self-compassion) against eating disorder development, understanding factors that impact eating disorder treatment and symptom severity (e.g., perceived caregiver burden, weight stigma/weight status), and studying the impact of eating disorders on families. She is an active member of the Academy for Eating Disorders serving as co-chair of the FBT SIG and co-facilitator of the FBT in Higher Levels of Care Consultation Group.
Jamie Salas, LMFT
Clinical Social Worker
Jamie Salas (she/her/ella) is a bilingual and bicultural clinician, educator and mentor who received her B.A. in Psychology from California State University at Long Beach and M.Sc. in Clinical Psychology at San Francisco State University. Prior to joining the UCSF Eating Disorders team, Jamie worked as lead clinician at Instituto Familiar de la Raza, Inc.'s youth program, La Cultura Cura, where she provided evidence based interventions to adolescents with a variety of presenting concerns (post traumatic stress, anxiety, depression, adjustment, disordered eating). She has years of experience providing community based services with an emphasis on adolescent mental health. Currently, she also serves as the Intake Coordinator at UCSF's Child and Adolescent Services at ZSFGH.
Madelyn Johnson, BS
Clinical Research Coordinator
Madelyn Johnson (she/her/hers) graduated from DePaul University in Chicago, IL, with a BS in psychology in June 2019. As an undergraduate, Madelyn volunteered her time with the Healthy Families Lab and the DePaul Family and Community Services clinic at DePaul University, where she actively researched topics on barriers to health for low-income, racially diverse families and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy. At the UCSF Eating Disorders Program, Madelyn manages the Adaptive Study, an NIMH R01 Clinical Trial investigating adaptations to Family Based Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa, the program's Effectiveness Study, which aims to better understand the patient population seen at UCSF, and an NIMH-funded K23 awarded project investigating the implementation science and health disparities in the treatment of eating disorders, with the goal of improving access to evidence-based care for underserved youth with eating disorders in the public sector. Madelyn intends to pursue a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology with a focus on eating disorders research. Her research interests include computational and statistical methodologies, family systems, and evidence-based treatment of eating disorders in children and adolescents from underrepresented and marginalized backgrounds in community based settings.
December 2022