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Theodore E. Weltzin, M.D.

Medical Director, Eating Disorder Services at Rogers Memorial Hospital

Ted Weltzin has been involved in treatment and research related to eating disorders for 20 years. He was on the faculty at the University of Pittsburgh, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic from 1988 to 1994, and he served as the medical director of the inpatient Center for Overcoming Problem Eating during that time. Dr. Weltzin was also on the faculty at the University of Wisconsin as the director of the Depression Treatment Program. He currently is Director of the Eating Disorder Services at Rogers Memorial Hospital. He is also director of The Eating Disorder Center at Rogers Memorial Hospital-Delafield, which features a specialty program for the treatment of eating disorders and co-occurring anxiety disorders. Dr. Weltzin has written over 40 publications, lectured internationally and appeared as an expert on CNN and Good Morning America. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Eating Disorder Coalition as well as the editorial board for "EATING DISORDERS: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention."

Articles

A Silent Problem

Ted Weltzin, MD

Eating disorders – including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder – effect up to 5 million Americans every year. While eating disorders typically affect females, males make up as much as 10 percent the total population of people with eating disorders. Read More

Excessive Exercise

Ted Weltzin, MD

Excessive exercising is an often overlooked component of eating disorders. For both males and females, participation in athletics and attempts at improving athletic performance can initiate an eating disorder. There are some characteristic symptoms associated with excessive exercise; with the appropriate questioning, these symptoms can be identified and then incorporated into a comprehensive eating disorder treatment. Read More

Wisconsin

Oconomowoc

Rogers Memorial Hospital

34700 Valley Road
Oconomowoc, WI 53066
800.767.4411
www.rogershospital.org

Eating Disorder Services of Rogers Memorial Hospital provides specialized treatment for males in a comfortable, home-like setting. Rogers Memorial provides a full continuum of care for children, adolescents and adults affected by an eating disorder. Treatment is led by Theodore E. Weltzin, MD-director of Eating Disorder Services.

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