Andrea Garber

RD PhD

Pediatric nutritionist
Eating disorders specialist and aspiring carpenter

About me

Andrea Garber is a dietitian who serves as chief nutritionist for the UCSF Eating Disorders Program, which provides care for individuals and families.

Funded by the National Institutes of Health, Garber's research program also focuses on eating disorders. Her current endeavors include a clinical trial examining nutritional rehabilitation for patients with anorexia nervosa and a study of three-dimensional body composition analysis in youths with malnutrition.

Garber earned her doctorate in clinical nutrition at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. She completed her training with a dietetic internship at UCSF as part of becoming a registered dietitian.

Education

University of Wisconsin – Madison, PhD, Clinical Nutrition
Academic Title

Professor

As a parent myself, I love working with adolescents and young adults. My goal is to empower them to achieve their best health.

Where I see patients (2)

Selected research

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The Effect of Preadmission Energy Balance on Short-Term Medical Outcomes: Findings From the Study of Refeeding to Optimize Inpatient Gains.
The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
February 2025
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3D convolutional deep learning for nonlinear estimation of body composition from whole body morphology.
NPJ digital medicine
February 2025
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Social epidemiology of early adolescent nutrition.
Pediatric research
January 2025
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