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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Eating disorders in sexual minority adolescents and young adults: examining clinical characteristics and psychiatric co-morbidities in an inpatient medical setting.
Journal of eating disorders
February 2023
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Transgender and other gender diverse adolescents with eating disorders requiring medical stabilization.
Journal of eating disorders
December 2022
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Physical activity from young adulthood to middle age and premature cardiovascular disease events: a 30-year population-based cohort study.
The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity
September 2022
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