Lindner Center of HOPE, Medical Director, Harold C. Schott Foundation Eating Disorders Program at Lindner Center of HOPE
Dr. Anne Marie O’Melia is the Medical Director of Harold C. Schott Foundation Eating Disorders Program at Lindner Center of HOPE. She is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at University of Cincinnati. Prior to joining Lindner Center of HOPE, Dr. O’Melia was the Director of Eating Disorder Services at University of Utah Neuropsychiatric Institute and the Director of Psychiatric Consultation Services at Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, UT. She has extensive experience in both primary medical and primary psychiatric settings treating eating disordered patients with a wide range of conditions including those with malnutrition, refeeding syndrome, obesity, Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Eating Disorder NOS and many comorbid psychiatric and medical conditions.
In her role as Medical Director of Lindner Center of HOPE’s Eating Disorders Program, Dr. O’Melia has developed a new and innovative program providing both inpatient and outpatient treatment. She is also a member of the Eating Disorders research team at the Research Institute at Lindner Center of HOPE and participates as a co-investigator on numerous psychopharmacologic studies. Dr. O’Melia’s academic interests include developing effective, practical, accessible eating disorder care protocols which prioritize cost efficiency and local care for patients of all ages.
She is board certified in pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics and is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She is also board certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and has additional subspecialty board certifications in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and in Psychosomatic Medicine.
Since 2007, Dr. O’Melia has been listed as a “Best Doctor in America” (Woodward/White, 2007-2012) reflecting her status as one of the top one percent of doctors in the United States as rated by her peers. She was also named to the list of “Future Leaders in Psychiatry” Emory University and was the 2008 recipient for University of Utah Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Triple Board Residency Program Teaching award. Dr. O’Melia was named an American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Teaching Scholar in 2005.
Dr. O’Melia is a member of American Medical Association, American Psychiatric Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Academy of Eating Disorders, and Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine.
Presentation Topics:
- Treatment of Eating Disorders
- Leadership Skills in Teaching and Education
- The Use of Medicines in Neurologically Impaired Children
- Medical Complications and Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa
- Sleep Disorders in Children
- Mood Disorders in Children
- Pediatric Psychopharmacology