Debra Katzman
Physician
Eating Disorders Program
SickKids
Canada
Biography
Dr. Debra Katzman is a Professor of Paediatrics in the Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Paediatrics and the University of Toronto. Dr. Katzman is also an Associate Scientist at the Research Institute at The Hospital for Sick Children. She holds academic cross appointments as an Associate Member in the Department of Human Development and Applied Psychology, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto and is a Member of the Institute of Medicine at the University of Toronto. She received her medical degree from McMaster University, completed her paediatric internship and residency at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, and was a Robert Wood Johnson Fellow at Stanford University. Dr. Katzman was on faculty at Stanford University prior to her appointment at the University of Toronto and The Hospital for Sick Children. Dr. Katzman is on the Board of Directors for the Society of Adolescent Medicine, serves as the Director of Publications for the Society of Adolescent Medicine. Dr. Katzman is a Fellow of the Society of Adolescent Medicine and a Fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorders. She is also a member of the Steering Committee for the Ontario Community Outreach Program. Dr. Katzman is a member of the Community Advisory Committee for Eating Disorders. She also services as Director, Patient-Based Research in Adolescent Medicine, Population Health Sciences, The Department of Paediatrics and The Research Institute.
Research Interest
Medical Complications of Eating Disorders Osteoporosis Structural Brain Changes
