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Evelyn Attia, MD, Psychiatry, New York, NY

Evelyn Attia MD


Director Columbia University Center for Eating Disorders, NewYork-Presbyterian and Columbia University Medical Center

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Overview of  Dr. Attia

Dr. Evelyn Attia is a renowned psychiatrist based in New York, NY, specializing in eating disorders. She hold degrees from Princeton University and Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Her post-graduate work was completed at New York Presbyterian Hospital and the University of Pennsylvania Health System. Dr. Attia holds professional appointments as the Suzanne Crosby Murphy Professor at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and Clinical Professor at Weill Cornell Medicine. She directs the Center for Eating Disorders at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. She has conducted clinical trials and published numerous articles in the field of eating disorders. Recognized consistently as a Top Doctor by Castle Connolly from 2002 to 2025, she has also been elected Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association in 2018, and received a Leadership Award from the Academy for Eating Disorders (AED) in 2016.

Education & Training

  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)/New York State Psychiatric Institute
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)/New York State Psychiatric InstituteResidency, Psychiatry, 1987 - 1990
  • Presbyterian Medical Center of the University of Pennsylvania Health System
    Presbyterian Medical Center of the University of Pennsylvania Health SystemInternship, Transitional Year, 1986 - 1987
  • Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
    Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1986
  • Princeton University
    Princeton UniversityAB, History, Cum Laude, 1978 - 1982
  • Princeton University
    Princeton UniversityBA, Cum Laude, 1982

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1987 - 2026
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1986 - 1987
  • Psychiatry
    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • New York Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2005-2018
  • Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2002-2018
  • Distinguished Fellow American Psychiatric Association, 2018

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Olanzapine versus Placebo in Adult Outpatients with Anorexia Nervosa  
    Attia E, Steinglass JE, Walsh BT, Wang Y, Wu P, Schreyer C, Wildes J, Yilmaz Z, Kaplan AS, Guarda A, Marcus MD., Am J Psychiatry, 1/1/2019
  • Altered cortical thickness and attentional deficits in adolescent girls and women with bulimia nervosa  
    Berner LA, Stefan M, Lee S, Wang Z, Terranova K, Attia E, Marsh R., J Psychiatry Neurosci., 1/12/2018
  • Randomised Controlled Trial of the CompuLsive Exercise Activity TheraPy (LEAP): A new approach to exercise in anorexia nervosa  
    Hay P, Touyz S, Arcelus J, Pike K, Attia E, Crosby RD, Madden S, Wales J, La Puma M, Heriseanu AI, Young S, Meyer C., Int J Eat Disord., 1/1/2018

Books/Book Chapters

Lectures

  • 26th Annual U.S. Psychiatric and Mental Health Congress 2013 
    CME LLC (A NACCME subsidiary), Las Vegas, Nevada - 9/30/2013
  • 26th Annual U.S. Psychiatric and Mental Health Congress 2013 
    CME LLC (A NACCME subsidiary), Las Vegas, Nevada - 9/30/2013

Other

Authored Content

  • Too Many Doctors Don’t Know How to Address Eating DisordersJanuary 2025

Press Mentions

  • Eating Disorders: A Review
    Eating Disorders: A ReviewMarch 6th, 2025
  • How to Foster Healthy Eating Habits and Understand Eating Disorders
    How to Foster Healthy Eating Habits and Understand Eating DisordersFebruary 26th, 2025
  • Eating Disorders Are the Second Most Deadly Mental Health Condition. Why Do so Few Get Care?
    Eating Disorders Are the Second Most Deadly Mental Health Condition. Why Do so Few Get Care?January 16th, 2025

Grant Support

  • Making the MOST of Relapse Prevention in Anorexia Nervosa: A Treatment Optimization Study Targeting HabitsNEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE DBA RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR MENTAL HYGIENE, INC2026–2031
  • Research Training in Biobehavioral Disturbances of Eating DisordersCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES2013–2028
  • Optimizing Relapse Prevention and Changing Habits (REACH+) in Anorexia NervosaNEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE DBA RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR MENTAL HYGIENE, INC2021–2026

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