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Angela Guarda, MD, Psychiatry, Baltimore, MD, Johns Hopkins Hospital

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Psychiatry Baltimore, MD

Stephen and Jean Robinson Professor of Eating Disorders, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Director, Johns Hopkins Eating Disorders Program

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Summary

  • Dr. Guarda is the Stephen and Jean Robinson Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Director of the Eating Disorders Program at Johns Hopkins Hospital. She obtained her medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine and completed a residency in Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins including an externship in eating disorders at the Maudsley Hospital in London. She has been named annually in Castle Connolly’s “America’s Top Doctors” for eating disorders since 2009 and is a member of the Miller Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence. Her clinical research interests include improving rates of weight restoration and intensive treatment of anorexia nervosa and ARFID. Her translational research focus is on the pathophysiology of eating disorders including neuroimaging of opioid and cannabinoid receptors in bulimia nervosa and physiological alterations in gut peptides that may sustain disordered eating behavior. She has been the recipient of grant funding from both the Klarman Family Foundation and the NIH.
  • Angela Sarah Guarda, M.D.

    Angela Sarah Guarda, M.D. - Dr. Guarda is the Stephen and Jean Robinson Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at The Johns Hopk...

Clinical Expertise

  • Anorexia nervosa, Bulimia nervosa, Feeding and eating disorders, Eating disorders, Health outcomes research, Weight gain, Bulimia

Education & Training

  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 1991 - 1995
  • University of Maryland School of Medicine
    University of Maryland School of MedicineClass of 1991

Certifications & Licensure

  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1992 - 2024
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Distinguished Fellow, American Psychiatric Association 2020
  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2009-2023
  • Inaugural Recipient of the Stephen and Jean Robinson Professorship in Eating Disorders, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2016
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Authored Content

  • The Joy of Realizing You Were Wrong and the Importance of Believing in Recovery for All7/25/2018

Press Mentions

  • Should Patients Be Allowed to Die From Anorexia?
    Should Patients Be Allowed to Die From Anorexia?January 3rd, 2024
  • Pandemic Compounded Challenges for People Struggling with Eating Disorders
    Pandemic Compounded Challenges for People Struggling with Eating DisordersFebruary 10th, 2023
  • Intermittent Fasting Diet Trend Linked to Disordered Eating
    Intermittent Fasting Diet Trend Linked to Disordered EatingNovember 22nd, 2022
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Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Italian, French, Spanish

Hospital Affiliations