Patricia Westmoreland MD

Summary

• Patricia Westmoreland, MD, is a psychiatry specialist based in Denver, CO, with subspecialties in forensic psychiatry and psychosomatic medicine. She completed a fellowship in forensic psychiatry at the University of Colorado and previously pursued a fellowship in endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism, before which she completed residencies in internal medicine and psychiatry at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Dr. Westmoreland previously served as a consultant psychiatrist and medical director at the ACUTE Center for Eating disorders and Severe Malnutrition Additionally, she has practiced as a forensic psychiatrist at Patricia Westmoreland MD PC since 2012 and has recently expanded her practice into treating eating disorders and other mental health disorders as an outpatient psychiatrist. Her recent publications include work on anorexia nervosa, addressing topics such as medical complications of eating disorders, ethical challenges, and involuntary treatment in patients with this condition. Dr. Westmoreland was elected to the American Psychiatric Association Board of Trustees in 2023 and serves as an alternate delegate to the American Medical Association.