Dr. Herzog is Director of the Harris Center for Education and Advocacy in Eating Disorders at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Herzog is Professor of Psychiatry (Pediatrics) at Harvard Medical School and is Board Certified in General Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Pediatrics. Dr. Herzog’s research focus is on eating disorders, including medical complications, course and outcome, co-morbidity and treatment. He is Principal Investigator for the longest running naturalistic longitudinal study for eating disorders, now entering its 18th year.

Dr. Herzog has received numerous honors and awards for his work, including the Outstanding Psychiatrist Award for Research from the Massachusetts Psychiatric Society, the Simon Wile Award from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry for outstanding leadership and contributions in the field of child and adolescent psychiatry, the American Medical Association Joseph B. Goldberger Award in Clinical Nutrition and the American Psychiatric Association Blanche F. Ittleson Award. He was the recipient of the Meehan/Hartley Leadership Award for Public Service and/or Advocacy presented by the Academy of Eating Disorders, in recognition of his efforts to champion eating disorders as a national health policy issue and the Award for Visionary Leadership presented by the Eating Disorders Coalition for Research, Policy, & Action. Dr. Herzog is credited with over 200 publications.

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