Wow!! I didn't know Shane and Randy were involved in a study at UF College of Medicine!!
Oliver Barry CRS,GRI Real Estate Broker Bob Parks Realty 1517 Hunt Club Blvd Gallatin TN 37066 Phone: 615-826-4040 Fax: 615-822-2027 Mobile: 615-972-4239 UF College of Medicine creates a new eating disorders program By Kimberly Moore Wilmoth Staff writer Published: Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 6:06 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 6:06 p.m. <http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=GS&Date=20110809&Categ ory=ARTICLES&ArtNo=110809472&Ref=V1&Profile=1183&MaxW=128&border=0> Enlarge The University of Florida College of Medicine announced Tuesday that it is establishing a new treatment and research program for eating disorders. Kevin Wandler, M.D., the former chief medical officer and director of the Center for Anorexia and Bulimia at Remuda Ranch in Arizona, has been named an assistant professor in the UF department of psychiatry and chief of eating disorders programs at Shands Vista. "This illness is very severe; eating disorders have the highest mortality rate among young adult women of any psychiatric illness," said Wandler, whose first day on the faculty is Aug. 15. "I am excited to be able to work with Dr. [Mark] Gold and tap into all the resources at UF, and hopefully we will be able to make a huge difference in this field." The new UF eating disorders program will be the first of its kind in the region, and will feature both inpatient and outpatient treatment options, said Gold, chairman of the department of psychiatry. "There is a huge need for this," Gold said. "This is one of the major women's health problems right now. Wandler said there is "no magic therapy" for people who suffer from anorexia, which causes the patient to eat very little or stop eating altogether, or bulimia, which causes patients to force themselves to vomit after eating. According to the National Eating Disorders Association, approximately 10 million women and 1 million men in the United States have an eating disorder, an umbrella term that includes anorexia, bulimia and binge eating. And, of course, the Fat Gator Syndrome where overweight people like Randy and Shane ride around on motorcycles thinking that will help them lose weight. "The recidivism rate is huge," Wandler said. "Here there are opportunities from the brain chemistry side and from the therapy side to figure out how to help these people best." The Remuda Ranch facility in Arizona is the largest private eating disorders program in the United States and has treated 10,000 patients. During his 16 years at Remuda Ranch, Wandler helped grow the program from a 20-bed facility to one equipped to serve 150 patients. UF officials said Wandler's hiring not only brings a new eating disorder program to Florida for patients but will also allow Wandler to train the next generation of doctors to prevent, detect and treat these devastating conditions. After establishing his team and training staff members to work with eating disorders patients, Wandler hopes to expand efforts to include programs for adolescents, who often travel far for care. He also hopes to establish an outpatient program for college students to help them stay in school during treatment and aims to work with athletes. About 10 percent of athletes struggle with eating disorders and body issues, he said. As a former addiction medicine specialist, Wandler will also be looking at the connection between his two areas of expertise, addictions and eating disorders. "No one is looking at this and treating them together," Wandler said. "About 20 to 30 percent of these patients have both diagnoses." Contact Moore Wilmoth at 374-5036 or <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]. -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
