In Memoriam

Robert I. Berkowitz

faculty photo
Attending Psychiatrist, Weight and Eating Disorders Program, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Philadelphia, PA
Director, Eating and Weight Disorders Research Program, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Philadelphia, PA
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Faculty Member, Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Department: Psychiatry

Contact information
Dept Child/Adolescent Psychiatry at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3440 Market Street - Suite 200, Philadelphia, Pa 19104
OR: Center for Weight and Eating Disorders, UPenn Psychiatry
3535 Market St., 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-7593
Fax: 215-590-4251
Education:
B.A.
Wesleyan University, 1969.
M.D.
University of Connecticut, 1973.
Post-Graduate Training
Resident in Psychiatry, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 1973-1975.
Fellow in Child Psychiatry, Yale University, Child Study Center, 1975-1977.
Senior Resident and Clinical Scholar in Child Psychiatry, Stanford University School of Medicine, Division of Child Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 1977-1978.
Permanent link
 
> Perelman School of Medicine   > Faculty   > Details

Description of Research Expertise

Adolescent Obesity

Description of Itmat Expertise

Dr. Berkowitz's research focuses on the etiology of obesity and its treatment. His research includes a developmental biopsychosocial approach. Current projects focus on the behavioral and pharmacological treatment of obesity in youth and adults. Translational studies within primary care are currently taking place. In addition, basic behavioral and genetic studies are ongoing.
back to top
Last updated: 09/19/2020
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania