Christine Wood, MD, is a pediatrician and Certified Eating Disorder Specialist (CEDS), designated by the International Association of Eating Disorder Specialists (IAEDP), with extensive expertise in the medical management of eating disorders.
She has served as Medical Director of Center for Discovery’s residential eating disorder treatment center in San Diego, California, since 2013, and in 2022 was appointed National Physician Liaison for the organization’s eating disorder division.
Dr. Wood is a published author and educator. She co‑authored the Pediatrics journal Clinical Report, “Preventing Eating Disorders and Obesity in Adolescents,” and is the author of "How to Get Kids to Eat Great & Love It."
She earned her medical degree from the University of Michigan and completed her pediatric residency at Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles.
2026, 10 April, Tampa: Diagnostic Blind Spots in Eating Disorders: Lessons from Case Reports
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Eating disorders are serious psychiatric illnesses associated with significant medical morbidity and are frequently underrecognized in clinical practice. Delayed diagnosis increases the risk of medical complications, while co‐occurring medical conditions are often overlooked or misattributed to the eating disorder itself. This educational activity addresses gaps in clinician knowledge by reviewing the medical complexity of eatin...Read moreg disorders and common diagnostic pitfalls. Through selected case reports, participants will examine medical complications and co‐morbid medical diagnoses that may be overlooked in patients with eating disorders. Less...
Learning Objectives
- Describe the importance of early identification of eating disorders through appropriate screening and identify at least two validated screening tools used in clinical practice.
- Recognize and explain at least two potentially serious medical complications associated with eating disorders.
- Analyze case presentations to identify co‐occurring medical conditions, including mast cell activation syndrome, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, Marfan syndrome, and rumination syndrome.
Learning Levels
- Intermediate
Friday, April 10, 2026
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
501 6th Avenue South St., Petersburg, FL, 33701
501 6th Avenue South St., Petersburg, FL, 33701
11:30 AM EDT - 02:00 PM EDT
EARN 2 CE Credit Hours
About the speaker
Christine Wood, FAAP, MD, CEDS, CLE
Doctor
Agenda
11:30-12:00PM: Registration12:00PM-1:30PM: Presentation
1:30PM-2:00PM: Discussion
CE Information - Earn 2 CE Credit Hours
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