Sarah Lowenthal, MD, CEDS-C Expert Witness
Curriculum Vitae

Eating Disorder and Mental Health Expert

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Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

General Specialties:

Family Medicine and Psychiatry

Keywords/Search Terms:

Eating Disorders, Anorexia, Adolescent Medicine, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Anorexia Nervosa, Social Media Addiction, Depression, Anxiety, Suicide, Bulimia, Depression, Self Harm, Binge Eating Diorder, Malnutrition, OCD, Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, Starvation, Malnutrition, Residential Treatment, PHP/IOP

Education:

Residency , UCSF ; MD, University of Chicago

Years in Practice:

20

Additional Information

Dr. Sarah Lowenthal is a UCSF-trained and board-certified eating disorder expert with over 20 years of clinical experience. She provides specialized medical care for children, adolescents and adults with eating disorders and co-occurring mental health diagnoses (e.g. Anxiety, Depression, OCD, ADHD, and others). Dr. Lowenthal is one of the few physicians nationwide holding a designation as a Certified Eating Disorders Specialist and Consultant(CEDS-C) by the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (IAEDP). As a former Board Member of the IAEDP SF Bay Area Chapter and a member of the Academy of Eating Disorders, Dr. Lowenthal provides supervision and education to other physicians in the field. She is based in the San Francisco Bay Area, and licensed in multiple states. Dr. Lowenthal received a medical degree from the University of Chicago, and completed residency at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). She was named "Top Doctor" by Marin Magazine 2026 & 2020, "Top 10 Metro Area Doctors" in 2014, and a “Best Doctor” by Oakland Magazine in 2012.