Dr. David Herzog, Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, is an internationally recognized eating disorders expert. He is board certified in pediatrics, child and adolescent psychiatry and general psychiatry and has treated over 3,000 women with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and associated diagnoses. Dr. David Herzog was the first Endowed Professor of Psychiatry in the Field of Eating Disorders at Harvard Medical School. He founded and directed the Harris Center for Education and Advocacy in Eating Disorders at Massachusetts General Hospital and, prior to that, the Harvard Eating Disorders Center.
One of Dr. Herzog’s priorities has been to educate new leaders in the field of eating disorders. In 1997, as part of his work for the Harvard Eating Disorders Center, he established a summer fellowship program, which offered undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity for mentorship and supervision as they conducted independent research projects. Dr. Herzog named the fellowship for former Radclife College President Matina S. Horner, Ph.D. in honor of her commitment to the development of women, to the advancement of science, and to the field of health care.
The Matina Horner fellows' eating disorder research projects have covered a wide range of topics, from prevention, to cross-cultural dimensions, to personality and biological factors. Many trainees have contined their independent projects after their fellowships have ended, resulting in published papers. A number of fellows, including S. Bryn Austin, ScD, have achieved academic positions in universities across the nation.
The Matina Horner Fellowship -- the first of its kind -- has now enjoyed 16 years of progress and sponsored 47 young scientists.
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