Walter Kaye

Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh, United States of America

Walter Kaye

Academic positions:
- Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- Research Director, Eating Disorder Program, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Any industry positions (last five years)
None declared

Research interests:
Dr Kaye's current research is focused on exploring the relationship between brain and behavior using brain imaging and investigating new treatments in anorexia and bulimia nervosa. He is also the principal investigator for an international, multi site collaboration on the genetics of anorexia and bulimia nervosa.

Any other information:
Honors & Awards
- Member of the National Eating Disorder Association
- Price Family Lifetime Research Award ACNP Fellow
- Pfizer Visiting Professor, University of Minnesota
- NIMH K05 Senior Scientist Award
- Academy of Eating Disorders Lifetime Research Award

Any competing interests declared are displayed with individual evaluations.

Section Head: Psychiatry > Eating Disorders (since 16 November 2005)

Walter Kaye is a Section Head for Eating Disorders, part of the PSYCHIATRY Faculty. The role of a Section Head is to work with their Co-Section Head(s) to divide the Section (sub-specialty area) into its component areas of research, nominate leaders in those areas as Faculty Members, and offer ongoing oversight of the content within their Section. They are not asked to evaluate articles, although we do, of course, welcome them.

Links

http://www.wpic.pitt.edu/research/