Our Team | Experts at ACUTE Center for Eating Disorders

Philip S. Mehler, MD, FACP, FAED, CEDS

Philip S. Mehler, MD, FACP, FAED, CEDS

Founder & Executive Medical Director, ACUTE Center at Denver Health Chief Science Officer, Eating Recovery Center Glassman Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine

Patricia Westmoreland, MD

Dennis Gibson, MD, FACP, CEDS

Clinical Operations Director | Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine

Allison Nitsch, MD

Allison Nitsch, MD, FACP, CEDS

vishnupriya khatri

Vishnupriya "Priya" Khatri, MD

Hospitalist | Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine

Leah Puckett, MD, MPH

Leah Puckett, MD, MPH

Hospitalist | Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine

Kristin Anderson

Kristin Anderson, MD

Hospitalist | Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine

Kara Leach, MD

Hospitalist | Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine

Portrait of Dr. Swathi

Nemani Swathi, MD

Kamila Cass, PhD, CEDS

Kamila Cass, PhD, CEDS

Cheryl Kornfeld

Cheryl Lundberg, PsyD, CEDS

Jamie Manwaring

Jamie Manwaring, PhD

Meghan Foley, RD, CED-RD

Meghan Foley, RD, CEDS-C

Clinical Nutrition Manager

Shelby Sitko, RD, CEDS

Registered Dietitian

Kelsey Dworkin, MS, RD

Registered Dietitian

Ann Koutsavlis, MPH, RD, CEDRD

Registered Dietitian

Elizabeth "Libby" Parks, LCSW, CEDS

Clinical Social Work Lead

Krista Hovde, RN

Krista Hovde, RN

Nursing Manager

Hermie Bizza, RN

Assistant Nurse Manager

Delaney Frazier

Delaney Wesselink, PT, DPT, CEDS

Lead Rehab Specialist

Erica Tohtz, MOT, OTR/L, CEDS

Occupational Therapist

Monica Williams, OTD, OTR/L

Occupational Therapist

Portrait of Kristin Sterrett

Kristin Sterrett, MD

Portrait of Zoe Filan

Zoe Filan, MS, RD

Clinical Dietitian

Portrait of Taylor Schock

Taylor Schock, LSW

Portrait of BreAnn

BreAnn Sandoval, MSW

ACUTE Earns Prestigious Center of Excellence Designation from Anthem
In 2018, the ACUTE Center for Eating Disorders & Severe Malnutrition at Denver Health was honored by Anthem Health as a Center of Excellence for Medical Treatment of Severe and Extreme Eating Disorders. ACUTE is the first medical unit ever to achieve this designation in the field of eating disorders. It comes after a rigorous review process.