| B. Timothy Walsh | |
| Birth Name: | Bernard Timothy Walsh |
| Birth Date: | 1946 |
| Birth Place: | Washington, D.C., US |
| Field: | Psychology, Psychiatry Epidemiology, Public Health, Medicine |
| Work Institution: | Columbia University New York State Psychiatric Institute Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons |
| Alma Mater: | Princeton University Harvard Medical School |
| Known For: | Research regarding obesity and eating disorders |
Bernard Timothy Walsh (born 1946) is an American psychiatrist, academic, author, and editor who specializes in eating disorders.[1] He is the William and Joy Ruane Professor of Pediatric Psychopharmacology in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University.[2]
Walsh was born in 1946 in Washington, D.C He attended Princeton University and Harvard Medical School. He completed his residency in psychiatry at the Bronx Municipal Hospital Center in The Bronx, New York.
In 1979, Walsh started the Eating Disorders Research Unit at the New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University Irving Medical Center.[3] He was also the director of the Division of Clinical Therapeutics at New York State Psychiatric Institute.
He is the William and Joy Ruane Professor of Pediatric Psychopharmacology in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University. His research covers the psychological and biological causes of abnormal eating behaviors. He has looked for pharmacological and psychological treatments for anorexia nevosa, binge eating disorder, and bulimia nervosa.
He is the author, editor, or co-editor of five books on adolescent health and eating disorders. He was the president of both the Academy for Eating Disorders and the Eating Disorders Research Society.[4] He also chaired the Eating Disorders Work Group for both DSM-IV and DSM-5.
He has received awards from the Academy for Eating Disorders, American Psychiatric Association, the Association for Behavior and Cognitive Therapies, and the National Eating Disorders Association.