Maria De Pena-Nowak, MD

Dr. Attia received her A.B. from Princeton University in 1982 and her MD from Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons in 1986. Formerly the director of the inpatient eating disorders program at The New York State Psychiatric Institute, Dr. Attia has more recently focused on research involving the psychobiology and treatment of anorexia nervosa. Since 1999, she has received uninterrupted funding for her research from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Dr. Attia has received a Young Investigator Award from The National Alliance for Research in Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD), a Pfizer/Society for Women’s Health Research Faculty Development Award in Women’s Health, and a Career Development Award from NIMH. Dr. Attia is a member of the eating disorders work-group for DSM-5. She is also a member of The Eating Disorders Research Society and has been elected Fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorders.

Dr. Erica Keen graduated from Yale University with a B.S. in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry. She then attended the Tri-Institutional MD-PhD program, from which she received her M.D. from Weill Cornell Medical College and her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Rockefeller University. She completed her psychiatry residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and McLean Hospital. Following graduation, she worked as an Attending Physician at the OCD Institute at McLean Hospital. She has engaged in basic and translational research at Rockefeller University, Stanford University, MIT, and MGH and has contributed multiple articles and book chapters to the medical and scientific literature.

Dr. Yesie Yoon, M.D., M.S., DFAACAP, is a triple board-certified physician in Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College and an attending psychiatrist at the Center for Childhood and Adolescent Behavioral Health at NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester Behavioral Health. A native of South Korea, Dr. Yoon completed her medical degree at Yonsei University College of Medicine and earned a Master of Science in Healthcare Quality and Safety from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She completed her Pediatrics/Psychiatry/Child and Adolescent Psychiatry training in the highly competitive Triple Board Program at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and the University of Cincinnati.Dr. Yoon brings a unique and integrative lens to child mental health, informed by her cross-disciplinary training and extensive leadership in academic medicine. Her clinical and research interests include integrative psychiatry, pediatric delirium, adolescent depression, relational psychodynamic psychotherapy and improving access to mental health care through quality and safety initiatives. She has served in multiple leadership roles, including Director of Quality Improvement in Psychiatry at Montefiore Medical Center and Director of Child Psychiatry Consultation-Liaison at UAB.As a Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), Dr. Yoon currently co-chairs AACAP’s Asian Caucus and serves on its Diversity & Culture Committee. Fluent in Korean and English, she is passionate about culturally responsive care and reducing mental health disparities among immigrant and Asian-American families. Dr. Yoon is dedicated to empowering families and trainees alike with the knowledge and tools they need to navigate complex mental health systems. Her work integrates clinical excellence with a strong commitment to education, community outreach and systems-level change.