Dr. David Herzog is an internationally renowned expert on eating disorders. He was the first Endowed Professor of Psychiatry in the Field of Eating Disorders at Harvard Medical School and created the Harvard Eating Disorders Center. The two main eating disorders are anorexia nervosa, which involves semi-starvation, and bulimia nervosa, which is characterized by binge eating followed by compensatory behaviors. These disorders are most successfully treated when diagnosed early, before medical complications. Most treatment plans for anorexia and bulimia are multi-disciplinary due to the complex interplay of physiological and psychological problems seen in these disorders.