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Leslie Heinberg, PhD, MA

Leslie Heinberg, PhD, MA
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Department Psychiatry and Psychology
Primary Location Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Type of Doctor Adults Only
Languages English
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216.444.7756
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216.444.5812
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Biography

About Leslie Heinberg, PhD, MA

Leslie Heinberg, PhD, is Vice Chair for Psychology in the Center for Behavioral Health Department of Psychiatry and Psychology and the Director of Behavioral Services for the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute at the Cleveland Clinic. She is a Professor of Medicine in the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University and is a staff member of the Digestive Diseases Institute and the Neurological Institute.  She is a nationally recognized expert in bariatric behavioral health and body image with substantial research and clinical experience in obesity and eating disorders among children, adolescents and adults.

Dr. Heinberg is Fellow in of The Obesity Society and a Fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorders.  She is also a member of the Eating Disorders Research Society, an invited, limited membership society for the top researchers in the eating disorders field.  She has served as a principal investigator or co-investigator on 3 NIH-funded projects addressing body image.  Further, Dr. Heinberg has served as a principal investigator, co-investigator or consultant on 4 NIH-funded projects focusing on lifestyle change for reducing or preventing obesity. Her clinical interests include obesity, bariatric surgery, eating disorders and disorders of body image.
Education & Professional Highlights

Education & Professional Highlights

Appointed
2007

Education & Fellowships

Fellowship - Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Behavioral Medicine
Baltimore, MD
1995

Medical Education - University of South Florida
Philosophy
Tampa, FL
1993

Internship - MUSC Medical Center of Medical University of South Carolina
Health Psychology
Charleston, SC
1993

Graduate School - University of South Florida
Psychology
Tampa, FL
1990

Undergraduate - Trinity University
San Antonio, TX
1988

Specialty Interests

body image, eating disorders, health psychology, Obesity, obesity

Awards & Honors

  • Fellow, Academy for Eating Disorders
  • Fellow, The Obesity Society 
  • Eating Disorders Research Society (Invitational International Honor Society)
Research & Publications

Research & Publications

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Industry Relationships

Industry Relationships

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As of 8/20/2024, Dr. Heinberg has reported the financial relationships with the companies listed below. In general, patients should feel free to contact their doctor about any of the relationships and how the relationships are overseen by Cleveland Clinic. To learn more about Cleveland Clinic's policies on collaborations with industry and innovation management, go to our Integrity in Innovation page.

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