Ovidio Bermudez, M.D is the Medical Director of the Eating Disorders Program at Laureate Psychiatric Clinic and Hospital in Tulsa, OK. He holds academic appointments as Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine and as Adjunct Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He is Board certified in Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.
Dr. Bermudez is a Fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorders, the Society for Adolescent Medicine, and the American Academy of Pediatrics. He is Past Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Eating Disorders Association and Honorary Board member of the Eating Disorders Coalition of Tennessee (EDCT) (which he co-founded). He Chairs the Medical Care Special Interest Group and the Hispano-Latino-American Special Interest Group of the Academy for Eating Disorders.
Dr Bermudez has lectured nationally and internationally on eating disorders, childhood obesity, and other topics related to adolescent and young adult healthcare and has been recognized for his dedication and advocacy in the field of eating disorders.