Seham F. El-Diwany, MD
San Jose, CA
San Jose, CA
The Permanente Medical Group
276 International Circle
San Jose, CA 95119
(408) 362-4791
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276 International Circle
San Jose, CA 95119
(408) 362-4791
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Fax: (408) 972-6962
Contact by e-mail
Wheelchair accessible
CREDENTIALS/DISCIPLINE: I'm a general pediatrician & the director of the Teen Health Center at Kaiser Santa Teresa (San Jose). I work with a multidisciplinary group at Kaiser Permanente when treating Teens with eating disorders.
Board Certified: General Pediatrics.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Number of years treating patients with eating disorders: 10+ years
Number of patients with eating disorders you treat annually: 1-5
EDUCATION, TRAINING, and EXPERTISE: I'm board certified by The American Board of Pediatrics & Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. I have general interest in the adolescent population & the challenge it represents.
TREATMENT PHILOSOPHY: Eating Disorders have experienced dramatic change epidemiologically in the last 20 years. It remains one of the most challenging area in medicine to intervene. Each case is unique & comes with different co-morbidity factors. I strongly believe that early diagnosis & intervention will lead to better outcome. A multidisciplinary approach is quite often needed to serve the eating disordered teen population.
Yes, I feel you can recover from an eating disorder. A summary of treatment studies for Anorexia Nervosa found that 47% of people recover completely (no further symptoms), 34% improve, 21% develop a chronic eating disorder and 5% die. As for Bulimia nervosa, short term studies with trial of antidepressant & structured, intensive grp therapy) showed 50% full recovery (no further problems), 30% partial recovery & 20% continued with symptoms. Whereas long term studies showed 70% were in full or partial remission, the rest continued with symptoms.
LANGUAGES: English, Arabic, French
POPULATIONS SERVED: Adolescents, Children, Ethnic Minorities
CONDITIONS TREATED: Anorexia Nervosa, Binge Eating, Bulimia Nervosa, Co-Morbidity, NOS (Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified) I only see patients who are members of the San Jose Kaiser Permanente Health plan
TREATMENT APPROACHES: Medical Evaluations
TREATMENT SETTINGS: Outpatient. Experienced in working as part of a team.
FEES: Insurance: Kaiser Health plan, only children/teen members who live in the San Jose area.
Contact by e-mail
Wheelchair accessible
CREDENTIALS/DISCIPLINE: I'm a general pediatrician & the director of the Teen Health Center at Kaiser Santa Teresa (San Jose). I work with a multidisciplinary group at Kaiser Permanente when treating Teens with eating disorders.
Board Certified: General Pediatrics.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Number of years treating patients with eating disorders: 10+ years
Number of patients with eating disorders you treat annually: 1-5
EDUCATION, TRAINING, and EXPERTISE: I'm board certified by The American Board of Pediatrics & Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. I have general interest in the adolescent population & the challenge it represents.
TREATMENT PHILOSOPHY: Eating Disorders have experienced dramatic change epidemiologically in the last 20 years. It remains one of the most challenging area in medicine to intervene. Each case is unique & comes with different co-morbidity factors. I strongly believe that early diagnosis & intervention will lead to better outcome. A multidisciplinary approach is quite often needed to serve the eating disordered teen population.
Yes, I feel you can recover from an eating disorder. A summary of treatment studies for Anorexia Nervosa found that 47% of people recover completely (no further symptoms), 34% improve, 21% develop a chronic eating disorder and 5% die. As for Bulimia nervosa, short term studies with trial of antidepressant & structured, intensive grp therapy) showed 50% full recovery (no further problems), 30% partial recovery & 20% continued with symptoms. Whereas long term studies showed 70% were in full or partial remission, the rest continued with symptoms.
LANGUAGES: English, Arabic, French
POPULATIONS SERVED: Adolescents, Children, Ethnic Minorities
CONDITIONS TREATED: Anorexia Nervosa, Binge Eating, Bulimia Nervosa, Co-Morbidity, NOS (Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified) I only see patients who are members of the San Jose Kaiser Permanente Health plan
TREATMENT APPROACHES: Medical Evaluations
TREATMENT SETTINGS: Outpatient. Experienced in working as part of a team.
FEES: Insurance: Kaiser Health plan, only children/teen members who live in the San Jose area.
