Guido Frank, MD
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Locations
Practice Locations
Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora
13123 East 16th Ave Aurora, CO 80045720-777-1234
Provider Expertise
Clinical Interest for Patients
Eating Disorders
Care Philosophy
I am board certified in adult as well as child and adolescent psychiatry. In addition, I received extensive formal training in psychotherapy (CBT, family therapy, dynamic therapy, Feldenkrais, hypnotherapy). This combination of clinical training together with my training and experience in brain research gives me a fairly unique perspective on psychiatric disorders and treatment, taking into account all aspects of past and current experience together with potential biological underpinnings, as well as foster a neuroscience based approach to treatment. My utmost goal in this work is to improve the quality of life of the individual as well as the family system that a patient is embedded in. This starts with an empathic approach, careful assessment, thoughtful recommendation of treatment options and providing the family with the experience that their feedback is always welcome and that treatment is happening in a collaborative manner and taking all aspects of importance including culture specific experiences and attitudes into account. My extensive training in psychotherapy has always given me a special background to connect with and treat my patients in that way. One of my psychotherapy teachers once said that every patient has the right to be convinced that the treatment the clinician offers is appropriate and likely to be of help. I have always worked with families in that spirit and I believe this makes it easier for families to engage in the treatment process. A special emphasis of mine is always that the child or adolescent is as much as possible involved in the decision-making process and takes ownership in the process of treatment.
Specialties
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry ( 2012 )
- Psychiatry ( 2008 )
Conditions & Treatments
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Mental Health and Behavior
Anxiety, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Eating Disorders
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Child and Teen Health
Interests & Activities
Personal Interests
Eating Disorders
Volunteer Activities
Service in the academic field as manuscript editor or reviewer and service in various organizations such as the Academy for Eating Disorders as committee chair, board of directors member and treasurer.
Education & Training
Medical Schools
MD, Ludwig Maximillian University of Munich - Munich, Germany (1994)
Internships
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (2001)
Residency Program
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (2004)
Fellowships
University of California (San Diego) Program (2007)
Professional Memberships
Academy for Eating Disorders, Member
American Academy of Child- and Adolescent Psychiatry, Member
American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, Member
American Psychiatric Association, Member
Bavarian and German Medical Association, Member
Eating Disorder Research Society, Member
Society of Biological Psychiatry, Member
Research & Grants
Grants
Brain Reward-Pathway Function and Neurocomputational Modeling in Anorexia Nervosa (2008)
Brain Reward Circuits and Computational Modeling in Adolescent Anorexia (2012)
Taste reward circuits and prediction error define eating disorder psychopathology (2014)
Neural Effects of Negative Affect on Food Choices and Reward In Individuals with Binge Eating Episodes (2017)
Research Interests for Patients
My research interests are primarily focused on investigating brain biology that underlies eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder. We are especially interested in understanding what biological circuits in the brain drive for instance food restriction, binge eating, or anxiety associated with body image. Ultimately, we hope that we identify medication that will make treatment easier, faster and more successful.
Referral Contact Phone
(720) 777-6200
Clinical Interests for Referring Providers
Eating Disorders
Research Interest for Referring Providers
My research interests are primarily focused on the neurobiology of eating disorders. My lab uses brain imaging methods to better understand the neurobiology underlying behaviors such as food restriction in anorexia nervosa or binge eating in bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder.