Shelly Bar, M.D.
Dr. Shelly Bar, M.D., eating disorder specialist in Los Angeles
About Dr. Bar

Shelly Bar, M.D.

Eating Disorder Specialist · Double Board Certified · Los Angeles

Dr. Bar is double board certified in Internal Medicine and Adolescent Medicine, with two decades of specialized experience caring for adolescents and adults with eating disorders. She completed her residency at Kaiser San Francisco and her fellowship in Adolescent Medicine at Stanford Children’s Health, where she also served as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

Her boutique Century City practice provides discreet, individualized medical care — always in close collaboration with each patient’s therapist and dietitian. Dr. Bar practices from a Health At Every Size (HAES), non-dieting perspective and is a dedicated advocate for Family-Based Therapy (FBT) in adolescent recovery. She writes and medically reviews all of the educational content on this site.

Training

Education & appointments

Medical School
Ben Gurion University, in collaboration with Columbia University
Residency
Internal Medicine, Kaiser San Francisco
Fellowship
Adolescent Medicine, Stanford Children's Health
Undergraduate
McGill University, Honors Physiology
Academic
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine
Certification

Board certifications

  • Internal Medicine
  • Adolescent Medicine

Areas of clinical focus include Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, ARFID, Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S), Adolescent Medicine, and Family-Based Therapy (FBT).

In the Media

A trusted voice on eating disorders

Glamour

Expert commentary on BMI and whole-person health (2025)

Quoted expert commentary
Patient Education

Writing & medical review

Every article on this site is written and medically reviewed by Dr. Bar — evidence-based education for patients, families, and athletes navigating eating disorder recovery.

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