All are invited to a special Grand Rounds featuring Mark S. Gold, MD, Donald Dizney Eminent Scholar, Distinguished Professor and Chair of Psychiatry at the University of Florida, and one of the foremost addiction experts in the world. It will be held on Friday, August 23, 2013, at noon, in room 409 in the Dorrance Building at Cooper University Hospital.<\/p>\n
Dr. Gold will be lecturing on his newest area of research, \u201cHedonic Overeating as a Process Addiction,\u201d Hedonic overeating is the overconsumption of highly palatable, pleasurable foods that activate brain signals in the same way as drugs of abuse. \u201cHis research is at both the basic science and clinical level and has incredible application in our new tasks of preventive care under Accountable Care,\u201d says Andres J. Pumariega, MD, Chairman and Chief of the Department of Psychiatry.<\/p>\n
Chairs and Program Directors are asked to encourage attendance. For additional information, please contact Viktoria Riles at 856.757.7853 or at riles-viktoria@cooperhealth.edu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"