Education:

Medical School: University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine

Residency:  University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)

Chief Residency: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)

Undergraduate:  University of California, Santa Cruz

Honors and Awards:

Top Doctor, Marin Magazine 2020

Top 10 Doctors, Metro Area 2014

Patient's Choice Award 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014

Compassionate Doctor Award 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014

East Bay’s Best Doctors, Oakland Magazine, 2012

Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award, Society of Medical Educators, 2007

UCSF Teaching Fellow, 2005-2006

Summer Research Award, University of Chicago, 1998

Dr. Lowenthal is an eating disorders expert physician and Board Certified Family Physician who provides compassionate medical care for children, adolescents and adults with eating disorders. Utilizing a social justice, Health At Every Size lens, Dr. Lowenthal cares for individuals of all genders, sizes, shapes and abilities and at any stage of their recovery.

Dr. Lowenthal completed medical school at the University of Chicago and residency at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) where she served as Chief Resident in the Department of Family and Community Medicine. She is one of few primary care physicians nationwide who has been designated by the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (IAEDP) as a Certified Eating Disorders Specialist (CEDS) as well as an IAEDP-Approved supervisor for other professionals in the field (CEDS-S).  She is a former Medical Liaison to and Board Member of the IAEDP SF Bay Area Chapter and a member of the Academy of Eating Disorders.  

Described by her patients as smart, warm and empathetic, Dr. Lowenthal has been named a Top Doctor by Marin Magazine 2020, a Top 10 Metro Area Doctors 2014 and one of East Bay’s “Best Doctors” by Oakland Magazine in 2012. She is also is a six-time Patient’s Choice Award recipient and a four-time Compassionate Doctor Award recipient.

Outside of the office she enjoys hiking on Mt. Tam, reading and spending time with friends and her dog, Schultz.