Margherita Mascolo

Chief Medical Officer
MD, CEDS-S
Licensed Eating Disorder Doctor

Dr. Margherita Mascolo is an internationally recognized leader in the medical treatment of eating disorders. With a career spanning fifteen years, her work has ranged from providing hands-on care at the bedside of the most critically ill, hospitalized patients suffering from complications of starvation to consulting for patients at virtual levels of care. She is known for her compassionate and comprehensive care. Professionally, she has led multiple multidisciplinary teams and advanced to being chief medical officer of a multi-state eating disorder treatment company where she created and led the medical treatment arm and medical operations.

Dr. Mascolo is passionate about educating professionals, especially medical professionals, to recognize eating disorders early on and to treat patients with the latest evidence in the field. Dr. Mascolo has published numerous articles on medical complications of eating disorders, lectures nationally and internationally at universities, medical schools, and conferences, and continues to hold the academic title of Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. In addition, she was part of the writing group for the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Eating Disorders, published in 2022. She was also part of the Safe Exercise at Every Stage (SEES) guidelines which were developed by a panel of international experts.

Dr. Mascolo’s leadership style is one of service to others, respect of all, and collaboration with the team. She holds a number of volunteer positions including medical liaison for the IAEDP Chapter in Colorado, medical standard committee member at the Residential Eating Disorder Consortium (where she was a former board member), and board member for the non-profit, National Alliance for Eating Disorders. In her free time, Margherita can be found chasing her toddler, tending to her garden, cooking, hiking in Colorado, and traveling the world (especially to her native Italy).