Patricia Westmoreland MD

Patricia Westmoreland, MD, is a physician with extensive clinical experience in psychiatry and women’s behavioral health. She completed her medical education at the University of the Witwatersrand and has spent more than two decades in practice. Dr. Westmoreland focuses on the assessment and treatment of eating disorders and severe malnutrition, as well as anxiety disorders, mood disorders, and post-traumatic stress. Her work also emphasizes mental health across reproductive transitions, including peripartum and postpartum care, and support for patients navigating perimenopausal mental health concerns. Dr. Westmoreland has particular expertise at the intersection of psychiatry and medicine, helping patients whose psychiatric symptoms are influenced by chronic medical conditions and complex physiologic stressors. She provides comprehensive psychiatric evaluation and ongoing medication management, with structured visit formats that support careful diagnostic clarification and individualized treatment planning. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Westmoreland serves in a medical director role at a specialized center for eating disorders and severe malnutrition. She has also contributed to peer-reviewed literature addressing anorexia nervosa, including ethical considerations in treatment and medical complications associated with eating disorders.