About
Kimberly Dennis, MD, is a board-certified psychiatrist, eating disorders specialist, and board certified in addiction medicine. She specializes in treating eating disorders, addiction, trauma, and complex co-occurring psychiatric disorders. Dr. Dennis also brings lived experience to her work as a physician with long-term recovery from an eating disorder, addiction, and trauma.
She is the co-founder, Chief Medical Officer, and CEO of SunCloud Health. She obtained her medical degree from the University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, and completed her psychiatry residency training at the University of Chicago Hospitals, where she served as Chief Resident.
Dr. Dennis is a clinical assistant professor at the University of Illinois Chicago in the Department of Psychiatry. She practices with a holistic perspective in psychiatry, incorporating biological, psycho-social, and spiritual approaches into individually tailored, weight neutral treatments for each patient.
She serves as a board member for Galen Mental Health, a member of the National Eating Disorders Association's (NEDA) Clinical Advisory Council, a member of the American Association of Pediatrics Eating Disorders and Obesity Workgroup, clinical advisory council for National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD), and past co-chair of the Academy for Eating Disorders (AED) Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders Special Interest Group (SIG).