Meet the Directors of the Wilkins Center
Dr. Diane Mickley
Founder and Director of the Wilkins Center
Diane Mickely, MD, FACP, FAED is the Founder and Director of the Wilkins Center. Dr. Mickley is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and specializes in treating people with eating disorders and weight control issues. She has dedicated her life to understanding and treating eating disorders and has provided care for over 5,000 people with such problems over the past 25 years.
Dr. Mickley graduated magna cum laude from Vassar College and received her Medical Degree from Tufts University School of Medicine. She founded the Wilkins Center in 1982.
Dr. Mickley is a Research Associate in the Department of Psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine. She is an Attending Physician on the medical staff of Greenwich Hospital. She regularly collaborates on research projects with Columbia, Yale, and Harvard Universities. Dr. Mickley is a frequent contributor to medical books and journals. She writes and lectures extensively on the assessment and treatment of eating disorders. Dr. Mickley is on the Editorial Boards of Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention and Eating Disorders Today.
Dr. Mickely is a Founder and Board Member of the Academy for Eating Disorders, an international organization for professionals. She is the Past President of the American Anorexia and Bulimia Association and the Former Co-President of the National Eating Disorders Association. She is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. Dr. Mickley is a member of the North American Association of Obesity and the Society for Adolescent Medicine.
Dr. Mickely has been honored with several awards for her outstanding leadership, professional, and community contributions. She received the “Woman of Inspiration Award” from the American Anorexia and Bulimia Association for advancing the treatment of eating disorders through clinical research, hands-on treatment, and organizational leadership that encouraged community outreach and continuing professional education. She was the recipient of the National Eating Disorders Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Additionally, Dr. Mickley was honored with the Greenwich YWCA’s BRAVA Award.