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Dr. Lonna Patrice Gordon, MD, PHARM D is an adolescent medicine doctor in Orlando, FL specializing in adolescent medicine and general pediatrics. She graduated from University of South Florida (USF) College of Medicine in 2009 and has 17 years of experience. Dr. Lonna Patrice Gordon, MD, PHARM D is affiliated with Nemours Children's Health.
Eating Disorders
Eating disorders are mental and physical illnesses that impact behavior, emotions, and thoughts about eating, food, body appearance, and weight. These disorders are characterized by preoccupations with food and physical size, resulting in dramatic lifestyle changes and adverse health effects. In the past, eating disorders were often diagnosed using BMI (body mass index), or by assessing someone's weight. Eating disorders specialists now recognize that eating disorders may occur in people of all sizes. The most common eating disorders are anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder (BED).
Anorexia nervosa, frequently referred to as anorexia, is a disorder where people severely restrict the types and quantity of food they eat. Those with anorexia have an extreme fear of eating and gaining weight and may repeatedly weigh themselves or engage in harmful behaviors such as excessive exercise or starvation. Those with anorexia often find themselves preoccupied with food, but unable to consume a healthy amount of it. This results in symptoms such as abnormally low BMI, vitamin deficiency, fatigue, fainting, and amenorrhea (lack of menstruation in women). Anorexia may cause bluish discoloration of the hands, brittle and falling out hair, yellowish skin, and lanugo (fine, downy hair). Left untreated, anorexia can lead to organ failure, brain damage, and even death.
Bulimia nervosa, typically called bulimia, is a disorder where people binge (eat large quantities of food) and purge the food that they just consumed by vomiting, laxative abuse, fasting, or excessive exercise. This behavior is usually motivated by a feeling of powerlessness over eating and a fear of weight gain or desire for weight loss. Bulimia can occur in underweight, normal weight, and overweight people. Symptoms of bulimia include acid reflux, intestinal distress, dehydration from purging, amenorrhea, and dental erosion from vomiting. Some people with bulimia have swollen parotid glands (salivary glands near the cheeks) and red scars and marks on the backs of their knuckles. Electrolyte imbalance from bulimia can be particularly severe and may lead to heart attack or stroke.
Binge eating disorder (BED) is the most common eating disorder. People with BED feel that they are unable to control the amount of food they eat and may continue to binge after reaching a point of fullness. BED binges (consuming large amounts of food) are often accompanied by feelings of sadness, guilt, and shame. Symptoms of BED include obesity, acid reflux, weight gain, and dissatisfaction with one's body. People with BED tend to experience cycles of negative emotions and binges. Binges or BED episodes can be provoked by stress, boredom, restrictive dieting, depression, and other triggers.
Other common eating disorders include:
Many people with eating disorders do not consciously develop them, and have difficulty seeking treatment. For this reason, it's important to detect and treat eating disorders as early as possible. Treatment for eating disorders can vary from therapy visits to inpatient treatment, depending on the disorder and its severity. Treatment aims to not only restore physical health and correct negative behaviors, but to also promote psychological well-being and self-confidence.
Dr. Lonna Patrice Gordon, MD, PHARM D graduated from University of South Florida (USF) College of Medicine in 2009. She completed residency at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. She is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics/Pediatrics - General and has a state license in Delaware.
Medical School: University of South Florida (USF) College of Medicine (2009)
Residency: Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children (2012)
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics/Pediatrics - General
Licensed In: Delaware
Dr. Lonna Patrice Gordon, MD, PHARM D is associated with these hospitals and organizations:
Dr. Lonna Patrice Gordon, MD, PHARM D appears to accept the following insurance providers: United Healthcare Community Plan (AmeriChoice), Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Prime Health, AmeriHealth, BlueCross BlueShield of Florida, MultiPlan PPO, Three Rivers Provider Network, Geisinger Health Plan, US Family Health Plan, AvMed, United Healthcare, Great-West Healthcare, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, Evolutions Healthcare Systems, Fidelis Care, TRICARE, Molina Healthcare, HealthSmart, Employers Health Network, First Health, WellPoint, Aetna HMO, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Non HMO, Seminole Tribe of Florida, Aetna PPO/POS/EPO, Blue Cross and Blue Shield HMO, Lifetrac Transplant, Sunshine SMI/CMS 19 & 21, Olympus Managed Healthcare PPO DE/PA, INTEGRA Administrative Group (ClaimsBridge), Florida Community Care, Aetna HMO/POS/PPO/EPO, Star Healthcare Network, Simply Healthcare Healthy Kids, Global Medical Managment DE/PA, Insurance Administrators of America, Olympus Managed Healthcare PPO ORL, Volusia Health Network PPO/EPO, Qualcare HMO/POS/PPO, Preferred Healthcare PPO, Six Degrees Health-Tribado, Keystone First CHIP, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware and Aetna Better Health PA Kids HMO.
According to our sources, Dr. Lonna Patrice Gordon, MD, PHARM D accepts the following insurance providers:
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These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Lonna Patrice Gordon, MD, PHARM D. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.
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$1,530
PARAGARD T 380A $1,530 |
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Liletta $30 |
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NEXPLANON $13 |
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Dr. Lonna Gordon's medical specialty is adolescent medicine and general pediatrics. Dr. Gordon's clinical interests include obesity, menstrual disorders, and long-acting reversible contraception (LARC). AvMed, Blue California, and HealthSmart seem to be the insurance carriers that Dr. Gordon accepts. She attended medical school at the University of South Florida (USF) College of Medicine. Dr. Gordon completed her residency training at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and a hospital affiliated with the University of Florida Health Science Center. Her distinctions include: Resident Community Service Award and Resident of the Year. She is affiliated with Nemours Children's Health.
