Education
Undergraduate: University of California, Berkeley – https://www.berkeley.edu/
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School – https://med.umn.edu/
Residency (Internal Medicine): University of Colorado Health Sciences Center – https://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/
Residency (Psychiatry): University of California, San Francisco – https://medschool.ucsf.edu/
Fellowship (Addiction Psychiatry): University of New Mexico School of Medicine – https://hsc.unm.edu/medicine/
Certifications and Licences
Board Certification (Psychiatry): American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology – https://www.abpn.com/
Board Certification (Addiction Psychiatry): American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology – https://www.abpn.com/
Medical Licensure: Active in multiple U.S. states (details available upon request)
Claire Wilcox, MD
Medical Advisor
Expertise
Dr. Claire Wilcox is a board-certified psychiatrist and addiction specialist with over two decades of experience in mental health and integrative care. Her clinical and academic background combines internal medicine, psychiatry, and addiction psychiatry, equipping her with a uniquely holistic perspective in treating eating disorders, depression, anxiety, ADHD and co-occurring disorders.
Dr. Wilcox is recognized for her neuroscience-based approach, integrating nutrition, behavioral science, and compassionate care. In addition to her clinical practice, she shares mental health insights through public education and writing, including contributions to Psychology Today and her website WilcoxMD.com.
She is also the author of the textbook “Food Addiction, Obesity and Disorders of Overeating: An Evidence Based Assessment and Clinical Guide” and the forthcoming self-help book “Rewire Your Food-Addicted Brain: Fight Cravings and Break Free from a High-Sugar, Ultra-Processed Diet Using Neuroscience.”
Professional Accomplishments
Contributor, Psychology Today – https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/contributors/claire-wilcox-md
Founder, WilcoxMD.com – https://www.wilcoxmd.com/
Speaker and advocate for evidenced based addiction and eating disorder treatment
Publications
Food Addiction, Obesity and Disorders of Overeating: An Evidence Based Assessment and Clinical Guide
Available Here → https://a.co/d/f69eTnQ
Published: 2021
Food Addiction, Obesity and Disorders of Overeating: An Evidence-Based Assessment and Clinical Guide is suited for both medical and mental health practitioners, including physicians in primary care or psychiatry, nurses, psychologists, social workers, medical students and medical residents. It could also be utilized by researchers in obesity and ED fields, stimulating ideas for future research and study design.
Rewire Your Food-Addicted Brain: Fight Cravings and Break Free From a High-Sugar Ultra-Processed Diet Using Neuroscience
Available Here → https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/rewire-your-food-addicted-brain-claire-wilcox-md/1146817938
Published: August 1 2025
“Our ‘druggified’ food supply makes us all vulnerable to the problem of compulsive overconsumption. This practical guide, informed by the latest science and decades of clinical experience, is a tutorial in self-compassion as much as a science-help approach to overeating.”
—Anna Lembke, MD, New York Times bestselling author of Dopamine Nation—Anna Lembke, MD, New York Times bestselling author of Dopamine Nation
A game-changing approach to overcome food addiction and radically improve your health.
Written by an addiction psychiatrist with decades of experience, this powerful guide combines proven-effective techniques based in addiction and eating disorder treatments to help you overcome the unhealthy food habit, once and for all. In addition to real-world stories from others who have battled food addiction, you’ll learn how certain foods can actually alter your neurochemistry—lighting up reward centers in your brain just like nicotine, alcohol, and other drugs. Most importantly, you’ll discover how to move beyond the self-blame, shame, and internalized stigma that is associated with food addiction, so you can start taking steps toward lasting recovery.
If you’re trapped in a never-ending cycle of yo-yo dieting, crazy cravings, and binging (with or without purging), this evidence-based guide can help you get back on track. It’s time to say goodbye to “big food,” and the packaged products that keep you from nourishing and enriching both your body and mind. This powerful book can help you get started today.