Sylvia Herbozo, PhD

Sylvia Herbozo, PhD, provides psychological services for patients in the Rush Center for Weight Loss and Bariatric Surgery. She specializes in the treatment of obesity and eating disorders. As a bilingual psychologist, Herbozo’s clinical practice offers culturally relevant and bilingual services for Spanish speaking patients. Her research examines interpersonal and sociocultural influences on body image and eating behaviors as well as interventions for insufficient weight loss and weight regain following bariatric surgery.

Herbozo is also the founder of Psicólogos Latinos Avanzando Nuestros Servicios, an organization for Latino undergraduate and postbaccalaureate students that aims to increase the representation of Latinos in the next generation of psychologists. She is committed to improving equity in health care and higher education.