WVU School of Medicine Charleston Campus Faculty Member Jess Luzier Named to West Virginia Executive Health Care Hall of Fame
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Jess Luzier, Ph.D., ABPP, CED-S, associate professor of medicine at West Virginia University School of Medicine Charleston Campus is one of ten health care leaders in the state to be recognized as part of West Virginia Executive magazine’s 2023 Health Care Hall of Fame.
Dr. Luzier is being honored for her clinical, academic and advocacy work in eating disorders and mental health concerns, especially among our youth. Luzier is part of a specialty team at CAMC providing care for patients dealing with these disorders.
Luzier co-founded and is clinical director of the Disordered Eating Center of Charleston (DECC), offering interprofessional treatment of eating disorders, as well as advocating for greater resources and access to care. She has created a statewide network of providers including psychologists, social workers, physicians and dieticians to provide comprehensive care, and hosts an annual conference for clinicians to discuss research, treatment and awareness for eating disorders.
Her advocacy and training in this area reaches clinicians both within the state and nationally, and her outreach to elected officials and others in decision-making positions encourages access to resources for patients.
Luzier’s faculty work as an associate professor at West Virginia University School of Medicine Charleston Campus and the CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine gives her a fulfilling opportunity to mentor students, residents and colleagues as they work to provide the best possible health care for our communities and for future generations.
“Dr. Luzier has enhanced our campus for the past decade by her extraordinary dedication to providing evidence-based care to young patients with serious behavioral health problems,” said John C. Linton, PhD, ABPP, associate vice president for health sciences and dean of the WVU School of Medicine Charleston Campus. “As the director of the Disordered Eating Center of Charleston, she completely transformed the assessment and care of those with eating disorders in West Virginia and neighboring states. Through her national scientific publications, mentoring of students and counselors throughout the region, advocacy at the state and national levels, and heavy caseload of patients, she has fully dedicated herself to this population and their care. She has made a difference; a brilliant young faculty member, and a shining star among our outstanding faculty.”
Luzier was inducted in a special reception at the University of Charleston Rotunda on February 21, as part of a group of ten persons representing a variety of health care leaders in West Virginia who were honored by West Virginia Executive magazine as part of the 2023 Health Care Hall of Fame.
The awards program was created in 2020 to showcase leaders, innovators and trailblazers whose actions have made an impact on the health and wellness of West Virginia.
For more information, visit https://wvexecutive.com/2023-health-care-hall-of-fame/