CONCURRENT SESSION 1: Mental Health

Emotions and Eating: Approaches and Interventions?

Susan Wnuk, Ph.D., C. Psych
Psychologist, Bariatric Surgery Program
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital
Toronto, ON

Dr. Susan Wnuk is a clinical psychologist at the University Health Network Bariatric Surgery Program in Toronto and an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto Department of Psychiatry. She provides clinical care to pre and post-bariatric surgery patients, supervises students, and conducts research. Her current areas of interest are pre and post-surgery psychosocial functioning and the effectiveness of mindfulness and behavioural interventions for bariatric surgery patients. She is involved in research projects investigating psychosocial predictors of outcome in bariatric surgery patients and the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioural and mindfulness treatments for this population that are delivered in-person and remotely. 

Dr. Wnuk graduated from York University in Toronto and prior to joining the Bariatric Surgery Program in 2010, she worked in hospital-based eating disorder and borderline personality disorder programs. She facilitates workshops for professionals and presents at research conferences at the local, national and international levels.