 
Dr. M.K. (Khal) El-Yousef, Medical Director of Fairwinds Treatment Center
M.K. (Khal) El-Yousef, M.D., serves as medical director of Fairwinds Treatment Center. A nationally recognized board-certified psychiatrist specializing in psychopharmacology and addictions, Dr. El-Yousef's initial years in psychiatry were highlighted by academic achievements. His tenure at Vanderbilt University as assistant professor of psychiatry and instructor of pharmacology yielded 60 scientific publications.
Dr. El-Yousef is recognized as a true pioneer in the field of psychiatry and addictions medicine. In 1984, he founded Fairwinds Treatment Center after developing a treatment program that blended a medical psychiatric model with a traditional Twelve Step-Johnson model. The program has given Fairwinds a reputation as one of the nation’s foremost dual diagnosis treatment centers. As a true dually-licensed psychiatric and substance abuse center, Fairwinds remains unique in comparison to most nationally recognized addictions programs.
Dr. El-Yousef is also the medical director for Health Care Alternatives, a private outpatient clinic providing intensive outpatient and extended care services, as well as transitional living services. Visit www.healthcarealternative.net
Dr. Pauline Powers, Medical Director of Fairwinds Treatment Center Eating Disorders Program
 Pauline Powers, M.D., serves as medical director of the Fairwinds Treatment Center Eating Disorders Program. A nationally recognized expert in the field of eating disorders, Dr. Powers was the founding president of the Academy for Eating Disorders and currently directs the Eating Disorders Program in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the University of South Florida. She is the author of two books on obesity and eating disorders and has written over 70 scientific publications. She is a founding member of the Eating Disorders Research Society and is on the editorial boards of Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention, Obesity Surgery, and the Eating Disorders Review.
Dr. Powers is on the Scientific Board of Directors of the National Eating Disorders Screening Program and was a member of the American Psychiatric Association’s committee on preparing guidelines for the treatment of eating disorders. She is also an active board member for the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) and served as its president for 2005-2006. Dr. Powers received NEDA’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006, and in May 2000 she was recognized as the Outstanding Clinician by the Academy for Eating Disorders for her dedication and commitment to the field.
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