Biography
Sarah Leone, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and Health Behavior Coordinator for VA Boston, working with Primary Care and Behavioral Medicine. She earned her doctorate from Suffolk University, and completed her pre-doctoral internship and post-doctoral fellowship training at VA Boston. Dr. Bankoff’s clinical and research interests include weight management, diabetes management, and general health behavior change. Her work is focused on the use of patient-centered interventions, including motivational interviewing, in medical settings to help patients make health behavior changes. She provides services in the bariatric surgery clinic and the “MOVE!” weight management program, and also assists with development and implementation of shared medical appointments. She additionally has particular interest in disordered eating and other health disparities among sexual minority veterans.