Medical Team

Estefania Rhodes

Estefania Rhodes, Registered Nurse joined the UCSD Eating Disorder Treatment and Research in July 2024. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from National University in 2013. Her career as a nurse includes 10 years of pediatric acute care experience at Rady Children's Hospital working in the Medical Behavioral Unit primarily taking care of pediatric, adolescent, and young adult patients with medical and psychiatric diagnoses.  Estefania is a certified bilingual nurse in English and Spanish.

Breanna Strong

Breanna Strong, Registered Nurse joined the UCSD Eating Disorders Center for Treatment and Research in November 2019. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Medical Anthropology from California State University, San Marcos. Her career as a nurse includes both inpatient and outpatient experience in Medical/Surgical Oncology and ambulatory care in Family Medicine.

Amanda Reddy

Amanda Reddy, Registered Nurse joined the UC San Diego Health Eating Disorder Treatment and Research Program in November 2019. She received a Master's Degree in Nursing from the University of San Diego in 2012. Her career as a nurse includes adult acute care experience at SHARP Memorial and pediatric acute care experience at Rady Children's Hospital, including caring for eating disorder patients on the Medical Behavioral Unit.

Daphna Finn

Daphna Finn, M.D. is a child and adolescent psychiatrist who joined the UC San Diego Eating Disorders Center for Treatment and Research in the summer of 2021 following the completion of her medical and subspecialty training. She cares for patients in the partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs and is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the UCSD School of Medicine. Dr.

Venus Estepa-Morse

Venus Estepa-Morse, Registered Nurse welcomed the opportunity to work for the UCSD Eating Disorders Center for Treatment and Research Program in December 2012. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing and an Army Veteran. Her career as an RN includes sub-acute care, travel medicine and experience with adult, adolescent and pediatric eating disorder patients in a partial hospitalization setting.

Cosmina Ciobanu

Cosmina Ciobanu M.D. is a child and adolescent psychiatrist in the Pediatric and Adolescent Eating Disorders Program at the UCSD Eating Disorders Center for Treatment and Research. She is also an Assistant Clinical Professor at the UCSD School of Medicine. She attended the University of Notre Dame on a full tennis scholarship and graduated Magna Cum Laude, double majoring in Science Preprofessional Studies and Anthropology. She completed medical school and her adult psychiatry residency at the University of California, San Diego.

Danica Torres

Danica oversees the nursing team as well as regulatory compliance across all programs at the UC San Diego Eating Disorders Treatment and Research Program. Danica joined the EDC in December 2010. In her time working at the EDC, Danica has seen the value of evidence-based treatment, compassionate care and is proud to be a long-standing member of the team.