about working with teens. I love to see what things I can instill upon them for when they encounter an adolescent or young adult, those little clinical pearls. I love teaching. There’ s such a strength to our department where so many people love learning.”
Her husband Nathan, whom she met while she was in medical school, works in education. When they met, he was a middle school teacher – the two are no strangers to angsty teens – and now does consulting work with colleges and universities. They had their son Theodore( Theo) in 2022, and he keeps them plenty busy. Dr. Badal and Nathan have always been avid travelers and are excited to now have Theo explore the world with them. On the weekends, you can typically find them at the Louisville Zoo or doing something else outdoorsy.
Moving forward, Dr. Badal says she’ s doing a lot of work trying to build eating disorder clinical services and she hopes to build some adolescent-specific addiction medicine services to help better serve teens in the community. At the heart of it all is advocacy for her patients.
“ I take it in one visit at a time and just try to keep moving things forward. It’ s such an honor to see them feel better and reflect on that. I have been lucky to see so many young people recover and go on to live normal lives.”
Kathryn Vance is the Communications and Event Coordinator at the Greater Louisville Medical Society.
( top row left to right) Dr. Badal speaking at the Capitol in Lexington after being selected as the 2024 Champion for the Treatment and Recovery of Eating Disorders by the Kentucky Eating Disorders Council; Dr. Badal and son Theo; Dr. Badal and son Theo on a family vacation to Disney; Dr. Badal and son Theo on vacation; Dr. Badal and her husband Nathan and son Theo.
( bottom row, l to r) Dr. Badal and her husband Nathan and son Theo; Dr. Badal with her sisters and nieces; Dr. Badal and husband Nathan at a Lou City FC soccer game; Dr. Badal and her husband Nathan and son Theo at his first birthday party.
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