Rene Klinkby Støving, MD, PhD, is an endocrinologist and professor in eating disorders, University of Southern Denmark, Mental Health Services in the Region of Southern Denmark, and Odense University Hospital, Denmark. He has extensive clinical experience in anorexia nervosa, having contributed to the establishment of an interdisciplinary center at Odense University Hospital in 1993. In 2010, he established the only specialized endocrine unit in Denmark for patients with severe anorexia nervosa. His research areas are clinical endocrinological, somatic, psychometric, and epidemiological research in eating disorders.