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Strengths/Skills
Professional & respectful
Passion for teaching
Candidate Bio
As a Senior Registered Dietitian at North Shore University Hospital, NY, I have worked as an ICU and Parenteral Nutrition dietitian for 8 years, and was twice awarded Outstanding Preceptor. The opportunities and benefits that DNS provides to its members are unparalleled, and I look forward to the opportunity to serve our DPG membership.
Contributions and Leadership Achievements
Organization | Position | Term | Contribution |
Dietitians in Nutrition Support DPG | DNS Webinar Coordinator | 2022-2023 | Coordinated and facilitated the presentation of eight webinars for CPE credit |
Dietitians in Nutrition Support DPG | Guest Editor, Support Line, June 2024 issue | 2023 - present | Curated and edited the June 2024 issue on acute care parenteral nutrition support throughout the life cycle. Authored article on Parenteral Nutrition in the Adult ICU Patient |
Dietitians in Nutrition Support DPG | Mentor, DNS Writers Mentoring Program | 2023 | Mentored a new author for Support Line publication. Co-authored article in December 2023 issue: The novel use of EDGE procedure with LAMS placement and bile reinfusion for treatment of severe malnutrition in a complex transplant patient |
Renal Dietitians DPG | Author and Peer Reviewer, Renal Dietitians DPG | 2021-2023 | Co-authored Chapter 16: Parenteral Nutrition and Kidney Disease; and peer-reviewed Chapter 15: Enteral Nutrition in Kidney Disease, in Clinical Guide to Nutrition Care in Kidney Disease, Third Edition. 2023. Peer-reviewed and edited webinar: MNT for Acute Kidney Injury. 2021 |
Northwell Health | Chair, Formulary Standardization Subcommittee | 2021-2023 | Led a team of 18 CNMs and RDs across the health system to create a standardized nutrition oral/enteral formulary featuring plant-based products |
Employment
Employer | Title | Years | Location |
North Shore University Hospital, Northwell Health | Senior Registered Dietitian | 1 | Manhasset, New York |
North Shore University Hospital, Northwell Health | Clinical Dietitian | 6.5 | Manhasset, New York |
Southside Hospital, Northwell Health | Clinical Dietitian | 0.6 | Bay Shore, New York |
Practice Areas
Years in Practice Area:
Approximate number of years as a member of this DPG/MIG": 7
Honors and Awards
Organization | Award | Year | Contribution |
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics | Leadership Institute, graduate | 2023 | Completed six-month leadership training program, culminating in a presentation to Academy leadership at FNCE 2023, on improving the transition of care from Hospital-to-Home for patients requiring enteral nutrition. |
Dietitians in Nutrition Support DPG | Dietitians in Nutrition Support Advanced Practice Residency, graduate | 2020-2021 | Completed an advanced practice training program, coursework, journal club presentations, capstone project and presentation, and supervised practice at the Cleveland Clinic Center for Human Nutrition |
Northwell Health Dietetic Internship Program | Outstanding Preceptor | 2017 and 2021 | Served as preceptor and mentor for up to 12 dietetic interns per year in rotations including Surgical ICU, organ transplant, and enteral/parenteral nutrition support. |