aventura,boca raton,delray,boynton beach, FLORIDA
US
miami beach
, FLORIDA
LINDA FILENBAUM IS A REGISTERED/LICENSED DIETITIAN/NUTRITIONIST AND CERTIFIED DIABETIC EDUCATOR IN PRIVATE PRACTICE IN PALM BEACH,BROWARD AND MIAMI DADE COUNTIES IN SOUTH FLORIDA. MS FILENBAUM, AN HONORS GRADUATE FROM BOSTON UNIVERSITY IN EDUCATION AND PSCHOLOGY CONTINUED HER EDUCATION IN FOOD AND NUTRITION AT MARYMOUNT COLLEGE IN WESTCHESTER,NEW YORK. WHILE SERVING MORE THAN A DECADE AT THE JEWISH HOME AND HOSPITAL AND GUILD FOR THE BLIND AS NUTRITIONAL CONSULTANT AND THEN SUPERVISING NUTRITIONIST, SHE MAINTAINED A PRIVATE PRACTICE. lINDA PRVIDED COUNSELING AND COACHING TO HER CLIENTS WITH VARIOUS NUTRTIONAL ISSUES INCLUDING , BUT NOT LIMITED TO OBESITY,METABOLIC SYNDROME,DIABETES ,HYPERTENSION, HYPERLIPIDEMIA,GI DISORDERS, AND EATING DISORDERS.SHE HAD WORKED IN THE AREA OF WEIGHT LOSS FOR MANY YEARS AND IS CERTIFIED IN ADULT AS WELL AS CHILD AND ADOLESCENT WEIGHT MANAGEMENT.
RECENTLY SHE HAS WORKED WITH MDVIP - CONCIERGE MEDICAL COMPANY WHERE SHE HELPED LAUNCH A WEIGHT LOSS/LIFESTYLE PROGRAM IN SOUTH FLORIDA. IN HER PERSONAL QUEST TO ENCOURAGE A CONTINUING AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE, SHE HAS DONE PUBLIC SPEAKING FOR THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, VETERAN'S ADMIN,PRITIKIN INSTITUTE, NORDSTROMS,AND COMMUNITY AND RELIOGIOS CENTERS AS LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND PRESCHOOLS.SHE HAS BEEN HONORED BY THE COUNTY OF ROCKLAND ,NY FOR HER COMMITMENT TO END HUNGER.SHE IS A MEMBER FO THE AMERICAN DIETEIC ASSOC,FLORIDA DIETIETIC ASSOC,BROWARD DIETIEITC ASSOC,GREATER MIAMI DIABETIC ASSOC AND SOUTH FLORIDA DIABETIC ASSOC. SHE HAS BEEN FEATURED ON NBC6TODAY SHOW AND SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY SHOW IN SOUTH BEACH.
Specialties
Diabetes, Hypoglycemia
Dieting
Drug-Nutrient Interactions
Eating Disorders
Food Guide Pyramid
Food Safety
General Nutrition, Wellness
Gerontology
GI/Digestive Disorders
Healthy Eating
Heart Disease
Hypertension
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Pediatric Nutrition
Postpartum Nutrition
Weight Management
Work History
PRIVATE PRACTICE SINCE 1993
NUTRITION SUPERVISOR JEWISH HOME AND HOSP-12 YEARS
LIFESTYLE PROGRAM NUTRITIONIST FOR MDVIP- CONCIERGE MEDICAL COMPANY
Education
BOSTON UNIVERSITY- EDUC/PSCH
MARYMOUNT COLLEGE- FOOD AND NUTRITION
INTERNSHIP- VETERANS ADMIN E.ORANGE-NJ
Focus Age
10-75 yo
Memberships
ADA,FLORIDA,BROWARD,MIAMI-DADE
DIETETIC ASSOC,GREATER MIAMI DIABETIC AND SOUTH FLORIDA DIABETIC ASSOC
Payment Methods
FEE FOR SERVICE
Qualifications
Awards: HONORS GRADUATE- BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Registered with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics