Laura's diverse background includes training and employment at Havard-affiliated teaching hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, where she has gained extensive knowledge and experience as a result of working with the most complex patients and alongside world-renowned doctors. She has worked at the MGH Cancer Center, as well as the MGH Weight Center and GI clinics. Prior to finding her passion in nutrition and becoming a dietitian, Laura was a personal trainer and also taught group fitness classes.
Her specialties include weight management, diabetes education, oncology nutrition, nutrition for gastrointestinal health and diseases, and home enteral nutrition, which includes the care and maintenance of feeding tubes, and formulating homemade blenderized tube feeding recipes. She is able to apply the knowledge and skills she obtained in her previous endeavors to help clients, whether it be helping a company market to the right demographic or helping a patient manage his/her health through nutrition and exercise.
Specialties
HIV/AIDS
Neurology
Food Safety
Gerontology
Long Term Care, Nursing Home Care
Cholesterol Management
Autoimmune Diseases
Bariatric Surgery
Weight Management
Sports Nutrition
Celiac Disease, Gluten-Free Diets
Wound Healing
Prenatal Nutrition
Liver Disease
Education, Teaching, Training
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Dysphagia
Exercise Physiology
GI/Digestive Disorders
Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition
Drug-Nutrient Interactions
Heart Disease
Food Allergies
Cancer/Oncology
Childhood Obesity
Food Service
Home Health Nutrition Care
Nutrient Analysis
Hypertension
Healthy Eating
Foodservice/Restaurant Management
Sales and Marketing
General Nutrition, Wellness
Diabetes, Hypoglycemia
Dieting
Work History
Clinical Dietitian at Outpatient Nutrition Services at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Clinical Dietitian at the Weight Center and Gastroenterology Clinics at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Boston, MA
Oncology Dietitian at Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, MA
Medical Nutrition Specialist and Enteral Sales Rep at Lincare, Boston, MA
Consultant at Good Measures
Education
Dietetic Internship completed at Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA - 2015
Didactic Program in Dietetics, Simmons College, Boston, MA - 2014
Graphic Design and Business, Northeastern University, Boston, MA - 2006
Memberships
Massachusetts Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Also registered in the states of FLORIDA, TEXAS, and MARYLAND
Qualifications
Awards: Outstanding Achievement Award for the Didactic Program in Dietetics, Simmons College - 2014
Registration State: MASSACHUSETTS
Registered with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics