Rebecca Bradley, MS, RD, LDN, CDE, Clinical Nutrition Manager/Renal Nutrition Specialist, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
As we observe National Nutrition
Month in March, one day is set aside to particularly celebrate the
contributions of our dedicated team of registered dietitians. I am
delighted to celebrate my good fortune to have the best team of RDs. They
are the best because they work as a team to support each other in achieving the
goal of providing nutrition care to our patients and our colleagues. The
dietitians have a shared set of skills but also individually specialize in
different areas of practice. Meet these dedicated people:
Susan Schaefer has worked at Lahey
for nearly 30 years. She has been a Certified Nutrition Support Clinician
for many years, caring for patients who need to be fed intravenously. She
shares her expertise by teaching physician and pharmacy colleagues, as well as
precepting dietetic interns
.
Elaine Lyons is an inpatient
dietitian who works with med-surg and orthopedic patients, and is an expert in
providing education to her patients who need special diets. She holds a
Certificate in Weight Management from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Katherine Lundy is a certified
oncology specialist and spends much of her time helping patients maintain good
nutrition through treatment for cancer.
Taylor Gillis is another
Certified Nutrition Support Clinician who supports the ICU and CCU, as well as
complex surgical patients.
Olivia Gross is our “newly
minted” dietitian, arriving last month from her dietetic internship at Duke
University and undergraduate studies at the University of Vermont. She is
full of enthusiasm to begin her career providing care to neurology and cardiac
patients. She is supporting the Fit-Nut program and will join the ALS
clinic team.
Sara O’Brien is also a Certified
Nutrition Support Clinician who cares for complex patients in the MICU,
as well as hepatobiliary patients who often require nutrition support as they
experience disorders of digestion. Sara recently became one of the first
Advanced Practice Registered Dietitians, successfully completing a rigorous
examination. As a result of her achievement, she was invited to
participate on the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics exam writing
committee. She is also an Epic superuser….in itself no small feat.
Taylor Pierce is a multi-tasking
expert. He covers surgical cardiology and med-surg patients, supports the
HealthTouch program which allows successful room service for our patients, and
is an active member of the Lahey Engagement Team.
Kristin Fu, our fourth Certified
Nutrition Support Clinician, supports the Solid Organ Transplant service,
preparing patients for liver or kidney transplants, and helping them recover
their health after surgery. She is accepted as a speaker at the National
Association of Transplant Coordinators meeting this coming summer.
Holly Brassett is an outpatient
nutritionist and Certified Diabetes Educator. She sees a variety of
patients in her practice, providing ongoing Medical Nutrition Therapy, and
teaches classes for the Diabetes Self-Management Education program.
Cindy Neels is an outpatient
nutritionist and has particular expertise in weight management and treatment of
cardiac diseases. She has earned a Certificate in Adult Weight
Management.
Margie Ullmann-Weil provides
expert Medical Nutrition Therapy for outpatients with celiac disease and other
gastrointestinal illnesses.
I have the privilege of
providing outpatient care for people with diabetes as a Certified Diabetes
Educator, as well as patients with chronic kidney disease. My first 20
years as a Lahey colleague were spent working in the hemodialysis unit, and the
last 17 as clinical nutrition manager, a job with an infinite variety of
challenges and rewards.
Our Director of Food and
Nutrition Services is Linda Clay, MPH, RD who provides oversight and is always
supportive of all activities that provide professional growth for the
RDs. The importance of having these opportunities cannot be overstated.
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Thank you Becky and all registered Dietitians at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center!. Happy Registered Dietitians Nutritionist Day to all Registered Dietitians!
Thank you for making everyday a better day for all those we served!
