This rigorous and interactive online program is designed for practicing physicians, advanced practice providers, registered dietitians, pharmacists, and other health care professionals who wish to advance their understanding of clinical nutrition in pediatric and adult patients. Topics and settings included in this online program will include nutrition assessment and therapy in a wide variety of critical care and perioperative settings. The modules will be conducted over eight months, during which participants will learn from leading world experts in nutrition therapy.

As part of the weekly modules, you will directly interact with peers and faculty, sharing cutting-edge best practices with an international group of attendees. This highly specialized program is designed to provide you with the tools and resources to implement the latest data-driven practices to improve nutrition science at your home institution.

This online program features recorded lectures on carefully identified topics of high value, suggested readings on the topic, multiple-choice questions with feedback, and discussion forums with routine faculty moderation. Live, online interaction with faculty will be available as part of each topic’s module as well (via Zoom and other video media).

There are multiple ways to participate:

1. Those interested in completing the full program:
   1. Online Fellowship: For Physicians only. Those who choose to participate in the Online Fellowship program will have to complete all 19 core modules, plus three adult or three pediatric elective modules.
   2. Online Course: For Registered dietitians only. Those participating in the Online Course similarly need to complete all 19 core modules, plus the three adult or three pediatric elective modules offered in the program.
2. Individual Modules: For those who want to only do a few modules, instead of the full program. Physicians, advanced practice providers (ARNPS or PAs), registered dietitians, and pharmacists who wish to grow and develop their skills and knowledge in one or more specific clinical nutrition topics can participate in individual modules of their choice.

A key goal of these interactive modules is to grow relationships and collaborations between attendees and international faculty experts that will be ongoing after course completion. The program’s unique interactive style will also grow lasting relationships between attendees themselves. Ultimately, the Duke Online Clinical Nutrition Course and Fellowship modules will create opportunities for research and quality improvement collaborative projects that may grow out of the module interactions for the attendees if desired.

Course and Fellowship Features and Topics

• Weekly modules on high-impact topics in clinical nutrition
• Modules include recorded lectures by world experts in nutrition
• Learn how to set up next-generation, personalized nutrition programs at your institution
• Test your knowledge with multiple-choice questions with feedback
• Participate in discussion forums with peers, with moderation and feedback from internationally recognized, expert faculty
• Online, live interaction with faculty
• Three hours of CME/CE credits available per module, available only to those who complete the full program
• Option to pick and choose specific modules you want to participate in
• Online Fellowship and Online Course participants get electronic access to the Duke Medical Library

Target Audience

Health care practitioners at any level of practice or training who wish to improve their understanding and practice of clinical nutrition in adult and/or pediatric patients. The program is designed primarily for physicians, advanced practice providers (ARNPS or PAs), registered dietitians, and pharmacists.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of the course, you will be able to:

1. Discuss the incidence and importance of malnutrition in outcomes in a range of adult and pediatric patient populations
2. Describe the screening and assessment of malnutrition, and the identification of patients at high nutritional risk
3. Delineate evidence-based best practices for delivering nutrition care in hospitalized patients
4. Discuss optimal structures, instruments, devices and framework for the next generation of clinical nutrition services and teams to deliver personalized nutrition care

Format

• Two-week long modules
• Recorded video lecture released on the first day of each module, self-paced learning
• Online discussion forum with peers and faculty during those two weeks, self-paced involvement. Participation in discussion forum counts towards CME/CE credits
• Online multiple-choice questions with feedback available, self-paced learning. Attempting these questions counts towards CME/CE credits
• One-hour, live Zoom session with faculty and peers, to be scheduled during those two weeks. Session recording will be available in case people are unable to attend it live

Joint Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, the Duke University Health System Department of Clinical Education and Professional Development is accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), to provide continuing education for the health care team.

Provider Statement

Directly provided by the Duke University Health System Department of Clinical Education and Professional Development.

Education Credits

Duke University Health System Department of Clinical Education and Professional Development designates this CME/CE activity for a maximum of 3 hours for each module. Participants should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Resolution of Conflicts of Interest

Duke University Health System Clinical Education and Professional Development has implemented a process to resolve any potential conflicts of interest for each continuing education activity in order to help ensure content objectivity, independence, fair balance, and the content that is aligned with the interest of the public.

Disclosure Statement

It is the policy of the Duke University Health System Clinical Education and Professional Development to require the disclosure of anyone who is in a position to control the content of an educational activity. All relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests and/or manufacturers must be disclosed to participants at the beginning of each activity.

Disclaimer

The information provided at this CME activity is for continuing medical education purposes only and is not meant to substitute the independent medical judgment of a physician relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient’s medical condition.

Special Needs

The Duke University School of Medicine’s Department of Anesthesiology is committed to making its activities accessible to all individuals. If any participant in this educational activity is in need of accommodations, please do not hesitate to notify us by phone or email in order to receive service. Please contact Danielle Corrigan-Webster, course coordinator, at danielle.corrigan-webster@duke.edu.

Director

Paul E. Wischmeyer, MD, EDIC, FASPEN, FCCM
Professor of Anesthesiology
Associate Vice Chair for Clinical Research
Department of Anesthesiology
Critical Care Medicine Division
Duke University, Durham, NC

Dr. Wischmeyer is a critical care, perioperative, and nutrition physician-researcher who specializes in enhancing preparation and recovery from surgery and critical care. He serves as a Tenured Professor of Anesthesiology and Surgery at Duke University. He also serves as the Associate Vice Chair for Clinical Research in the Dept. of Anesthesiology and as the Director of the TPN/Nutrition Team at Duke.

For his research work and clinical work, Dr. Wischmeyer has received numerous awards from national and international societies including The John M. Kinney Award for the most significant contribution to the field of general nutrition, the Stanley Dudrick Research Scholar Award by the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition and The Lifetime Achievement Award of the International Parenteral Nutrition Society (IPENEMA) for significant contributions to the field of nutrition.

He has over 200 publications (H index-63 and 46 papers with > 100 citations) in nutrition, critical care, and perioperative care, including publications in the New England Journal of Medicine. He has been an invited speaker at numerous national/international medical meetings, delivering over 1000 invited presentations in his career.

Dr. Wischmeyer’s passion for helping patients recover from illness and surgery arises from his personal experiences as both doctor and patient in the ICU. Thus, preparation for surgery/critical care and recovery from illness are a way of life for Dr. Wischmeyer that he is passionate about teaching his patients and other caregivers worldwide.

Faculty

Steven A. Abrams, MD
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Dell Medical School
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

Dr. Abrams is a professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Dell Medical School in Austin, TX. Dr. Abrams has developed and championed the use of stable isotopes to determine mineral requirements and physiological turnover rates in infants and children. He developed the mass spectrometric methods and analytical approaches allowing populations throughout the world to obtain critical data needed for food fortification strategies to be effective.

He continues to consult frequently with companies related to product design to incorporate key nutrients, especially calcium and iron, in their products. In 2016, he received the highest award in the pediatric nutritional research community, the Samuel J. Fomon Nutrition Award, for his contributions to helping improve the health of children through the application of mineral stable isotope research.

Dr. Abrams has served as a member, and chair, of the Committee on Nutrition of the American Academy of Pediatrics. From 2012 to 2015, he was a member of the Dietary Advisory Committee of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, being the first pediatrician member of that committee in 25 years. He has also served as an adviser to international governments on nutrition policy for various foreign governments.

Judy Bauer, FDA, PhD, MHlthSc, GradDipNutDiet, BSc
Head, Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food
Professor and Discipline Lead Nutrition & Dietetics
Monash University
Melbourne, Australia

Prof. Bauer is a Fellow of Dietitians Australia and an Accredited Practicing Dietitian with over 40 years of clinical, research and academic experience. Prof Bauer is a Board member of the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia and a member of the Australian Dietetics Council. She is recognized internationally for discovery and translational research in nutrition screening, assessment, innovative nutrition intervention programs and development of evidence-based practice guidelines particularly in oncology and malnutrition.

Amira Al Kharusi, MD , FRCPC, Dip of ABOM
Sultan Qaboos University
Muscat , Sultanate of Oman

Dr. Al Kharusi completed her MD degree from the Sultan Qaboos University in Muscat, Oman. She then completed Internal Medicine residency and fellowship in Medical Biochemistry at McGill University, and a Fellowship in Bariatric Medicine at the University of Ottawa. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine. She is currently the Head of Adult Obesity Sub-Unit at National Diabetes and Endocrine Centre at Royal Hospital in Muscat, Oman, with outpatient clinics and inpatient consultations for Obesity Medicine and Bariatric care. 

Prof. Mette M. Berger, MD, PhD

Prof. Hon. Mette Berger is an intensivist from the Lausanne University Hospital, specializing in burns resuscitation and in clinical nutrition. She continues as academic researcher at the University of Lausanne.

She received her MD degree from the Lausanne School of Medicine in 1989, and her medical PhD from the University of Umeå-Sweden in 1996. She completed her residency in Anesthesiology and in Intensive Care Medicine at the CHUV with intermittent fellowships in Karolinska - Stockholm and Royal North Shore - Sydney. She trained as a nutritionist in Nancy-France.

She has authored over 150 publications in micronutrients, nutritional therapy of the critically ill, and burn and trauma care. Her research interests are within clinical nutrition and antioxidant micronutrients in the critically ill, with a special focus on severe burns. She has contributed to developing the concept of early prevention of energy debt in acute conditions, promoting the use of computerized information systems to monitor nutritional therapy and combined enteral and parenteral feeding. Prof. Berger lectures nationally and internationally in antioxidant support, clinical nutrition, and burn care.

Prof. M. Berger has held positions as president and treasurer of the Swiss Society of Clinical Nutrition (SSNC), is a member of the ESPEN-ICU guidelines group, and deputy of the ESICM-MEN group, and member of the ESICM-PACT experts.

Mark R. Corkins, MD, CNSC, FASPEN, AGAF, FAAP
Professor
College of Medicine – Memphis
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Peds Gastroenterology
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN

Dr. Corkins is the Division Chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Le Bonheur Children’s in Memphis, TN. He is a graduate of the University Of Missouri School Of Medicine. He did his pediatric residency at the University of Iowa Hospital and clinics; and fellowship training at the University of Nebraska Medical Center/Creighton University. He is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist with a focus on nutrition and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Gastroenterological Association and the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. Dr. Corkins has served on the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Board of Directors and completed two terms on the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Nutrition. In 2007, he was ASPEN’s Nutrition Support Physician of the year and was the 2018 Excellence in Nutrition Support Education Award winner. This year, Dr. Corkins has been honored as an honorary member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. He has been head editor of several nutrition textbooks and author of numerous journal articles. Dr. Corkins was a member of the task force that created the new definition for pediatric malnutrition. He has actively spoken and written to educate medical professionals about the importance of nutrition in pediatric patients.

Isabel Correia, MD, PhD

Professor of Surgery Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, School of Medicine Gastrointestinal Surgical Department Belo Horizonte Minas Gerais, Brazil Maria Isabel T. D. Correia is a retired professor of surgery at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais and chief of the Nutrition Therapy Team at the Alfa Institute of Gastroenterology and Surgery of the University Hospital, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Professor Correia received her medical degree from the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais in 1985. She completed an internship in nutrition at the Hospital das Clínicas of the University of São Paulo and Grupo de Apoio Nutrição Enteral e Parenteral (GANEP) and a surgical residency at the Hospital Semper, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. She received her master’s degree from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, her PhD from Universidade de São Paulo, and her Post-Doc from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre. Professor Correia has previously worked at the Intensive Care Unit of Hospital Semper and was chief of the Nutrition Therapy Team at the Instituto Mineiro de Oncologia and Fundação Mário Penna.

Mark H. DeLegge MD, FACG, CNSP, AGAF, FASGE

Mark DeLegge completed his medical degree at the University of Maryland followed by a residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Connecticut Health Center and a fellowship in Gastroenterology/Hepatology and Nutrition at the Medical College of Virginia. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Nutrition. He was a faculty member and a full Professor of Medicine within the Division of Gastroenterology at the Medical University of South Carolina where he served as Director of the Digestive Disease Center. He is extensively published and has been a frequent invited speaker nationally and internationally. He served as the Global Senior Medical Director for Baxter Healthcare form 2010-2016 where he led efforts in drug development, clinical trial design, registration package development and submission, business strategy and innovation. He also served as a Senior Medical Director at IQVIA and leads the Gastroenterology/Hepatology Center of Excellence and is based in the United States. He is a partner in DeLegge Medical which provides medical educational programs, nutrient, drug and medical device regulatory and clinical package assessments and acceleration and medical market assessment and strategy.

Prof. Elisabeth DeWaele, MD, PhD

Professor Elisabeth De Waele received her medical degree with great distinction from Vrije Universiteit Brussel in 2004. She subsequently completed postgraduate training in general surgery in 2010 and became a certified Intensive Care Physician in 2012. She is currently head of clinics in ICU, responsible for the postoperative treatment of cardiac surgery patients and acts as the liaison with the surgical teams of the Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel. Since 2012 she is president of the Nutrition Team at Vrije Universiteit Brussel/Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel. The multidisciplinary Team realized hospital-wide a higher quality of care concerning nutrition: standardized nutritional screening at admission, protocol-guided nutritional therapy on the ward and in ICU, quality-improvement of nutritional therapy in the Hemodialysis population, data gathering and benchmarking etc.

David C. Evans MD, FACS, FASPEN, PNS

David C. Evans, MD, FACS, FASPEN is a trauma, acute care, and critical care surgeon at OhioHealth Grant Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio, and Medical Director of the System Nutrition Support Team at OhioHealth, a 12-hospital network. He is also an Adjunct Clinical Professor of Surgery at Ohio University. Prior to his current role, he led the nutrition support and trauma programs at The Ohio State University. His interests include nutrition support in surgical and ICU patients and research in surgery and trauma care. He has served as an investigator in multiple clinical trials in critically ill patients focused on nutrition and infection and is the author of over 100 peer-reviewed publications.

Chelsia Gillis MSc, PhD

Dr. Chelsia Gillis is an Assistant Professor in the School of Human Nutrition in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at McGill University. Dr. Gillis is a Registered Dietitian, Certified Nutrition Support Clinician®, and Vanier Scholar with an MSc in Human Nutrition from McGill University and a PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Calgary.

Dr. Gillis’ research program aims to improve surgical patient outcomes by generating evidence-based knowledge and translating findings into clinical practice to enhance healthcare services in Canada. Her research interests include prehabilitation, Enhanced Recovery After Surgery, surgical metabolism, and patient engagement. Prehabilitation is a paradigmatic shift in the usual care of surgical patients that capitalizes on surgical wait times to correct modifiable risk factors, including malnutrition, to enhance recovery. Dr. Gillis’ innovative approach challenges current “siloed” nutritional assessment techniques through the creation of surgery-specific tools that integrate both etiologic and phenotypic assessments of malnutrition with physical function to provide personalized, targeted care that ensures the right patient receives the right care at the right time. Dr. Gillis has received research grants as Principal Investigator from the Canadian Foundation for Dietetic Research, the American Society for Parenteral Enteral Nutrition, and the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism.

Praveen Goday MBBS, CNSC

Dr. Goday is a pediatric gastroenterologist with dual passions for nutrition and education. He serves as the Director of the Feeding and Nutrition Programs at the Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, OH. He is a Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the Ohio State University. He is an expert in pediatric feeding disorder and was the lead author of the paper that helped define this condition. His research focuses on various aspects of pediatric nutrition support and pediatric feeding disorder. Apart from authoring about 100 papers, he has also edited two textbooks on pediatric nutrition. He has served as the chair of the Nutrition Committee of NASPGHAN and is currently serving on the Board of Directors of ASPEN and the Committee on Nutrition of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He has been awarded ASPEN's Nutrition Support Physician as well as the Excellence in Nutrition Support Education Awards. He has been awarded NASPGHAN's Master Educator award and has been honored as an honorary member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Krista Haines, DO
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Trauma, Acute, and Critical Care Surgery
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
Duke University, Durham NC

Dr. Krista Haines is an Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Department of Surgery at Duke, in the Division of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, and Acute Care Surgery. She is also an Assistant Professor of Population Health Sciences at Duke University. Dr. Haines has a track record of scholarship and NIH, DOD, and Industry funding in nutrition, aging, trauma outcomes, surgical critical care, and perioperative medicine. She is currently on an NIH NIA K23 evaluating older adult trauma patients and their caregivers using a mixed-methods design. This year, she was awarded two grants to study a targeted precision nutrition pathway, SeND Home, a DOD RCT for abdominal catastrophe patients, and an OAIC Pepper Center Pilot through the NIA for older adult trauma patients. Dr. Haines is the Medical Director of Ethics for the Duke University Health System and the Chair of the Ethics Committee. She is a research mentor for undergraduates, medical students, master's degree candidates, residents, dietitians, nurses, and fellows who successfully present at national meetings and in high impact journals. Nationally, she is active and holds leadership roles in the Association of Academic Surgery, the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, and the Society of Critical Care Medicine.

Ainsley Malone MS, RD, LD, CNSC, FAND, FASPEN

Ainsley Malone is currently a Clinical Practice Specialist with the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN). Ms. Malone is also a Nutrition Support Dietitian at Mt. Carmel East Hospital in Columbus, Ohio where she is involved in the management of patients requiring enteral and parenteral nutrition. Ainsley is a leader in malnutrition-related activities having served as author of the 2012 Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics/ASPEN Malnutrition Consensus Characteristics, serving as a member of the Global Leadership Initiative in Malnutrition working group and leading malnutrition advocacy efforts across the United States. In addition, Ainsley served on the 2017- 2018 State of Ohio Malnutrition Prevention Commission and recently served as a member of the Canadian Health Standards Organization Working Group whose charge was to develop a malnutrition standard for addressing malnutrition in Canadian hospitals.

Jeroen Molinger, MSc

Jeroen Molinger is a clinical medical exercise physiologist who is specialized in metabolic cart assessments, (muscle) metabolic imaging and clinical exercise physiology in the perioperative space.

At Duke he serves as the Lead Clinical Medical Exercise Physiologist of the Human Physiology and Pharmacology lab (HPPL) and of the Duke Heart Cathlab. He serves also a research associate / senior clinical medical exercise physiologist Duke Center for Perioperative Organ protection (CPOP) and is member of the Critical Care and Perioperative Epidemiologic Research (CAPER) unit. Currently serves as the operational director of the LEEP-COVID Research Taskforce.

Carla Prado, RD, PhD

Dr. Prado is a Professor at the University of Alberta, a Campus Alberta Innovates (CAIP) Chair in Nutrition, Food and Health, and a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) New Investigator. She is the Director of the Human Nutrition Research Unit, state-of-the-art research, and training facility. Her laboratory is dedicated to the study of nutrient intake, energy metabolism, and skeletal muscle and adipose tissue dynamics and its effect on health. Dr. Prado was recognized as one of the most influential young Canadian leaders, receiving Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 Award.

Emma Ridley, BNutrDietet, MPH, PhD, APD

Dr. Ridley is a Senior ICU Dietician at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, where she has practiced for 16 years. She is a Research Fellow and NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow (2020- 2025) at Monash University, Melbourne. She is responsible for the strategic development and leadership of the Critical Care Nutrition Program at the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre (ANZIC-RC). After 12 years in critical care nutrition research, she completed my PhD in 2018 titled “Clinical and functional consequences of energy provided by nutrition in critically ill adults”. Her research interests include understanding energy requirements across the hospitalization period, including the clinical application of indirect calorimetry, as well as the effect of optimal nutrition delivery on short and long-term outcomes in ICU patients.

Michael Rothkopf, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine at Rutgers/New Jersey Medical School
Metabolic Medicine Consultants
West Orange, NJ

Dr. Rothkopf is a renowned, board-certified physician nutrition specialist. He has been on the staff of multiple hospitals and medical schools and is currently a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Rutgers/New Jersey Medical School.

He founded the Metabolic Medicine Center at Morristown Medical Center in 2008. He has been on the board of the National Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists since 2012 and was previously President. He was a board member and national conference chairman for the American College of Nutrition between 2011-2015. He is the Medical Director of the nutritional medicine e-learning site, RX-Nutrition.

Dr. Rothkopf has had a lifelong fascination with human metabolism and participated in important research on its understanding. He was a member of the Columbia University research group on nutrition and the respiratory system, including the early use of omega-3 fatty acids. He was a co-investigator on the use of arginine-enhanced enteral nutrition formulations for intensive care unit patients. He participated in studies on human growth hormone for pulmonary cachexia and AIDS wasting syndrome. He has authored 4 textbooks and over 100 scientific publications (with an impact score in the 90th percentile).

Krishnan Sriram, MD, FRCS(C), FACS, FCCM
Intensivist, U.S. TeleCritical Care West, Hines/Chicago
Formerly: Chair, Surgical Critical Care
Chief, Surgical Nutrition Section
Director, Nutrition Support Team
Department of Surgery
Stroger Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL

Dr. Krishnan Sriram is currently an intensivist with the U. S. Veterans Affairs Tele-Critical Care West program, based in Chicago. His former positions at Stroger Cook County Hospital, Chicago, with an academic appointment at Rush University, include Chair & Fellowship Program Director of Surgical Critical Care, and Director of Nutrition Support Team.

Dr. Sriram is a graduate of Madras Medical College in India (1974), and completed his surgical residency and critical care training with the Chicago Medical School. He stayed on as a faculty for several years, with clinical responsibilities in general surgery, trauma, endoscopy, & especially critical care and nutrition support.  He is American Board certified in general surgery, critical care, & nutrition. 

He spent over a decade in Chennai, India, in the 1990s as an honorary professor of surgery, surgical critical care, and nutrition, & established clinical nutrition programs. He is the founder-president of Indian Society for Parenteral & Enteral Nutrition (ISPEN) and is involved with Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Society of Asia (PENSA). This experience has facilitated merging Western standards with practical local practices in various geographic regions.

Dr. Sriram’s interests include early enteral feeding, oral nutritional supplements, trace elements, and team building, areas in which he has several publications & presentations at local and international meetings. He conducts in-person & online courses on nutrition therapy. His special interest in micronutrients has continued for several decades since residency training and has influenced many of his trainees.

Kelly A. Tappenden, PhD, RD
Dean, College of Health  
University of Utah

Dr. Tappenden is the Dean of the College of Health (COH) at the University of Utah. Dr. Tappenden is a past president of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition and was the organization’s inaugural fellow in 2012. She previously served as a board member for the American Gastroenterological Association and the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. As an award-winning researcher, Tappenden focuses on intestinal failure, mechanisms of intestinal adaptation, and patient malnutrition. She has published more than 100 peer-reviewed papers and delivered numerous invited lectures. For her commitment to education, she’s received the University of Illinois Distinguished Teacher-Scholar Award, the American Society for Nutrition Excellence in Nutrition Education Award, and the American Gastroenterological Association Research Mentor Award.

Prof. Dr. Arthur R. H. van Zanten, MD, PhD
Chair of the Department of Intensive Care and ICU Research
Professor of Nutrition and Metabolic Stress
Department of Intensive Care, Gelderse Vallei Hospital, Ede
Division Nutrition & Health, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen
The Netherlands

Professor Arthur van Zanten is an internist-intensivist and Chair of the Department of Intensive Care and ICU Research in Gelderse Vallei Hospital in Ede, and professor of Nutrition and Metabolic Stress by special appointment at Wageningen University & Research, in The Netherlands since June 2019.

Dr. van Zanten was Managing Editor of the Netherlands Journal of Critical Care for ten years. He is a reviewer for numerous journals such as Lancet, Am J Resp Crit Care Med, Crit Care, Intensive Care Med, JPEN, and Clin Nutr. For Clin Nutr is also Associate Editor.

Over the last years, his interest has moved towards Critical Care Nutrition with a particular interest in immune-modulating nutrition, protein needs and timing, mitochondrial dysfunction and refeeding syndrome. He is a member of the Working Group on Gastrointestinal Failure of the ESICM and the Practice Guideline Committee of ESPEN for Critical Care Nutrition for adults and a member of the executive board of NESPEN.

Steering Committee

Sundar Krishnan, MBBS
Course Co-Director & Chair, Steering Committee
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Department of Anesthesiology
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Division
Duke University, Durham, NC

Laura Van Althuis, RDN, LDN
Registered Dietitian – Adult Inpatient Team
Department of Nutrition Services, Duke University Hospital
Clinical Research Coordinator
Duke Office of Clinical Research
Duke University, Durham, NC

Sara Bliss, PharmD, BCPS, BCNSP, BCCCP
Director, Pharmacy Nutrition Support Services
Duke University, Durham, NC

Nalatha H. Edwards, MSN, AGNP-C
Abdominal Transplant Nurse Practitioner
Duke University, Durham, NC

Chi Hornik, MD, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Member in the Duke Clinical Research Institute
Department of Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine
Duke University, Durham, NC

Michelle McMoon, PA-C, PhD
Director, Advanced Practice
Director, Nutrition Services
Duke University, Durham, NC

Kristy Paley, MS, RD, LDN, CNSC
Pediatric Registered Dietitian
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and Pediatric Complex Care
Department of Nutrition Services
Duke University, Durham, NC

Coordinator

Danielle Corrigan-Webster
Duke Online Clinical Nutrition Course and Fellowship Coordinator
Department of Anesthesiology
Duke University, Durham, NC

Tentative Module Dates for 2025

Online Fellowship or Online Course: Registration is now closed for the class of 2025. If you are interested in joining the 2026 class, please email us in August 2025 with a copy of your CV, and a letter describing your interest in clinical nutrition and your expected future plans.

Registration fees for the full program are as follows:

• Advanced economies: $2500 for physicians, $1500 for dietitians 
• Developing and emerging economies: $2000 for physicians, $750 for dietitians
• Least developed countries: $1000 for physicians, $250 for dietitian

Individual Modules: Registration now open!
The modules will cost $150 per module. Discounts will be available for those who register for multiple modules, for dietitians, and those from low and middle-income countries.

Register Today!

The course format will include:

• Two-week-long modules, which will often overlap.
• Recorded video lecture (self-paced learning).
• Online discussion forum with peers and faculty during those two weeks (self-paced involvement). Participation in the discussion forum counts towards CME/CE credits and towards module completion.
• Online multiple-choice questions with feedback available (self-paced learning).
• Attempting these questions counts towards CME/CE credits and module completion.
• One-hour, live Zoom session with faculty and peers, to be scheduled during those two weeks. A recording of this meeting will be available for those who are unable to attend the live session.

All work is self-paced, except for the live Zoom session with faculty (but can be viewed later at your convenience)

What is included:

• Registration fee(s) for the selected module course(s)
• CME/CPE certificate fees

We are seeking applications from passionate Physician and Dietitian Fellowship/Course Trainees who aspire to pursue a research career in clinical nutrition. Each year, we select a few exceptional candidates for a specialized research track. This track fosters an ongoing relationship with Duke Online Clinical Nutrition Faculty, leading to the completion of a research project, presentation of the abstract at a national meeting, and the publication of a peer-reviewed manuscript.

We offer a unique opportunity to utilize the resources of the Duke Critical Care and Perioperative Population Health Research (CAPER) group. This allows the most qualified and motivated Duke Online Clinical Nutrition participants to receive extensive training, as outlined in the key learning objectives for the Research Track. Alternatively, if participants have access to local databases, we will mentor them through the analysis of their own nutritional outcomes.

If you are interested, we will request the following once you are accepted into the full program of the Online Course/Fellowship:

1. A specific question or project you would like to pursue, using either existing data from our databases or a database/Quality Improvement Data that you have access to.
2. A description of how Research Track training would help you improve clinical nutrition care in the future at your institution, in your city/county, or in your region.
3. Details of your long-term career goals in Clinical Nutrition and how Research Track training would help you pursue these goals.
4. Your full CV, highlighting any previous research experience.

The Research Track will select a limited number of the most qualified applicants who propose a key unanswered clinical nutrition question that can be addressed using existing “real-world” datasets. Participants will work directly with CAPER biostatisticians and epidemiologists to optimize the design and analysis of their projects. Additionally, Research Track participants will have the opportunity to collaborate with international clinical nutrition faculty leaders in their chosen area of study.

Hind Dakhil Abboud, MPH, RDN, LD, BBA
Online Course Year: 2025

Mrs. Hind Dakhil Abboud is a USA RDN and Lebanese licensed dietitian at the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) since 2006, specializing in adult critical care and mentoring dietetic interns. She holds Bachelor's degrees in Business Administration (2002) and Nutrition and Dietetics (2004), and a Master's in Public Health (2008) from AUB.

She serves on the Lebanese Order of Dietitians (LOD) Executive Board and chairs the Public Relations & Communication Committee (2024-2026). She is also a member of ASPEN's Clinical Practice Committee (2024-2027) and Education Sub-Committee.

Mrs. Abboud has been a member of ASPEN since 2010, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) since 2023, and the International Cardio-Oncology Society (IC-OS) since 2024. She co-founded and creates content for the health blog @SohatWSahtein and is part of WHO Fides, a network of healthcare influencers.

She received the AUBMC Service Excellence Award in 2014 and the Dean’s Award in 2017.

Wesam Almasri, MD
Online Fellowship Year: 2025
Doha, Qatar

Jacqueline Amar, MD
Online Fellowship Year: 2025

Dr. Jacqueline Amar is a highly accomplished medical doctor with a diverse background in cardiology, geriatrics, and nutrition. She earned her medical degree from UNIRIO and completed her residency in Intensive Cardiology at UERJ/RJ. Dr. Amar further specialized in Intensive Cardiology at the Centre Medical de Porte de Choisy in Paris, France. She also holds postgraduate qualifications in Geriatrics and Gerontology from Candido Mendes University in Rio de Janeiro, and in Sports Nutrition from FAPES in São Paulo. Additionally, she is a Fellow in Metabolic and Aging Medicine from the Metabolic Medical Institute in the USA. Currently, Dr. Amar is pursuing a postgraduate degree in Nutrology at Hospital Albert Einstein in São Paulo.

Belén Cornejo Arriagada, MD, MSc, MME
Online Fellowship Year: 2025

I am a physician on the Nutritional Support Team at Hospital Las Higueras in Talcahuano, Chile, caring for hospitalized patients. I participate in the Obesity and Bariatric Surgery Program and provide nutritional support for dialysis patients.

I earned my medical degree from Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción (Chile) and hold a Master’s in Nutrition and Food Science from the University of Barcelona (Spain) and a Master’s in Medical Education from the University of Concepción (Chile). I completed a Diploma in Nutritional Support for Adult Patients at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and am pursuing a Diploma in Multidisciplinary Management of Obesity and Bariatric Surgery.

My focus is on improving nutritional therapy in hospitalized patients and advancing the management of obesity and metabolic diseases to enhance patients’ quality of life.

Cicilia Asali, MD
Online Fellowship Year: 2025
Semarang, Indonesia

Fernando Asmar, MD
Online Fellowship Year: 2025
Bogota, Colombia

Megan Beyer, RD
Online Course Year: 2025
Durham, NC

Lynn W. Bilar, MD, FPCP, FCEDM
Online Fellowship Year: 2025

Dr. Bilar is a Diplomate and Fellow of both the Philippine College of Physicians and the Philippine College of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism. She serves as an active consultant at Asian Hospital and Medical Center, University of Perpetual Help and Medical Center, and Las Pinas Doctors Hospital. Additionally, Dr. Bilar is the Chief of the Section of Endocrinology at Las Pinas Doctors Hospital.

Nick Bogdis, RDN
Online Course Year: 2025

Nick Bogdis is a clinical dietitian in California currently practicing at a 30-bed community hospital. He graduated from California State University, San Bernardino and was able to contribute to undergraduate research involving the influence of nutrition in professional gatherings. Now focusing on in-patient nutrition, he strives to offer the most up-to-date nutrition information and evidence-based practices to his patients and advocates for the improvement of nutrition practices in critical care.

Ramanna Castro, MD
Online Fellowship Year: 2025

Dr. Castro is a physician specializing in nutrology, working on the Nutritional Support Team at Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo Hospital and hospitals of the D'Or network in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.

She graduated in Physical Education in 2013 and in Medicine at Instituto Ciência da Saúde in 2018. She completed a specialization in Nutrology at Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo with the Ganep Group and earned two postgraduate degrees: Clinical Nutrition with the GANEP Group and Nutrology with ABRAN (Associação Brasileira de Nutrologia). Dr. Castro enjoys caring for critical and chronic patients in hospital and ambulatory settings to help them recover functionality and quality of life.

Diego Sanchez Ceron, MD
Online Fellowship Year: 2025
Santiago de Cali, Colombia

Lissette Gutierrez Chele, RD
Online Course Year: 2025
Duan, Ecuador

Pattavut Chuntupama, MD
Online Fellowship Year: 2025

Dr. Pattavut Chuntupama holds a Doctor of Medicine degree and is Board Certified in General Surgery and Critical Care Medicine. For approximately 10 years, he has served as the Head of the Critical Care Unit and Clinical Nutrition Division at Rajavithi Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand.

Dr. Chuntupama has been actively involved as a key contributor to the development of the Nutrition Screening and Assessment Program, designed to collect and analyze patient data across Thailand.

His professional interests include prehabilitation programs and post-ICU nutrition care, areas in which he aims to enhance patient outcomes and recovery through evidence-based approaches.

Anass Dweik, MD
Online Fellowship Year: 2025

Dr. Anass Dweik earned his medical degree from Gulf Medical University in the United Arab Emirates and completed his internal medicine residency at Texas Tech University. He currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Medicine and an academic hospitalist at the University of Kentucky, where he focuses on patient care and medical education. Dr. Dweik has a keen interest in nutrition and obesity, as he prepares to subspecialize in gastroenterology, aiming to enhance health outcomes in these critical areas.

Maria Paula Echavarria, MD
Online Fellowship Year: 2025
Santiago de Cali, Colombia

Sohair Elsiddig, MD
Online Fellowship Year: 2025

Dr. Sohair Elsiddig is a dedicated pediatric consultant at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) in Doha, Qatar. She graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at Omdurman Islamic University-Sudan. Dr. Elsiddig completed her pediatric residency training and Academic Pediatric Fellowship at HMC. Dr. Elsiddig is particularly interested in clinical nutrition and child growth. She manages complex cases of malnutrition and related diseases. Additionally, she holds a master’s degree in health professionals’ education from the University of Warwick in the UK. 

As a passionate advocate for clinical research and medical education, Dr. Elsiddig has been involved in scholarly projects in the fields of growth and nutrition, reflecting her commitment to advancing pediatric care and children's wellbeing.

Mehak Gandhi, MD
Online Fellowship Year: 2025
Hartford, CT

Hiba Ghandour, MD
Online Fellowship Year: 2025
Durham, NC

Mary Anne Go, MD
Online Fellowship Year: 2025

Dr. Go, is a gastroenterologist who is passionate about nutrition education and its impact on public health. She is an educator, working as a training officer for fellowship and residency programs at Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center and Dr. Jose Rodriguez Memorial Hospital, Manila, Philippines. She joined the program hoping to establish a clinical nutrition fellowship in her country.

Lissette Gutierrez, BSc
Online Course Year: 2025

Lissette Gutierrez is a dedicated dietitian based in Ecuador, holding a BSc degree in Nutrition and Dietetics. Her expertise lies in pediatric clinical nutrition, breastfeeding, and nutritional support in neonatology. Currently, she provides outpatient care for pediatric patients in her private practice. Lissette is deeply passionate about enhancing nutritional support for complex pediatric cases and aims to contribute to the improvement of public healthcare in pediatric nutrition across Ecuador in the future.

Mariyam Maas Habeeb, RD
Online Course Year: 2025
Male, Maldives

Yemane B. Hadgu, MD, MPH, FACP
Online Fellowship Year: 2025

Dr. Hadgu completed his medical education at Addis Ababa University's Medical Faculty, Ethiopia. He pursued further education and training in internal medicine at Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, and worked for VA in various capacities, including serving as a Chief Medical officer. He currently focuses on nutrition, obesity medicine, and health Informatics.

Flora Kokwaro, MD
Online Fellowship Year: 2025
London, UK

Tam Lac, MD
Online Fellowship Year: 2025

Dr. Tam is currently pursuing a Master’s in Nutrition Science at the Karolinska Institute, Department of Medicine, Sweden, as an SI Scholarship awardee. With a medical foundation and specialization in parenteral and enteral nutrition, Dr. Tam excels in delivering nutritional care across diverse hospital settings, including Intensive Care Units, Internal Medicine, and Pediatric departments. His expertise also encompasses outpatient nutrition consultations for both children and adults.

As the Head of the Nutrition and Dietetics Department at Hoan My Thu Duc Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Dr. Tam has played a pivotal role in advancing patient-centered dietary systems, ensuring food safety, and developing comprehensive nutrition programs. His innovative work has garnered accolades in prestigious competitions and conferences, emphasizing his contributions to improving clinical practices and healthcare quality.

Additionally, he is one of five early-career physicians globally awarded the ASPEN Global Parenteral Nutrition Fellowship 2024. A committed educator and leader, he actively contributes to international networks, including the International Academy of Nutrition Educators (IANE), fostering collaboration and innovation in clinical nutrition worldwide.

Valerie Lima, MD
Online Fellowship Year: 2025

Dr. Valerie Lima is a practicing Internal Medicine physician from Davao City, Philippines and is a fellow of the Philippine College of Physicians. She obtained her Master’s degree in Business Administration with specialization in Healthcare Management, Innovation and Technology, Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology and Entrepreneurial Marketing from the Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School where she received academic distinction and was inducted as a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma, a society that recognizes excellence in business studies. Valerie currently leads a team of medical professionals who treat various patients in an outpatient setting. She is also a visiting consultant at several hospitals in Davao City. 

Valerie joined the program with a goal to develop her knowledge and skills in clinical nutrition. She aims to transform the lives of her patients through proper nutrition education and personalized goal creation that will help improve her patients’ overall health. She is also passionate in scientific research and aspires to contribute to the development of evidence-based strategies to improve health outcomes.

Warick Van Der Lingen, RD, BSc, MSc
Online Course Year: 2025

Warick Van Der Lingen is a Registered Dietitian (RD) who has worked in both private and public facilities in South Africa since 2018. He holds a BSc degree in Dietetics and a Master of Therapeutic Nutrition. His primary interests lie in nutrition in the critical care setting, pediatric clinical nutrition, and diabetes care. For his Master's in Therapeutic Nutrition, he recently conducted research on refeeding syndrome in surgical patients. He is committed and passionate about improving nutrition in critical care and improving patients' quality of life. 

Shin-Huei Liu, MD
Online Fellowship Year: 2025
Taipei City, Taiwan

Chitra Mahesh, RD, BSc, MSc
Online Course Year: 2025

Chitra Mahesh, RD, BSc, MSc is a registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator with 30 years of experience in clinical nutrition. She holds a BSc in Nutrition & Dietetics, an MSc in Dietetics and Food Service Management, and a postgraduate diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics. Currently, she is the Head of the Department of Nutrition at Chennai Meenakshi Multispecialty Hospital.

Chitra has extensive experience as a senior dietitian and has been actively involved in teaching, conducting nutrition internships, and presenting at national and international conferences. She is a life member of the Indian Dietetic Association and the Nutrition Society of India, and a founding member of the Indian Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition.

Her work includes numerous publications and book chapters, with a focus on enteral nutrition, cancer nutrition, and critical care nutrition. Chitra has received several awards, including the Sagarmal Goenka Award, and continues to contribute to the field through her research, presentations, and webinars.

Arunie Malwatta, MD, MSc, MBBS, DipIBLM, PGCert(MedEd)
Online Fellowship Year: 2025

Arunie Malwatta, MD, MSc, MBBS, DipIBLM, PGCert(MedEd) is the Consultant Clinical Nutrition Physician at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases in Sri Lanka. She holds an MD in Clinical Nutrition and a Master's in Human Nutrition from the University of Colombo.  Board-certified in Lifestyle Medicine by the International Board of Lifestyle Medicine, Dr. Malwatta specializes in the nutrition management of patients across a range of settings, from intensive care to outpatient care. With a particular focus on obesity, metabolic disorders, and the prevention of non-communicable diseases, she is dedicated to improving health outcomes through evidence-based nutrition interventions.

Toni Manougian, MD
Online Fellowship Year: 2025
Valhalla, NY

Getrude Mphwanthe, RD
Online Course Year: 2025
Logan, UT

Nithiyananthan Murugananth
Online Fellowship Year: 2025
Singapore

Susan Nagel, MD, MPH
Online Fellowship Year: 2025

Dr. Susan Nagel is a family physician from Pennsylvania. She graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and completed her residency in family practice at St. Margaret Memorial Hospital in Aspinwall, PA. Over the past seven years, while living abroad in Vienna, Austria, Dr. Nagel pursued an MPH at the Medical University of Vienna and NYU. The program's significant emphasis on nutrition, followed by a nutritional medicine course and diploma for physicians, provided her with foundational knowledge in using nutrition for the prevention and treatment of chronic disease. She subsequently completed a Master’s Thesis on the nutritional treatment of NAFLD and has recently conducted research on the use of nutrition as a holistic approach for the prevention and treatment of chronic disease.

Tori O’Neil, MD
Online Fellowship Year: 2025

Dr. O’Neil is a Pediatric Critical Care Medicine fellow at the University of Texas at Dell Children’s Medical Center. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Nutritional Science from the University of Texas. Dr. O’Neil has a particular interest in the interplay between the microbiome and critical illness, with ongoing clinical research investigating the alterations in the gut microbiome during ICU hospitalization in pediatric patients with medical complexity. She aims to use this fellowship to advance her personal clinical practice and to educate her colleagues and trainees on evidence-based feeding and micronutrient supplementation practices.

Estefanía Orellana, RD, MSc, PhD Student
Online Course Year: 2025

Dr. Estefanía Orellana is a nutritionist based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is currently part of the nutritional support team at a public hospital. Her expertise lies in oncology nutrition, which is also the focus of her doctoral thesis in medicine. Dr. Orellana is an active member of the Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition Association of Argentina. She is deeply committed to advancing research in oncology nutrition, aiming to contribute to meaningful changes in the field. Her goal is to continue working in this area, fostering innovation and improving patient care through ongoing research and collaboration.

Kiara Marie Padua, MD
Online Fellowship Year: 2025

Dr. Kiara Marie Padua is a nephrologist based in Manila, Philippines. She practices at Makati Medical Center, Unihealth Parañaque, Parañaque Doctors Hospital, and Healthway Cancer Care Hospital. Dr. Padua strongly advocates for good nutrition as a cornerstone of optimal health and improved clinical outcomes, integrating this belief into her holistic approach to patient care.

Violeta Paredes Ramírez, MD
Online Fellowship Year: 2025

Dr. Violeta Paredes Ramírez is an anesthesiologist and perioperative medicine specialist, in Mexico City, with a particular focus on evaluating and managing high-risk surgical patients. Her work emphasizes incorporating clinical nutrition into perioperative care to optimize outcomes. She is currently deepening her expertise in clinical perioperative nutrition, combining her passion for patient-centered care with her dedication to advancing perioperative practices through innovative and evidence-based approaches.

Ayoma Ranatunga, MD
Online Fellowship Year: 2025
Nuwaraeliya, Sri Lanka

Balakrishna Ravella, MD
Online Fellowship Year: 2025

Dr. Balakrishna Ravella is originally from Hyderabad, India. He graduated from medical school in 2016 and moved to the US for his internal medicine residency at St. Luke's Hospital in Missouri, where he graduated in 2022 and served as a third-year chief resident. Currently, he is working as a hospitalist physician at OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Illinois. He is interested in pursuing an online clinical nutrition fellowship to gain a better understanding of nutrition and incorporate this knowledge into his daily practice. Additionally, he aims to pursue a gastroenterology fellowship in the future, and having a background in nutrition will enhance his profile.

Ricardo M. Riveroll, MD
Online Fellowship Year: 2025

Dr. Ricardo M. Riveroll is a distinguished physician specializing in clinical nutrition and geriatrics. He graduated from Anahuac University with a Master’s in Clinical Nutrition and Healthcare Management and holds advanced training and certifications, including a Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism Diploma from ESPEN. Dr. Riveroll also completed a postgraduate certificate in Internal Medicine at the University of Edinburgh, further enhancing his experience in managing complex medical conditions and nutritional care, such as cardiovascular disease.

Currently, he serves as a resident physician in Geriatric Medicine at the Hospital General de Granollers, focusing on interdisciplinary treatment plans to enhance the quality of life for older adults. He previously coordinated nutrition-focused acute care for geriatric patients at Grupo Colisée and contributed to private practice and hospital settings, where he designed and implemented impactful nutrition programs. As he prepares in geriatric medicine, he has a keen interest in nutrition for frail and sarcopenic, critically ill, and cancer patients, eager to enhance value-based care in these areas.

Ahmed Saeed, MD, MSc
Online Fellowship Year: 2025

Dr. Ahmed Saeed serves as the Chief Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellow at Sidra Hospital in Qatar, where he combines his leadership role with a deep commitment to advancing care for children with complex gastrointestinal disorders. With a particular focus on pediatric inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) and precision medicine, Dr. Saeed is passionate about the pivotal role of nutrition in managing chronic inflammatory conditions and improving patient outcomes.

A proponent of personalized medicine, Dr. Saeed is exploring the potential of precision nutrition to optimize growth, development, and quality of life for pediatric patients. His participation in the Duke Online Clinical Nutrition Fellowship reflects his dedication to expanding his expertise in cutting-edge nutritional strategies, translational research, and evidence-based interventions.

Dr. Saeed also brings a global perspective to his work. With roots in Sudan, he is driven by a vision to bring his advanced training and innovative approaches back to his home country. His aspiration is to enhance healthcare delivery in resource-limited settings by integrating evidence-based nutritional care and individualized treatment plans into pediatric gastroenterology practice.

Eka Maya Sari, MD
Online Fellowship Year: 2025

Dr. Sari is a medical doctor specializing in clinical nutrition at Awal Bros Hospital in Pekanbaru, Indonesia. She earned her Clinical Nutrition Specialist Degree from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Indonesia. With 7 years of experience, Dr. Sari has managed various nutrition-related cases for both adults and children in hospital and clinical settings. Her primary interest lies in the nutrition of critically ill patients and how it can aid in their recovery. In the future, she aims to develop home enteral and parenteral nutrition services for patients.

Sara Syeda, MD
Online Fellowship Year: 2025
Raleigh, NC

Jayanthi Vedaiyan, BSc, MSc, PG Dip DIETETICS, Cert In CLINICAL NUTRITION, CNS D, MPhil, PhD
Online Course Year: 2025

Dr. Vedaiyan is a senior consultant and pioneer in clinical nutrition in India. She began her career as the head of the Nutrition Support Service and Clinical Nutrition in several hospitals in India, where she developed mixing units for parenteral and enteral nutrition. She worked in Qatar for nine years as a dietary in-charge and has over 30 years of clinical nutrition practice.

Dr. Vedaiyan has presented numerous scientific research papers on clinical nutrition at national and international conferences. She has also delivered talks at various nutritional and scientific medical conferences. With many publications to her name, she has a keen interest in gut nutrition, obesity, and AI & precision nutrition. She has taught many students and written articles for professional journals, providing nutrition education for the community.

Shaniece Walker, MD
Online Fellowship Year: 2025
Toronto, ON, Canada

Veronica Wijaya, MD
Online Fellowship Year: 2025

Veronica Wijaya, is a physician nutrition specialist who works at private and government hospitals in Jakarta, Indonesia since 2015. She is passionate about critical care and believes in a better quality of life through nutrition.

Mary Woolbright, MD
Online Fellowship Year: 2025
Mandaue City, Philippines

Nithya Mownika Yadlapalli
Online Fellowship Year: 2025

Tsorng-Shyang Yang, MD
Online Fellowship Year: 2025

Dr. Yang is an anesthesiologist and intensivist at the Cardiovascular Center of Cathay General Hospital in Taipei, Taiwan. He graduated from the National Taiwan University School of Medicine and completed his anesthesiology residency at Cathay General Hospital. Dr. Yang specializes in perioperative management for high-risk patients, focusing on integrating Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) guidelines to optimize outcomes.

As Secretary General of the Taiwan Chapter of the ERAS Society, Dr. Yang actively organizes and leads workshops and symposiums to promote ERAS principles nationwide. A dedicated advocate for patient safety and education, he frequently presents at conferences hosted by the Taiwan ERAS Society, the Taiwan Society of Anesthesiologists, the Parenteral and Nutrition Society of Asia, and other professional organizations.

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We are proud to say that these graduates of our Online Fellowship program have completed the National Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists certification.