Clinical Nutrition: Referral Directory
Physician Contacts
Key Contacts
- Annette Mica , MS, RD, LD
- Tamara Akens , business manager
- Samantha Bader , RD, LD, CDE - endocrinology
- Rachel Barraco , RD, LD - general surgery, neurosurgery, cholesterol management
- Seerath Basravi , RD, LD - nutrition clinic, urology
- Kacie Beckett , RD, LD - nutrition clinic
- Genelle Beerbower , RD, LD - cystic fibrosis
- Maria-Paula Carrillo , MS, RD, LD - gastroenterology
- Erin Coco , MS, RD, LD - clinical team supervisor, gastroenterology
- Rachel Davis , RD, LD - general pediatrics, gastroenterology, endocrinology, nutrition clinic (Legacy)
- Katie Green , MS, RD, LD - genetics, metabolism
- Megan Hall , RD, LD, CNSD, CSP - critical care
- Desiree Heintz , RD, LD - nephrology
- Kathryn Johnson , RD, LD - psychiatry / eating disorders
- Elisabeth Lee , MS, RD, LD, CNSD - clinical team supervisor, neonatal intensive care, cardiac intensive care
- Karen Malouf , RD, LD - low birth weight
- Stephanie Maxson , MS, RD, LD - hematology / oncology
- Karyn McGilvary , RD, LD, CNSC - neonatal intensive care, cardiac intensive care
- Missy Morgan , RD, LD - cardiology, congenital heart disease
- Corina Morrison , RD, LD, CNSD - critical care
- Allison Morrow , RD, LD - clinical editor
- Jaton Pankau , RD, LD - general pediatrics, pulmonology
- Colleen Parks , MS, RD, LD - gastroenterology
- Cinthia Piva , RD, LD - general pediatrics, gastroenterology, endocrinology, nutrition clinic (Legacy)
- Mikie Rangel , RD, LD - nephrology
- Jill Rockwell , RD, LD, CNSD - liver transplant, small bowel transplant
- Twyala Smith , RD, LD - clinical team supervisor, endocrinology
- Mary Susan Spears , RD, CSP, LD - allergy, ketogenic diet, neurology
- Julie Stamper , RD, LD - psychiatry, eating disorders
- Deborah Stern , RD, LD - nutrition clinic
- Brittany Szarek , RD, LD - renal transplant, cardiac transplant
- Amanda Trowbridge , RD, LD - general pediatrics
Description of Services
- Comprehensive nutrition assessment, counseling, and/or education for a variety of diagnoses
- Lactation support
Procedures performed or problems diagnosed and treated:
Nutrition assessment and counseling for:
- Obesity
- Abnormal Weight Gain
- High Cholesterol
- Feeding Problems in Newborn
- Feeding Problems
- Failure to Thrive
- Protein-Calorie Malnutrition
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Bulimia Nervosa
- Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified
- Enteral and parenteral nutrition
- Other special nutritional needs
Other Details:
- Services are provided in close cooperation with the patient's referring physician.
- Diagnosis, evaluation and recommended treatment information is provided promptly to the referring physician.
- Financial review/counseling available.
Information Required for Referrals:
- Patient name, address, phone and date of birth.
- Probable diagnosis.
- Clinical findings or symptoms.
- Objective for the visit.
- Insurance/referral information.
- A written referral from physician or referral source is required.
- Pre-authorization is required by some insurance plans.
- Primary physician must provide relevant medical history before patient arrives for appointment.
- We may require specific tests to be completed by primary physician before scheduling an appointment.
Why Children's Medical Center?
The Children's clinical nutrition team is able to go beyond traditional nutrition counseling. Having a wide-variety of experience, we can follow patients throughout the continuum of care -- during admission for an acute illness, after hospitalization in a follow-up clinic and via outpatient referral for nutrition counseling.
Many of our dietitians have earned additional American Dietetics Association certifications, such as Certified Specialist in Pediatric Nutrition (CSP), Certified Nutrition Support Dietitian or Clinician (CNSD or CNSC), and Certificate in Childhood and Adolescent Weight Management.
