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Registered Dietitians

 

Dawn Jackson Blatner, RD
Undergraduate Education - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Dietetic Internship - University of New Mexico
Special Interests - Obesity, diabetes, dyslipidemia, hypertension, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, heart disease and cancer, polycystic ovary syndrome and vegetarian nutrition

Bethany Doerfler, MS, RD
Undergraduate Education - Michigan State University
Graduate Education - University of Illinois at Chicago
Dietetic Internship - Loyola University in Chicago
Special Interests - Weight management, sports nutrition, dyslipidemia, hypertension, kidney failure (transplant ready patients only), digestive diseases and bone health

Marnie Fisher, RD
Undergraduate Education - University of Illinois at Chicago
Dietetic Internship - University of Illinois at Chicago
Special Interests - Weight management, diabetes, sports nutrition, vegetarian nutrition and nutrition for cardiovascular health

Laurie Maimonis, MS, RD, LDN
Undergraduate Education - Southern Illinois University
Graduate Education - University of Wisconsin
Dietetic Internship - St. Louis University
Special Interests - Bariatric surgery, obesity, behavior modification, healthy lifestyles, heart disease, dyslipidemia and hypertension

Michelle Mielke, MBA, RD, LD, CDE
Undergraduate Education - University of Minnesota
Graduate Education - University of St. Thomas in Minnesota
Dietetic Internship - University of Minnesota
Certification - Diabetes Educator
Special Interests - Diabetes, obesity, dyslipidemia, high cholesterol, hypertension and weight management

Annie Neuendorf, MPH, RD, LDN
Undergraduate Education - Indiana University
Graduate Education - Benedictine University
Dietetic Internship - Benedictine University
Special Interests - Weight management, bariatric surgery, eating disorders, high cholesterol, hypertension and sports nutrition

Debbie Ognar, MS, RD, LDN
Undergraduate Education - Bradley University
Graduate Education - Northern Illinois University
Dietetic Internship - Northern Illinois University
Special Interests - Obesity, heart disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes and sports nutrition

Victoria Shanta Retelny, RD, LD
Undergraduate Education - Ithaca College and Loyola University in Chicago
Dietetic Internship - Sodexho-Marriot Healthcare Services
Special Interests - Weight management, diabetes management, celiac disease, Crohn's disease, dyslipidemia, high cholesterol, hypertension, irritable bowl syndrome, metabolic syndrome, obstructive sleep apena, osteoporosis/osteopenia and polycystic ovarian syndrome

Melissa Sujak, RD, CDE
Undergraduate Education - University of Illinois at Chicago
Dietetic Internship - Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Certification - Diabetes Educator
Special Interests - Diabetes educator, gestational diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, high cholesterol, metabolic syndrome, pre-diabetes, polycystic ovarian syndrome and weight management

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(312) 926-WELL (9355)

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