Nutrition Support Dietitians
Medicine NST Surgery NST
Coryn Commare, MS, RD, CNSD Kate Lewis, RD
Joe Krenitsky, MS, RD Kelly O'Donnell, RD, CNSD
Carol Parish, MS, RD Kate Willcutts,MS, RD, CNSD
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Coryn Commare, MS, RD, CNSD (Medicine NST)
Undergraduate:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Graduate:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Internship:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Other Credentials:
Certified Nutrition Support Dietitian
Professional Memberships:
American Dietetic Association
Virginia Dietetic Association
Dietitian in Nutrition Support Practice Group
Pediatric Nutrition Practice Group
American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN)
Professional Areas of Interest:
Digestive Health
Nutrition Support
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Joe Krenitsky, MS, RD, (Medicine NST)
Undergraduate:
Marywood College, Scranton, PA, Bachelor of Science - Dietetics
Graduate:
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, Masters of Science - Clinical Nutrition
Other Credentials:
Clinical dietitian since 1988, member of the Nutrition Support Team - Medicine at The University of Virginia since 1992
Co-lead of the Nutrition Support Team - Medicine, Co-developer of UVA's Nutrition Support Traineeship.
Published articles on pancreatitis, immunonutrition, indirect calorimetry, gastric versus jejunal feeding, adjusted body weight, and nutrition in renal failure.
Professional Memberships:
American Dietetics Association
Association of Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition (ASPEN)
Virginia Association of Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition (VASPEN)
Professional Areas of Interest:
Nutrition support in the critically ill, pancreatitis, hepatic failure, and renal failure
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Kate Lewis, RD (Surgery NST)
Undergraduate:
BS in Nutrition, Western Carolina
Internship:
University of Virginia Health Systems
Professional Memberships:
American Dietetic Association
Virginia Dietetic Association
Professional Areas of Interest:
Nutrition Support
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Kelly O'Donnell, RD, CNSD (Surgery NST)
Undergraduate:BS in Bioloy, University of Virginia
Graduate:
MS in Nutrition from James Madison University
Internship:
Medical College of Virginia
Other Credentials:
Certified Nutrition Support Dietitian
Professional Memberships:
ASPEN
American Dietetic Association
VASPEN, President Elect
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Carol Parish, MS, RD (Medicine NST)
Undergraduate:
BS in Dietetics, magna cum laude: University of California, Davis, California
Graduate:
MS in Nutrition from Finch University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical School
Internship
Milwaukee County Medical Complex, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Professional Memberships
American Dietetic Association
Virginia Dietetic Association
Blue Ridge District Dietetic Association
American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
Virginia Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
Dietitians in Nutrition Support, Dietetic Educator of Practitioners
Awards & Honors
2006 American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Distinguished Nutrition Support Dietitian Advanced Clinical Practice Award
Editorial Board Member and Nutrition advisor to: Practical Gastroenterology Journal; Association of the Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders, Inc. (AGMD); International Medical and Scientific Advisory Board
Professional Areas of Interest
Enteral and parenteral nutrition
Malabsorptive syndromes including short gut, celiac disease, pancreatitis, gastroparesis, post-gastrectomies or other serious GI related nutritional disorders
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Sherrie Walker, RD, CNSD (Medicine NST)
Member of UVaHS Nutrition Support Team since 2003
Registered Dietitian since 2002
Education
Buffalo State College, Buffalo, NY
Bachelor of Science - Dietetics Coordinated Program , magna cum laude
Responsibilities/Interests
Co-anchor for all in-patient nutrition consults with a focus on the medical intensive care unit, and coordinator of the dietetic intern's rotation with the nutrition support medicine team.
Critical Care
Propofol Infusion Syndrome
Refeeding Syndrome
Sherrie also has a degree in Animal Health Technology. She has extensive experience as an emergency/critical care veterinary technician and continues to maintain her licensure.
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Kate Willcutts, MS, RD, CNSD (Surgery NST)
Undergraduate:
BA in Biology from Knox College, Galesburg, IL
Graduate:
MS in Nutrition from Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
Other Credentials:
Certified Nutrition Support Dietitian
Professional Memberships:
American Dietetic Association
Virginia Dietetic Association
CNM
ASPEN
Professional Areas of Interest
Critical Care Nutrition
Surgical Nutrition
Nutrition Screening/Assessment