Biography
Meg Marie O'Rourke,RD-LDN
Medical Nutrition Therapist/Registered Dietitian:
Meg has been working as a Registered Dietitian since 1991. She has a diverse nutritition background in a variety of areas including: Eating Disorders, Weight Loss, Cardiac Disease, Gastrointestinal Disorders(Crohns Disease, Celiac Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome) and Diabetes. After earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition and Dietetics at Saint Joseph College in West Hartford, CT., she completed a post graduate dietetic internship at the University of Connecticut, School of Allied Health in 1991. In the beginning of Meg's career she served as the Oncology Dietitian at Middlesex Hospital in Middletown,CT. Thereafter, she was employed at another major hospital in Connecticut where she worked in a variety of specialty areas including: Cardiovascular Disease, Gastrointestinal Disorders and Bariatrics. The majority of her time was spent on the Medical Surgical and Intensive Care Units. Simultaneously, Meg was established in her own private practice providing nutrition consultations for clients with: eating disorders, diabetes, food allergies and weight management concerns. Meg has worked as a District Dietitian overseeing 13 facilities in MA, CT and PA., where she was responsible for ensuring quality nutrition care for thousands of patients. Meg also served as a member on the Governor's Committee for Physical Fitness in Connecticut, where she served as the "Nutrition Expert".
Meg is licensed in both MA and RI. ( Send Meg an email at: MegMarieRD@verizon.net, to see how to get started .)
Member of the American Dietetic Assoc.
Member of the Rhode Island Dietetic Assoc.
Member of the Nutrition Entrepreneurial
Dietetic Practice Group.
Member of the: Sports, Cardiovascular
and Wellness Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group.
