Dr. Urooj Mehdi

Ms. Urooj Mehdi is a Clinical Dietitian with over 10 years of professional experience as a Clinical Dietitian. She has completed her Master’s Degree from Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics from India. Holding experience of working as a Chief Dietitian for Super Specialty hospitals in Hyderabad, India. She is a certified Registered Dietitian(RD), passing the certification from Indian Dietetic Association. She specializes in ICU Nutrition, all therapeutic diets related to Diabetes, Cardiac, Renal, and Gastro Intestinal diseases. Management of Pediatric Nutrition, Maternal and Lactating Nutrition for the In Patients and Out Patients.

Worked as a Chief Dietician in Kamineni Hospitals, Yashoda Hospitals and Omega Hospitals (India), over a period of 6- 8 years. Heading the department with treating all patients – IN Patients (Normal, Therapeutic), ICU Patients and Out Patients. Also, served as a trainer for Dietetic Interns in the hospitals worked in India. Joined Saudi German Hospital Sharjah (UAE) as a Dietitian, now continuing in Saudi German Hospital Ajman post transfer.

Area of interest :

• Diet for Normal/ Healthy Individuals.
• Therapeutic Nutrition assessment: Diet in Diabetes, Renal, Cardiac Diseases
• Expertise in Supplementary Nutrition Support / Enteral Nutrition – ICU feeding
• Diet in diseases of Liver, Pancreas, Gallbladder and Gastro intestinal tract.
• Expertise in Post-surgical diets.
• Diets for Pregnant and Lactating mothers. Diet in Gestational Diabetes.
• Pediatric Diet Counselling: Infants, school going children, Adolescents. Various diseases of pediatric group.
• Food Allergy Specifications Diets.
• Diets for specific age groups (Geriatric, Adults)
• Diet in Food Nutrient Drug Interaction.

Qualifications :

• Master’s(M.Sc.) in Nutrition and Dietetics
• Registered Dietician(RD) – Indian Dietetic Association