Bariatric Dietitians

Nancy’s passion is helping her clients overcome their food addictions and emotional eating behaviors and learn to love nutritious eating!  She understands the enormous challenges with changing years of habits that do not serve us.  Her goal is to help her clients love and embrace a better approach to food.  Nancy is certified in Nutrition for Mental Health through Evergreen Certifications.  

Nancy Lum is a licensed, registered, Dietitian nutritionist specializing in GI and weight loss.  She graduated from the University of Maryland College Park with a bachelor’s in science, and nutrition.  She was accepted into the University of Maryland Medical System UMMS internship.  Nancy developed and managed the Bariatric nutrition program at Sinai Hospital from 2004-2010. Nancy developed in May of 2010 the pre-surgery and post-surgery bariatric nutrition programs for the St Agnes bariatric patients and now manages those services.  She specialized in GI, general, and surgical weight loss.  She now owns The GI and Bariatric Nutrition Center which services numerous physicians’ patients. Nancy is currently seeing bariatric patients and patients with multiple GI diagnoses, diabetic, cardiac, eating disorders, general weight loss clients, and overall health improvement. Nancy and Dawn O’Meally, LCSW-C teamed up and have delivered powerful CBT group therapy classes to attack the underlying, sabotaging, habits, and thinking that contributes to weight and poor health.  She has over 19 years of experience in the field.  

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Affiliates:

Certified by the, Board of Dietetic Practice of the State of Maryland
Member of the; American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Member of the; American Dietetic Association

Education:

University of Maryland Medical System Hospital, Baltimore, MD (Internship 2002)
University Of Maryland, College Park, MD (BS 2001)
Montgomery College, Germantown, MD (AA 1998)

Laura has been a Registered, Licensed Dietitian – Nutritionist since 2001. She received her bachelor’s degree in Nutrition & Dietetics from Morgan State University and completed her dietetic internship with Sodexho Marriott at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. She was awarded the Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year by the Maryland Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics as well as the Distinguished Alumni award by Morgan State University. Laura has worked in a variety of settings including corporate, clinical and community with a particular interest in weight management. Laura is a Real Estate Agent and Certified Master Gardener. When Laura is not playing in dirt in her garden, she enjoys spending time with her family and planning events to bring people together. She is also active in her community and volunteers with several organizations. 

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