Jamie Allers

Jamie Allers, MS, RD, CSOWM, CDN

HHC Digestive Health Center: Bloomfield

Dietetic Internship: UMASS Amherst

Areas of Practice: GI, Weight management

Favorite Food: Greek salad

Elizabeth Barclay

Elizabeth Barclay, MBA, RD, CDN

St. Vincent’s Medical Center

Dietetic Internship: University of New Haven

Areas of Practice: General nutrition, Surgical weight loss

Favorite Food: Pistachio ice cream

Chris Barrett

Chris Barrett, MS, RD, CDN, CSSD, CSCS

Hartford Hospital: Bone & Joint Institute

Dietetic Internship: Yale New Haven Hospital

Areas of Practice:  Sports nutrition, Orthopedics, Weight management

Favorite Food: Homemade granola

Beth Caffrey

Beth Caffrey, MPH, RD, CDCES, CDN

HHC Medical Group, Division of Endocrinology, South Windsor and Manchester offices

Internship: Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, New York

Areas of Practice: Diabetes education, medical nutrition therapy for individuals with diabetes

Favorite Food: All nuts


Jessica Crandall, RD, CDN

Diabetes Life Care: Hartford Hospital

Internship: University of Connecticut

Areas of Practice: Diabetes, previous experience in heart failure/heart transplant, dialysis, bariatrics, general outpatient and inpatient

Favorite Food: Peanut butter

Katryna deOgburn

Katryna deOgburn, MS, RDN, CD-N, CDCES

Backus Outpatient Care Center

Internship: UCONN Coordinated Program

Areas of Practice: Endocrinology, surgical & medical weight loss, general medical nutrition therapy

Favorite Food: Homemade chicken noodle soup

BreAnn Erickson

BreAnn Erickson, RDN

Hartford HealthCare: Shelton and Bridgeport

Internship: University of Connecticut

Areas of Practice: Bariatrics and weight loss

Favorite Food: Anything with potatoes


Angela Frankland, RD, CDN

Windham Hospital

Dietetic Internship: Nuvance Health

Areas of Practice: Surgical weight loss, Medical weight loss, Diabetes, Oncology, General Nutrition

Favorite Food: Thin crust pizza

Kelly Gaffney

Kelly Gaffney, MS, RD, CDN, CLC

The Hospital of Central Connecticut

Dietetic Internship: University of Connecticut

Areas of Practice: Bariatric surgery, Cardiac Health, Diabetes, Weight Management 

Favorite Food: Tacos

Mary Beth Dahlstrom

Mary Beth Dahlstrom Green, RD, CDN

Backus Outpatient Center: Endocrinology and Backus Hospital Oncology

Dietetic Internship: University of Connecticut

Areas of Practice: Oncology, IBS, Diabetes, Weight Management, Geriatrics

Favorite Food: Foods from other cultures

Amy Habeck

Amy Habeck, MS, RDN, CDN, CSOWM, CDCES

Hartford HealthCare Medical Group: Soundview and Wilton

Dietetic Internship: Georgia Baptist Medical Center

Areas of Practice: Diabetes Management

Favorite Food: Strawberries

Shannon Haynes

Shannon Haynes, RD, CDN

Community Health Department and Backus Outpatient Care Center

Internship: Keene State College, focus in Community Nutrition

Areas of Practice: Diabetes, Weight Management, Pediatrics

Favorite Food: Lobster


Jennifer Meleshenko, RD, CDN

The Hospital of Central Connecticut: Cancer Institute

Internship: University of Cincinnati Hospital 

Areas of Practice: Oncology

Favorite Food: Lobster

Alexis Murphy, RD, CDN

Hartford HealthCare Medical Group Division of Endocrinology in Bridgeport and Trumbull

Internship: Morrison Healthcare Dietetic Internship

Areas of Practice: Diabetes Management

Favorite Food: Ice cream

Cassandra Neal

Cassandra Neal, RD, LDN

Hartford HealthCare: Glastonbury, Bloomfield, and Enfield

Internship: State University New York, Oneonta

Areas of Practice: Medical and Surgical Weight Loss

Favorite Food: Too many to count

Samantha Nimmons

Samantha Nimmons, MS, RD, CDN

Digestive Health Center: Bloomfield

Internship: University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford

Areas of Practice: GI, Weight Management

Favorite Food: Sushi

Sherri Odell

Sherri Odell, RD, CDN

Charlotte Hungerford Hospital

Areas of Practice: Oncology, Diabetes

Samantha Oldman

Samantha Oldman, MS, RD, CDN

Hartford HealthCare Medical Group: Norwich

Dietetic Internship: Inspira Medical Center 

Areas of Practice: Surgical weight loss, Medical weight loss

Favorite Food: Caprese salad

Kristina Petit

Kristina Petit, MS, RDN, CDN, CHC

Hartford Hospital

Internship: University of Saint Joseph

Areas of  Practice: General Nutrition, Weight management

Favorite Food: Taco salad

Anna Pryhazhayeva, RD, CDN

Charlotte Hungerford Diabetes and Endocrinology Center at 780 Litchfield St., Torrington

Program: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Dietetic Internship, Bethesda, Maryland

Areas of Practice: Diabetes

Favorite Food: Anything with potato

Catherine Reynolds

Catherine (Cathy) Reynolds, RD, CDCES, CDN

Hartford Healthcare Medical Group, Farmington and Southington endocrine offices

Program: Veteran’s Administration, East Orange, New Jersey

Areas of Practice: Diabetes management

Favorite Food: Spaghetti and meatballs

Shannon Scott

Shannon Scott, MS, RD, CDN

Backus Outpatient Care Center

Program: Teachers College, Columbia University

Areas of Practice: General Nutrition, Diabetes, Medical Weight Loss, Surgical Weight Loss

Favorite Food: Chocolate chip cookies

Mandy Tegg, RD, CDN

Hartford Hospital

Internship: University of Saint Joseph

Areas of Practice: Bariatrics, Obesity

Favorite Food: All things Mexican


Cassandra Vigue, RDN, CDN

Hartford HealthCare: Hartford and Glastonbury

Dietetic Internship: University of Connecticut

Areas of Practice: Bariatric Surgery

Favorite Food: Ice cream

Jullian Wanik

Jillian Wanik, DCN, RD, CDN, CSSD, CNSC

Hartford Hospital: Bone & Joint Institute

Dietetic Internship: Saint Joseph’s University

Areas of Practice: Orthopedics, Sports Nutrition, Weight management

Favorite Food: Summer tomato sandwich

Anne Young, MS, RDN

The Hospital of Central Connecticut: New Britain

Dietetic Internship:  Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio

Areas of Practice:  Bariatric Surgery, Diabetes, Heart Health, Weight Management

Favorite Food:  Pizza