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Mary Ellen DiPaola, RD, CDE, IBCLC
- UCSF Outpatient Dietitian
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Nutrition & Food Service
505 Parnassus Avenue, M-294
San Francisco, CA 94143-0212
415-353-2788 extension 5
[email protected]
505 Parnassus Avenue, M-294
San Francisco, CA 94143-0212
415-353-2788 extension 5
[email protected]
Education
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California. Successfully completed twenty-eight graduate units towards a Masters of Science degree in Counseling. September 1992-1996.
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana. Successfully completed an accelerated general dietetic internship program to include six graduate units in diet therapy and administration. July-December, 1985.
University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware. Bachelor of Science Degree, Dietetic/Nutrition major. September 1978-June 1982.
Clinical Expertise
- Cardiac health & rehabilitation
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Diabetes
- End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
- Gastrointestinal disorders
- Glomerular Diseases
- Infant & pediatric feeding
- Kidney Transplant
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Obesity
- Polycystic Kidney Disease
- Renal disease
- Weight management
- Women health & obstetrics
Biography
Mary Ellen DiPaola, RD, CDE, IBCLC has been a registered dietitian for over 25 years and has been employed by UCSF since 2007. She is a certified diabetes educator and international board certified lactation consultant. Her experience has been in the hospital outpatient setting providing medical nutrition therapy and counseling for weight management, diabetes, renal disease, cardiac health, gastrointestinal disorders, women health and infant/pediatric feeding issues.
Mary Ellen has been the dietitian for UCSF Bariatric Surgery Clinic since October, 2011, and participates in the bariatric support group to include periodic nutrition and behavior change education. She provides nutrition evaluation and weight management nutrition counseling for patients prior to pre-bariatric surgery, as well as medical nutrition therapy and counseling for post-bariatric surgery patients. Her training and experience in weight management includes a focus on individualized, realistic goal setting for permanent lifestyle change to aid positive weight management outcomes for improved health and well-being.
In the News
- UCSF Bariatric Surgery - - December 26, 2017UCSF Medical Center has been reaccredited as a "Comprehensive Center" for bariatric surgery by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) and American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). The UCSF Bariatric Surgery Center offers a full range of surgical weight-loss options, including laparoscopic and open Roux-Y gastric bypass, laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, and laparoscopic and open revisional [...]
Patient Stories
- James Dials
Man Loses 200 Pounds With Surgery and Lifestyle Changes
Unless you weigh more than 400 pounds, it’s difficult to imagine walking a mile in James Dials’ shoes. In fact, for most of his life, he couldn’t do that either. The gregarious 62-year-old limousine driver made friends easily, escorting musicians and athletes all over town. Sometimes they would shower him with choice tickets to concerts and sporting events. But Dials always had to turn them down. Not because of a company policy or because he didn’t enjoy public events. Not too long ago, Dials weighed 434 pounds, and he couldn’t walk 10 feet without having to stop and catch his breath.[...]