Medical Qualification:

• Postgraduate qualification in Dietetics and Applied Nutrition

• Registered Dietician, Indian Dietetic Association

• Certified FODMAP-IBS Dietician, Monash University

• Certified Diabetes Educator

• Certified Ketogenic Epilepsy Dietician

• Advanced clinical nutrition certifications through ESPEN in oncology, critical care, metabolic disorders, gastrointestinal and liver diseases, obesity, and diabetes

Designation: Consultant, Dietetics

Years of experience: 35+ years

Areas of expertise:

• Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Nutrition

• Critical Care Nutrition

• Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), including dialysis nutrition

• Oncology Nutrition, including Neutropenic Diets

• Paediatric Nutrition and Inborn Errors of Metabolism

• Endocrinology and Diabetes Management

• Gastroenterology and Hepatology, including Fatty Liver Disease

• FODMAP Diet Therapy for IBS

• Ketogenic Diet Therapy for Epilepsy

• Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition

• Obesity and Metabolic Disorders

• Therapeutic Nutrition for Surgical and Medical Conditions

Ms. Safala Mahadik is a highly experienced Registered Dietician with over 35 years of expertise in clinical and therapeutic nutrition. She has served as a Senior Clinical and Metabolic Dietician at K.E.M. Hospital, Mumbai, providing multidisciplinary nutritional care across various medical specialties. She has extensive experience in teaching and training postgraduate students and dietetic interns, contributing to research publications, book chapters, and clinical case studies, and speaking at national and international conferences.