Meet the Team

Inpatient Dieticians

Karen Ackerman, MS, RD, CNSD

Education: Merrimack College (BS), Boston University (MS and Dietetic Internship)

Areas of Expertise

• Liver disease and transplantation
• Gastrointestinal diseases

Kate Arvanitis, RD

Education: Framingham State College (BS), Lahey Clinic (Dietetic Internship)

Rebecca Bradley, MS, RD, LDN, CDE

Education: University of Maine-Orono (BS), University of Minnesota Hospitals (Dietetic Internship), Framingham State College (MS)

Areas of Expertise:

• Chronic kidney disease
• Kidney transplantation
• Diabetes

Robin Clavelle, RD

Education: University of Vermont (BS), Saint Joseph College (Dietetic Internship)

Areas of Expertise:

• Cardiac diseases
• Geriatrics

Alison Rainey, MS, RD

Education: Colby College (BA), Framingham State College (MS), Lahey Clinic (Dietetic Internship)

Areas of Expertise:

• Medical nutrition therapy

Susan Schaefer, MS, RD, CNSD

Education: University of Massachusetts (BS), Framingham State College (MS), Lahey Clinic (Dietetic Internship)

Area of Expertise:

• Nutrition support

Sue Wernimont, MS, RD

Education: Iowa State University (BS), Cornell University (MS), University of Houston (Dietetic Internship)

Areas of Expertise:

• Oncology
• Critical care

Outpatient Dietitians

Maryann Boyle, MS, RD, CDE, LDN

Education: St Mary’s Notre Dame (BS), Indiana Medical Center (Dietetic Internship), Michigan State University (MS)

Areas of expertise:

• Cardiac rehabilitation
• Diabetes
• Oncology

Rebecca Bradley, MS, RD, CDE, LDN

Education: University of Maine-Orono (BS), University of Minnesota Hospitals (Dietetic internship), Framingham State College (MS)

Areas of Expertise:

• Chronic kidney disease
• Kidney transplantation
• Diabetes

Lois Maurer, MS, RD, CDE, LDN

Education: Valparaiso University (BS), California State University, Northridge (MS), Cook County Hospital (Dietetic Internship)

Areas of expertise:

• Diabetes self-management
• Behavior change counseling

Margie Ullmann-Weil, MS, RD

Education: University of Michigan (BS), Michigan State University (MS)

Areas of Expertise:

• Medical nutrition therapy
• Complementary nutrition

Cindy Neels, MPH, RD, LDN

Education: Cornell University (BA), UCLA (MPH)

Areas of expertise:

• Weight management
• Cardiology
• Diabetes