Pediatric Nutrition for Dietitians

> 50 research publications and ~40 book chapters. He has already served as editor of a book of Pediatric Critical Nutrition. He has served on the Board of the American Society for Parenteral Nutrition (ASPEN) and as the chair of the Nutrition Committee of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (NASPGHAN). He is currently on the Committee of Nutrition of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He is also the recipient of several national honors and awards including: ASPEN Excellence in Nutrition Support Education Award and the ASPEN Distinguished Nutrition Support Physician Service Award. He has been on the Best Doctors in America list since continuously since 2007 and led the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Team to and ASPEN Clinical Nutrition Team of Distinction Award.Cassandra Walia completed the coordinated program in dietetics at Mount Mary University in 2009, and her Masters of Science in dietetics in 2012. Prior to working at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, she was a dietitian at the City of Milwaukee Health Department WIC clinics. She has worked in the outpatient GI and Allergy clinics at Children's Wisconsin (CW) since 2009. She is recognized as an expert within her field, has several publications and is a Certified Nutrition Support Clinician. Cassandra has participated in a variety of quality improvement projects including creation of a nutrition lab protocol for patients with inflammatory bowel disease and improving the safety of our electronic medical record build for home parenteral nutrition. During her time at CW, Cassandra has represented Clinical Nutrition in a variety of multidisciplinary committees including the Patient Family Education Committee, Joint Clinical Practice Council, and the Food Allergy Huddle. She worked to create innovative electronic education for food allergy patients and is currently working to create additional video education on nutrition topics for patient care. In addition to her role at CW, Cassandra has been an adjunct instructor at Mount Mary University since 2015, where she teaches graduate students and dietetic interns about pediatric nutrition.