Barbie Cervoni MS, RD, CDCES, CDN

Highlights

• At Verywell Fit: Barbie reviews health content, assessing articles for accuracy, alignment with current medical guidelines, and adherence to industry best practices.
• Certifications: Registered Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist. plant-based cooking certification from the Rouxbe Culinary School
• Fitness-related experience: Barbie has counseled people of all ages and backgrounds living with diabetes, pre-diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and obesity. She is an expert in chronic disease prevention and management.
• U.S. Region: Northeast
• Residential Area: Urban

Experience

Barbie Cervoni, MS, RD, CDCES, CDN, is a Verywell Fit Wellness Reviewer, a Registered Dietitian, and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist. She believes that nutrition and diabetes education are key to helping people become the healthiest versions of themselves. Inspired daily by her patients, she finds joy in guiding them to set and achieve individualized health goals.

Throughout her career, Barbie has counseled people of all ages and backgrounds living with diabetes. She works both privately and as a consultant, teaching educational classes and supporting patients on their journeys. Her insight into the challenges of diabetes comes not only from her professional experience but also from her personal life—her father has been successfully self-managing his diabetes for over 25 years.

For the Mount Sinai Diabetes and Cardiovascular Alliance, Barbie provides care in primary care and cardiology settings, counseling patients with diabetes, pre-diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and obesity. Her holistic approach encompasses the. entire body, including the eyes, heart, kidneys,l health, while collaborating closely with physicians to deliver comprehensive, team-based care.

Barbie began her career as an integral part of a multidisciplinary team in pediatric endocrinology at The Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New Hyde Park, New York, and has served as an editor and board member of the Long Island Dietetic Association.

About Verywell Fit

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