I bring together international training, academic research, and specialist clinical experience in paediatric and adult IBD care.

My academic journey began with dietetics training and early clinical experience in Mumbai, India, followed by completion of my Master’s degree in Nutrition and Dietetics at Griffith University, Australia. I then worked clinically in Perth, Australia, gaining broad experience in medical nutrition therapy, including a strong focus on gastroenterology, before returning to Sydney, Australia, to further specialise in IBD.

In 2012, I completed an international clinical observership at the IBD Centre at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Toronto, Canada. This experience was pivotal in shaping my long-term commitment to IBD care and research, and it cemented my decision to specialise in this field.
I am currently undertaking my PhD through the University of Newcastle, with research focused on diet, gut health, environmental exposures, ethnicity, and IBD.

Clinically, I hold a Senior Dietitian position at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, part of the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network, where I deliver evidence-based dietary therapies for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis in children and adolescents as part of a multidisciplinary IBD team.

Alongside my hospital role, I also work in private practice, supporting children, teens, and adults with IBD and other gastrointestinal conditions. My work spans induction and maintenance dietary therapies for IBD, nutritional optimisation alongside medical treatment, and long-term gut health support across the lifespan.

I offer both in-person services in Sydney and IBD dietitian virtual consultations, making specialist care accessible regardless of location.

My goal is to help people living with IBD feel confident, informed, and supported — using nutrition as a practical tool to improve symptoms, support remission, and protect long-term health.

14 years clinical experience including 8+ years in gastroenterology including IBD

Registrations & Accreditations

I am an APD. APD is the only national credential recognised by the Australian Government, Medicare, Department of Veterans Affairs and most private health funds as the quality standard for nutrition and dietetics services in Australia.

Qualifications 

• PhD Candidate (University of Newcastle) — Researching diet, gut health, microbiome & paediatric IBD (ongoing as of year 2025) 

• Master of Nutrition and Dietetics (Griffith University, Australia)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics (S.N.D.T. University, Mumbai, India)
• Bachelor of Science (Home Science: Majors in Food, Nutrition and Dietetics) (Mumbai University, India)

Specialised training:

• Crohn’s Disease dietary therapy (includes Crohn’s Disease Exclusion Diet i.e., CDED)
• Gut Smart course-for Dietitians specialising in IBD (by Crohn’s Colitis Australia)
• IBD School - 2-day educational conference held in Sydney, Australia
• Low FODMAP Dietary approach (by Monash University, Australia)
• Paediatric Nutrition and Dietetics (from Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, Australia)
• SOS Approach to feeding

Employment:

• Paediatric & Adult IBD Specialist and General Gastroenterology Dietitian (Private Practice)
• Paediatric IBD Dietitian at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Australia 

Credentials:

Published author in Paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) nutrition, diet patterns & environmental risk factors (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39020449/)

Presenter at community health organisations 

• At New South Wales MULTICULTURAL MEDIA ONLINE CONFERENCE
• With NSW Health Chief Health Officer and Deputy Secretary Dr Kerry Chant (https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=PuZHL0s9vsg)
• Our Bowel Matters session on gut health via Pink Saree Inc-a community organisation that works towards spreading awareness in health matters within South Asian community living in Australia (https://www.instagram.com/reel/C99LfSOyHAf/?hl=en)

Professional Memberships, Associations, Committees

I am a member of:

• Dietitians Australia (DA)
• Australian IBD dietitian group -GI Dream (formerly called as DECCAN)
• Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA

Food should feel safe.
Your gut deserves peace, not fear.
And you shouldn’t have to navigate IBD alone.

I use a structured, evidence-based framework that reduces inflammation, rebuilds gut resilience, improves food tolerance, and restores confidence over time.
This approach can be accessed in two ways, depending on where you are in your IBD journey:

1. Self-paced online education - 🌿 Thrive with IBD™ (also includes two 1:1 virtual consultations with an IBD specialist dietitian)

In-depth learning modules designed to help you understand IBD, its relapsing–remitting nature, and how nutrition fits into long-term management — with the goal of minimising flare risk and supporting sustained remission.

To ensure learning translates into real-world change, this option also includes two 1:1 virtual consultations with an IBD specialist dietitian, where we:

• Personalise key strategies to your diagnosis and disease activity
• Align dietary approaches with your gastroenterologist’s treatment plan
• Address individual challenges, questions, or symptom patterns

This blended model offers both education and expert guidance, without the pressure of ongoing appointments.

2. Targeted 1:1 dietitian consultations

Personalised support focused on a specific concern, such as:

• Guidance with induction diet therapies (e.g. EEN, CDED)
• Ongoing gut symptoms despite remission on medical tests
• Food fears, dietary restriction, or symptom-driven eating
• Fine-tuning nutrition alongside your gastroenterologist’s care plan

Both pathways are grounded in clinical guidelines and emerging research— and can be used independently or together.

To help you feel better, live more fully, and thrive with IBD — not just cope with it.

• Individualised nutrition plans for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis
• Guidance on dietary therapies such as Exclusive Enteral Nutrition (EEN), Crohn’s Disease Exclusion Diet (CDED), Mediterranean diet, and flare-appropriate eating
• Support for IBD complications, including nutritional deficiencies, strictures, IBS-type symptoms, and pre-surgical nutrition
• Long-term dietary strategies to maintain remission and reduce reliance on reactive food restriction

My hope is to help you move from constantly reacting to symptoms to proactively supporting your gut — with confidence, clarity, and compassion.

Through online consultations and my signature program-- 🌿 Thrive with IBD™, I support individuals and families to understand their condition, reduce uncertainty around food, and build sustainable strategies that align with both medical care and everyday life.
The goal is not perfection — it’s empowerment, resilience, and a calmer relationship with food and your body.