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As many of our patients know, Dr. Barbara Shorter, EdD, RD, CDN Associate Professor of Nutrition and  Director of the undergraduate Nutrition Program at Long Island University, has been volunteering her time every other Friday to counsel IC patients.

Well…we are very happy to report that Dr. Shorter has now joined our faculty! She’ll be giving expert advice on the nutritional aspects of many other urological conditions such as kidney disease, kidney stones, interstitial cystitis, prostatitis, and urological cancers.

Barbara Shorter received her Doctorate in Nutrition Education from Teachers College, Columbia University.  She is a registered dietitian with the American Dietetic Association and is a Certified Dietitian/Nutritionist NYS.  Dr. Shorter is an Associate Professor in the Department of Nutrition at the CW Post Campus of Long Island University (LIU) and Director of the Didactic Program in Dietetics.  She recently joined the faculty of the Smith Institute for Urology where she provides nutritional counseling in facets of urology including, pelvic pain, prostate cancer, kidney stone disease, and renal failure.

Prior to Dr. Shorter’s positions in the Academic arena, she was Chief Dietitian for the Catholic Medical Center, and, Senior Nutritionist at the NYU Medical Center Hospital, NYC.

Welcome aboard Barbara!!