Sharon M. Movsas, RD

Sharon Movsas is a registered dietitian-nutritionist (RDN) and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) with over 25 years of experience in both inpatient and ambulatory settings. She currently practices at Montefiore's Fleischer Institute for Diabetes and Metabolism where she is the program coordinator for the nationally-recognized 'PROMISED' Diabetes Self-management Education and Support Service.  

She provides individualized medical-nutrition therapy in one-on-one sessions as well as education and support in group sessions and she has extensive interests in advancing the field of diabetes-nutrition therapy through involvement in clinical research and professional education.  

A special interest of hers is nutrition therapy in young adults who have type 1 diabetes. Sharon has an integral role as the nutritionist in the SEAD (Supporting Emerging Adults in Diabetes) program.  Visits with Sharon include collaborative efforts to create personalized and flexible eating plans that promote healthy blood sugars using carbohydrate counting and mealtime insulin adjustment.