Dt. Barkha Ahuja

Area of Expertise

Diabetes Nutrition (Juvenile Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes, GDM), Renal Nutrition, Hepatic Nutrition, Cardiac Nutrition, Weight Management, Therapeutic Nutrition according to the patient’s medical condition and Anti-natal classes pre and post pregnancy nutrition.

Education and training

• B.sc in Psychology with Health and Nutrition from Karnataka University, 2010
• M.sc in Food and Nutrition from Karnataka University, 2013
• Internship under RD Dietician, from Metro Hospital, Faridabad.
• Certified Diabetes Educator, 2018

Experience

• Worked as a Dietician at Asian Institute of Medical Sciences, Faridabad from 2012-2020.
• Worked as a Senior Nutritionist at Rediscover Clinic, New Delhi from 2010-2012.
• Worked as a counsellor with Apollo Lifestyle, Delhi.
• Done project on critical care patients at Metro Hospital in Faridabad.
• Done project on preservation conducted by women and child ministry in 2012.

Professional membership:

Lifetime member of the Association of Diabetes Educator

Certification/participation/Conferences

• Participated in the GI symposium-THE GUT STORY organised by IDA.
• Participated in event "Fighting Cancer with Nutrition"- Time to Rethink, organised by IDA
• Participated in and organised various CME, webinars, seminars

Award and Recognisation

• Awarded as a star of the month at Asian hospital.

Awarded for attending a session on "updating on clinical nutrition"