Greg and Dina dish about the challenges around certain patient populations, taking into account childhood traumas, and their thoughts on quality patient care in the clinical and community settings.


Greg Zacarese, MS, RD, CDN (he/him) is a Registered Dietitian at the New York State Office of Mental Health. He hails from Roslyn, NY and is passionate about helping his patients set achievable lifestyle management goals. Greg is particularly knowledgeable in diabetes education and management, especially after having been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of six. He has experience in both community and clinical settings. His current role is in a psychiatric hospital working with patients who are severely mentally ill. Greg uses nutritional interventions to help his patients manage their symptoms of anxiety, eating, mood, neurodevelopmental, personality, psychotic, and substance use disorders.


You can find and connect with Greg on LinkedIn and Instagram (@Greg_Zacarese).


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Jess Freeman’s interview (Season 5, ep 60)

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