Your Dietitians
Providing Health with heart, one patient at a time
Our Story
From the founder, Tricia Sauer, RDN, CDN, LDN, IFNCP:
I founded this group of outstanding professionals to help people not only survive in a world of chronic disease, but also to be well. Our Registered Dietitians are expertly trained and advanced certified in Integrative and Functional Nutrition through the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the credentialing board for RDNs. This specialty practice area uses a holistic approach to treat the entire person, using a systems biology approach, which compliments the traditional nutrition therapies. In addition to being IFN dietitians, each member of my team has specific areas of focus they enjoy working in. We provide medical nutrition therapy for all stages of life and conditions. From infancy and pediatrics to adolescence, pregnancy, lactation, advanced age, critically ill, and chronically ill. Functional nutrition is rapidly evolving, and so we must too - as iron sharpens iron, we grow and learn from each other so we can bring the best care to our patients.
“Maybe you are searching among the branches, for what only appears in the roots." ~Rumi
Tricia Sauer, RDN, CDN, LDN, IFNCP
Registered/Certified Dietitian Nutritionist
Integrative/Functional Nutrition Certified Practitioner
Sports Rehabilitation
Genetic/Precision Nutrition
Reproductive Nutrition
Location:
1990 Whitehaven Road
Grand Island, NY 14072
Virtual Visits (Telehealth) Available
Tricia has been in practice since 2008, with extensive experience in acute care and rehabilitation prior to founding Buffalo Nutrition & Dietetics, PLLC. Her focus areas are Sports Rehabilitation, Genetic (Precision) Nutrition, and Reproductive Nutrition as it relates to fertility, hormones, and pelvic disorders. Tricia has consulted for NFL and NHL teams since 2013, healing sick and injured athletes using Medical Nutrition Therapy. Her favorite time with the NFL was fueling the Bills as they re-entered the playoffs for the first time in 17 years. She is also a Certified Genetic Practitioner and has completed nutrigenetic coursework through 3X4 Genetics and Seeking Health Educational Institute. She is a Reproductive Nutrition consultant for Dr. Renjie Chang, MD's pelvic health company NeuEve. In addition to being a licensed RDN, she is a board certified Integrative and Functional Nutrition Certified Practitioner (IFNCP). The IFNCP credential is the highest credential in functional (holistic) nutrition and requires 2 years of intensive coursework followed by a board examination. She loves seeing her patients walk out of their last appointment ready to live their best life, and seeing her team offer the same. Tricia is licensed to practice in New York and Florida.
Noelle Citarella, MS, RDN, CDN, IFNCP
Registered/Certified Dietitian Nutritionist
Integrative/Functional Nutrition Certified Practitioner
Neurological Nutrition
Regenerative Nutrition
Location:
Dent Tower, 3980 Sheridan Drive, Suite 401
Amherst, NY 14226
Virtual Visits (Telehealth) Available
Noelle is an innovative dietitian provider of Neurological and Regenerative Nutrition, which she provides out of our office in Dent Tower. She is experienced in working with neurological conditions and degenerative diseases using evidenced based practice. Noelle is also a published researcher and writer, having released her most recent work "The Multiple Sclerosis Diet Plan and Cookbook" in 2019. She works closely with Dent Neurologic's MS clinic and provides care to our dementia patients participating in the Institute's Integrative Program for Cognitive Decline. Additionally, she has completed training through Cogence Immunology in the study of the interplay between autoimmune disease and nutrition. She also carries the advanced practice credential of Integrative and Functional Nutrition Certified Practitioner (IFNCP) through the Integrative and Functional Nutrition Academy (IFNA).
Ashley Carpenter, RDN, CDN
Registered/Certified Dietitian Nutritionist
Certificate of Training in Integrative/Functional Nutrition
Culinary Medicine
Gastrointestinal Nutrition
Location:
15 LaSalle Avenue, Suite 111
Kenmore NY, 14217
Virtual Visits (Telehealth) Available
Ashley is a cutting-edge dietitian provider of Culinary Medicine and Gastrointestinal Nutrition which she provides out of our Kenmore office. Culinary Medicine combines food science, research, and culinary techniques to make satisfying, health-promoting meals. Food as medicine has fewer side effects than traditional medications, tends to be more affordable, and uses traditional foods that can be incorporated in new ways that are metabolically beneficial due to their anti-inflammatory and healing properties. Her passion is to help patients with gastrointestinal diseases work towards and achieve remission as well as restored quality of life. She also holds additional specialty certifications in Health Coaching and Motivational Interviewing to help patients on their journey. Ashley is also advancing her practice with intense coursework through the Integrative and Functional Nutrition Academy (IFNA).
Jessica Masterson, RDN, CDN, CDCES
Registered/Certified Dietitian Nutritionist
Certificate of Training in Integrative/Functional Nutrition
Metabolic Nutrition
Certified Diabetes Education
Location:
Correspondance Address:
PO Box 831, Grand Island, NY 14072
Jessica is an experienced metabolic dietitian and board-Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist who has been in practice since 2008. She has a passion for helping others with diabetes management and other metabolic diseases. She understands the importance of a healthy lifestyle, good nutrition, and emotional wellbeing in preventing, treating, and delaying the progression of diabetes. She has most recently been working in the field of nutrition as it relates to mental health, addiction, and recovery and believes in the power of combining integrative and functional nutrition with traditional nutrition therapies. Jessica also holds a degree in Culinary Arts with add't expertise in culinary ed, medical device training including glucometers, insulin delivery systems and CGM (continuous glucose monitoring), nutrition in chronic disease, pediatric nutrition and feeding in early childhood.
Mary Chojnowski, MS, RDN, CDN, LD
Registered/Certified Dietitian Nutritionist
Certificate of Training in Integrative/Functional Nutrition
Complex Chronic Disease
Gastrointestinal Nutrition
Location:
Sterling Medical Center, 200 Sterling Drive, Suite 100
Orchard Park, NY 14127
Virtual Visits (Telehealth) Available
Mary is a skilled dietitian specializing in complex chronic disease and gastrointestinal nutrition, practicing out of Dent Functional Medicine Clinic in Orchard Park. She passionately emphasizes our “Food as Medicine” approach, utilizing functional and integrative practices, as well as innovative technologies, medical nutrition therapies, and labs to promote optimal health. Her mission of battling chronic diseases, as well as several other conditions, begins with nutrition and education, helping people understand the importance of food’s impact on overall health. She is excited to help people better manage their conditions by identifying root causes and implementing better nutrition habits while using these functional and integrative practices. Additionally, she utilizes motivational interviewing skills to help patients feel comfortable without fear of judgment.
Kaley Dewey, MS, RDN, CDN
Registered/Certified Dietitian Nutritionist
Certificate of Training in Integrative/Functional Nutrition
Anti-inflammatory Nutrition
Disordered Eating
Location:
Chapin Mansion, 1207 Delaware Ave, Ste 114
Buffalo, NY 14209
Virtual Visits (Telehealth) Available
Kaley is a compassionate dietitian who specializes in anti-inflammatory nutrition and disordered eating. She also has significant experience in culinary medicine, gut microbiome health, intuitive eating, tube feeding, and geriatric nutrition. Kaley is well versed on how chronic inflammation contributes to chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer, and exacerbates symptoms of autoimmune diseases. There are many factors that may contribute to inflammation, however, the items in your kitchen may be one of the biggest. Kaley believes that nutrition and healthy eating should not be a stressful experience, but rather bring joy. She understands that in a society so heavily diet-focused, it may be difficult to maintain a healthy relationship with food and body image. One of her biggest pleasures is restoring her client’s relationships with food within a positive, happy, and encouraging environment.
New Provider - Summer/Fall 2023!
Registered & Certified Dietitian Nutritionist
Certificate of Training in Integrative/Functional Nutrition
Location:
501 John James Audubon Pkwy
Amherst NY 14228
Virtual Visits (Telehealth) Available
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