Our Team
Our team of functional nutrition experts is passionate about guiding individuals towards optimal health and well-being through personalized nutrition strategies, taking into account the interconnectedness of nutrition, lifestyle, and overall wellness.
Registered Dietitian Nutritionists
Reproductive Nutrition
Genetic/Precision Nutrition
Sports Rehabilitation
Autoimmune
Gastrointestinal Nutrition
Food Sensitivities
General Functional Nutrition
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 was the Team Dietitian for the NFL Buffalo Bills from 2013-2018, providing rehabilitation nutrition for sick and injured athletes using medical nutrition therapy. Her favorite time with the team was in 2018 when they entered the playoffs for the first time in 17 years. She continues to consult for NFL and NHL teams on call. Tricia 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.
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Neurological Nutrition
Regenerative Nutrition
General Functional Nutrition
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).
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Culinary Medicine
Gastrointestinal Nutrition
General Functional Nutrition
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).
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Metabolic Nutrition
Certified Diabetes Education
General Functional Nutrition
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.
Correspondance Address
PO Box 831, Grand Island, NY 14072
Complex Chronic Disease
Gastrointestinal Nutrition
General Functional Nutrition
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.
Location
Sterling Medical Center, 200 Sterling Drive, Suite 100
Orchard Park, NY 14127
Disordered Eating
Gastrointestinal Nutrition
Enteral/Parenteral Nutrition
General Functional Nutrition
Anti-inflammatory Nutrition
Kaley is a compassionate dietitian who specializes in gastrointestinal 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.
Location
Allied Health Professionals
Conventional and Functional Lab Consults
Nutrition Focused Functional Medicine Exams
Hydrogen Breath Testing Clinic Administrator
Laura is a Nurse Practitioner with 16 years of critical care experience as an RN, and 19 years as a Nurse Practitioner in Neurosurgery, with 5 of those years as a First Assist in the operating room with the Neurosurgeon.
She is the owner and founder of Anew You Medspa, which was born in February 2023. Laura has collaborated with our practice to launch our SIBO Testing Clinic and Anew You Medspa's Medical Weight loss Clinic out of our Grand Island location. Additionally, she offers nutrition focused functional medicine physical exams and functional lab consultations for our providers, vitamin and mineral injections and IV hydration with supplement infusions for those with digestive/malabsorptive issues, or who are in need of a complete refresh!
Location
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Dialectal Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
Trauma / PTSD
Anxiety
Depression
Mood Disorders
Personality Disorders
Relationship Issues
Grief and Loss
Location
Our Team
Our team of functional nutrition experts is passionate about guiding individuals towards optimal health and well-being through personalized nutrition strategies, taking into account the interconnectedness of nutrition, lifestyle, and overall wellness.
Registered Dietitian Nutritionists
Reproductive Nutrition
Genetic/Precision Nutrition
Sports Rehabilitation
Autoimmune
Gastrointestinal Nutrition
Food Sensitivities
General Functional Nutrition
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 was the Team Dietitian for the NFL Buffalo Bills from 2013-2018, providing rehabilitation nutrition for sick and injured athletes using medical nutrition therapy. Her favorite time with the team was in 2018 when they entered the playoffs for the first time in 17 years. She continues to consult for NFL and NHL teams on call. Tricia 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.
Location
Neurological Nutrition
Regenerative Nutrition
General Functional Nutrition
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).
Location
Culinary Medicine
Gastrointestinal Nutrition
General Functional Nutrition
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).
Location
Metabolic Nutrition
Certified Diabetes Education
General Functional Nutrition
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.
Correspondance Address
PO Box 831, Grand Island, NY 14072
Complex Chronic Disease
Gastrointestinal Nutrition
General Functional Nutrition
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.
Location
Sterling Medical Center, 200 Sterling Drive, Suite 100
Orchard Park, NY 14127
Disordered Eating
Gastrointestinal Nutrition
Enteral/Parenteral Nutrition
General Functional Nutrition
Anti-inflammatory Nutrition
Kaley is a compassionate dietitian who specializes in gastrointestinal 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.
Location
Allied Health Professionals
Conventional and Functional Lab Consults
Nutrition Focused Functional Medicine Exam
SIBO Clinic Administrator
Laura is a Nurse Practitioner with 16 years of critical care experience as an RN, and 19 years as a Nurse Practitioner in Neurosurgery, with 5 of those years as a First Assist in the operating room with the Neurosurgeon.
She is the owner and founder of Anew You Medspa, which was born in February 2023. Laura has collaborated with our practice to launch our SIBO Testing Clinic and Anew You Medspa's Medical Weight loss Clinic out of our Grand Island location. Additionally, she offers nutrition focused functional medicine physical exams and functional lab consultations for our providers, vitamin and mineral injections and IV hydration with supplement infusions for those with digestive/malabsorptive issues, or who are in need of a complete refresh!
Location
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Dialectal Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
Trauma / PTSD
Anxiety
Depression
Mood Disorders
Personality Disorders
Relationship Issues
Grief and Loss
Location