Dr. Uma Subramaniyam Clinical Dietician
Years of Experience : 24+
Nationality : India
Languages Known : English, Tamil
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Uma Subramaniyam is a highly experienced Clinical Dietitian with a 24+ year track record in assessing patients’ nutritional needs and developing effective, personalised dietary plans. She has extensive experience in clinical nutrition, therapeutic diet planning, diabetes education, and nutritional counselling across hospitals in the UAE and India. She holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from Periyar University, Salem, with research focused on “Social Support in Terminal Renal Failure Due to Diabetes”. She also holds a Master of Arts in Sociology from Annamalai University and a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Service Management from Madras University. Uma has extensive experience in providing nutritional care for patients with various medical conditions, including diabetes, hypertension, obesity and renal failure. She has worked with multicultural patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings and has collaborated closely with healthcare teams to provide quality nutritional care. She has also served as a Diabetic Educator, conducting diabetes education sessions, health-management lectures, diabetic camps and nutritional counselling. Her experience includes supervision of therapeutic diets, monitoring enteral and oral feeding, food-service management, staff training, and nutrition education for healthcare professionals and students.
Awards & Achievements
- Conducted comprehensive patient nutrition assessments and recommended appropriate diet therapy.
- Provided dietary counselling for diabetes, hypertension, obesity, renal failure and other disease conditions.
- Supervised and monitored therapeutic diets in wards and kitchen operations.
- Planned and monitored enteral and oral feeding.
- Developed, controlled and evaluated food-service systems.
- Coordinated clinical and administrative aspects of dietetics to support quality nutritional care.
- Consulted with healthcare teams regarding patients’ nutritional requirements.
- Conducted nutrition classes for nursing staff.
- Conducted training sessions for kitchen staff on personal hygiene and infection control.
- Participated in free diabetic camps and delivered lectures on diabetes and health management.
- Worked as a Chief Diabetic Educator in the diabetic education department.
- Provided services in the outpatient department as an OPD staff member.
- Taught basic dietetics to MBBS students and dietetics and nutrition to B.Sc. and M.Sc. Food and Nutrition students.
- Published articles on diabetes-related topics through the Diabetes Forum website.
Education & Training
- Ph.D. in Sociology, Periyar University, Salem
- Research Topic: “Social Support in Terminal Renal Failure Due to Diabetes”
- DHA License – Dietitian, UAE
- DHA Medical License: 2011 2040 90148
- MOH License in Tech. Dietetic, UAE
- MOH File No.: R-58727
- Committee No.: 15/2006
- Master of Arts in Sociology, Annamalai University, Academic Year 2000–2002
- Bachelor of Science in Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Service Management, Madras University, Academic Year 1995–1998
Expertise
- Clinical nutrition assessment and dietary counselling
- Therapeutic diet planning and management
- Diabetes nutrition management and education
- Nutrition management for hypertension
- Obesity and weight-management counselling
- Renal disease and renal nutrition
- Patient nutrition assessment and evaluation
- Inpatient and outpatient nutritional care
- Therapeutic diet supervision and monitoring
- Enteral and oral feeding planning and monitoring
- Food-service system planning and evaluation
- Nutritional counselling for multicultural clientele
- Diabetes education and health-management sessions
- Nutrition education for healthcare professionals and students
- Staff training in nutrition, hygiene and infection control
- Community health and diabetic awareness programmes
Professional Journey
- Clinical Dietitian – Ajman Specialty General Hospital November 2024 – Present
- Senior Clinical Dietitian – VPS Health Care, Burjeel Specialty Hospital, Sharjah 2019 – 2023
- Head of the Department, Clinical Dietetics – Al Zahra Hospital, Sharjah 2008 – 2019
- Clinical Dietitian & Diabetic Educator – GMC Hospital and Research Centre, Ajman 2007 – 2008
- Clinical Dietitian & Diabetic Educator – Salem Gopi Memorial Hospital, India 1998 – 2004
Blogs
Low Carbohydrate Diet for Diabetes – Here is the Truth
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Tips for Healthy Eating Habits
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