Dr. Monal Velangi (PhD)

Dr. Monal Velangi Clinical and Sports NutritionistPhD, Mumbai University (2018). Also, a topper of Nutrition and Exercise for Fitness course (2010) from Mumbai University, India and a Certified Diabetes Educator (2012) from National Diabetes Educator Program, Dr. Mohan’s Academy, International Diabetes Federation. With the internship and training from King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai and Clinical Research, Marico Industries, Mumbai. She moved on to be an in-house Dietitian, K.J. Somaiya Hospital and Research Centre and a Consultant Dietitian, K.J. Somaiya Super Speciality Centre since past 6 years. She is also a visiting faculty and examiner at medical and nutrition colleges. Many recognised corporate and associations -- Indian Association of Physiotherapists; Medical, Nutrition and Management Institutes; Nestle India Pvt. Ltd. in Standard Chartered and Tata Mumbai Marathons, Max BUPA have invited her as an expert Nutritionist for nutrition counselling, nutrition talk and corporate workshops; and has judged nutritious recipe cooking competitions.She was awarded by Women Graduates Union, affiliated to International Federation of Women and American Dietetic Association during their Centenary year. She was awarded as a runner up for Best E-poster award at the National Conference BPCON 2017 organised by Indian Society of Hypertension, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi (2017). American Dietetic Association during Centenary Year awarded her with Wimpfheimer Guggenheim Award for International Exchange in Nutrition, Dietetics and Management (2017) and AIND Professional Development Student Stipend Award (2017) in Chicago, USA. 1st prize in Kellogg’s Food product development and promotion competition for iron rich foods (2008). She has presented many papers at National and International Conferences, has 2 International publications and authored a chapter in Jaypee Publications.