Lauren Gleason is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Board Certified Specialist in Renal Nutrition based in Atlanta, GA. She has over a decade of experience in nutrition and public health, including seven years as the Senior Director of Nutrition for one of the largest dialysis providers in the country. In that role, she developed and maintained the required nutrition education for more than 2,000 dietitians nationwide.
Now, Lauren brings that same expertise directly to patients—translating complex nutrition science into practical, personalized strategies.
She currently works with individuals managing:
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Kidney Stones
- High Blood Pressure
- Diabetes
- Gout
- Osteoporosis
- High Cholesterol
- And other chronic health conditions
When she’s not digging through food data or testing new recipes, Lauren enjoys life in Decatur with her husband, two kids, and three cats.
Credentials
- Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN)
- Board Certified Specialist in Renal Nutrition (CSR)
Education
- B.B.A. in Accounting and Management Information Systems – University of Georgia
- M.S. in Nutrition – Georgia State University
- Masters in Public Health (MPH) – Georgia State University
Experience
- Over seven years experience as Sr. Director of Nutrition Services for Fresenius Kidney Care
- Former ORISE Fellow at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’ Global Non-Communicable Disease Branch
- Former intern at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention
- Graduate Research Assistant for Tobacco research at Georgia State University
- Five years working as a Certified Public Accountant at Ernst & Young and Morgan Stanley