Elaine C. Souza, M.P.H., RD
Clinical Interests
Elaine Souza provides direct patient care for nutrition assessment, intervention, and monitoring for
all bariatric surgery patients both pre and post-operatively. She also conducts the monthly support
group and facilitates non-surgical patients through the Optifast program.
Title
Specialty
Department
Address/Phone
Senior Dietitian
Bariatric Surgery Nutrition, Weight Management
Food and Nutrition Services
UC Davis Medical Center - Cypress Building, 2221 Stockton Blvd. Suite E Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone: 800-2-UCDAVIS
Additional Phone
Education
Clinic Phone: 916-734-2680
M.P.H., Nutrition, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis MN 2001
B.S., UC Davis, Davis CA 1997
Internships
Board Certifications
Dietetic Internship, University of Minnesota-United Hospital, Minneapolis MN 2001
American Dietetic Association Adult Weight Management Certificate, 2014
American Dietetic Association Pediatric Weight Management Certificate, 2010
Professional Memberships
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons
California Dietetics Association
Dietetic Practice Group (DPG’s): Weight Management, Behavioral Health
Northern Area Dietetics Association
Select Recent Publications
Labouesse MA, Gertz ER, Piccolo BD, Souza EC, Schuster GU, Witbracht MG, Woodhouse LR,
Adams SH, Keim NL, Van Loan MD. Associations among endocrine, inflammatory, and bone
markers, body composition and weight loss induced bone loss. Bone July 2014: 64:138-46.
Piccolo BD, Dolnikowski G, Seyoum E, Thomas AP, Gertz ER, Souza EC, Woodhouse LR, Newman
JW, Keim NL, Adams SH, Van Loan MD. Association between subcutaneous white adipose tissue
and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D in overweight and obese adults. Nutrients. 2013 Aug 26;5(9):
3352-66.
Elaine C. Souza, M.P.H., RD
Van Loan, M.D., Keim, N.L., Adams, S.H., Souza, E., Woodhouse, L.R., Thomas, A., Witbracht,
M., Gertz, E.R., Piccolo, B., Bremer, A.A., Spurlock, M. 2011. Dairy foods in a moderate energy
restricted diet do not enhance central fat, weight %26amp%3B intra-abdominal adipose tissue loss
or reduce adipocyte size %26amp%3B inflammatory markers in overweight %26amp%3B obese
adults; Controlled feeding study. Journal of Obesity. 2011: 989657.
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