Ms. Martin is a Nutrition Support Dietitian at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. She is a Registered Dietitian with the American Dietetic Association, licensed by the State of Texas. She is certified through the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition as a Nutrition Support Dietitian. (1994; recertified, 1999). Ms. Martin's clinical and research interests are in the clinical care of GI cancer patients and has been an instructor in Nutrition at M. D. Anderson since 1994.

Education:

• Undergraduate (Human Resources and Family Studies/Plan V Dietetics): University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
• Internship (Dietetics): St Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL
• Masters Degree (Nutrition): Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX

Selected References:

1. Martin C, Walsh GL, Moreland K. "Relationship of Preoperative Weight Loss and Postoperative Nutritional Complications in Esophagogastrectomy Patients" Poster Session Presentation, American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Clinical Congress, San Diego, CA. January, 1999.

2. "Energy, Protein, Fluid, and Micronutrient Requirements" Chapter in The Pocket Handbook of Oncology Nutrition. The American Dietetic Association, In press, 1999.

3. "Enteral Nutrition". Chapter in Manual for Medical Nurition Therapy. Texas Dietetic Association, 1998.