Dietitian Ayşe ŞEN is a nutrition and dietetics professional actively working in clinical nutrition practice. She focuses on post-bariatric and metabolic surgery nutrition, disease-specific medical nutrition therapy, and weight management. By following current scientific approaches, she aims to provide sustainable and effective nutrition solutions tailored to individual needs.

Areas of Expertise

• Post-bariatric and metabolic surgery nutrition
• Obesity and weight management
• Enteral and parenteral nutrition in intensive care
• Disease-specific medical nutrition therapy (diabetes and insulin resistance, cardiovascular diseases, kidney diseases, liver diseases, autoimmune diseases)
• Nutrition during pregnancy and lactation
• Pediatric and adolescent nutrition
• Mass catering systems and menu planning

Education

• Istanbul Kent University – Institute of Graduate Studies, Master’s Program in Nutrition and Dietetics (2024 – 2026)
• University of Health Sciences – Hamidiye Faculty of Health Sciences, Nutrition and Dietetics (2019 – 2023)
• Ataşehir 100th Year Cumhuriyet Anatolian High School (2015 – 2019)

Professional Experience

• Private Istanbul Bölge Hospital – Specialist Dietitian (2023 – Present)
• Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşçıoğlu City Hospital – Dietitian Intern (2022)
• Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality – Dietitian Intern (2022)

Within these roles:

• Conducting clinical patient assessments and developing nutrition plans
• Implementing disease-specific medical nutrition therapies
• Supporting enteral and parenteral nutrition processes
• Providing nutrition education to patients and their families
• Contributing to institutional nutrition service planning

Academic Interests

• Post-bariatric and metabolic surgery nutrition
• Obesity and weight management
• Clinical nutrition practices
• Enteral and parenteral nutrition
• Disease-specific nutrition therapies

Publications

• Nutrition Therapy After Bariatric Surgery and Challenges Encountered During the Nutrition Process (Master’s Graduation Project, 2026)

Congresses, Symposiums and Professional Trainings

• Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition Days – Istanbul Medipol University (2025)
• Harms of Rapid Weight Loss with Biochemical Perspectives (2025)
• Common Nutritional Mistakes in Diabetes (2025)
• Chronic Kidney Failure: Dialysis and Medical Nutrition Approaches (2025)
• National World Diabetes Day Symposium (2020)