Stephanie Larmour Sanders MSRD, CNSD, CDE
Clinical Nutrition Manager

Meet Stephanie Larmour Sanders and you will quickly learn what a productive life she leads. Not only is this evident in her current position as Clinical Nutrition Manager (CNM) at Northridge Hospital Medical Center (NHMC) but also when we look back over her past accomplishments.

She has walked in our shoes. Being a graduate of CSUN, she attended the same classes and participated in many activities as we do today. Stephanie earned her masters degree in 1987. As a student her part time work varied from being employed as a diet clerk at Van Nuys Community Hospital, a research associate at the Sepulveda VA and managed accounts receivable in a financial institution to better understand the operation of a business.

After becoming a registered dietitian she worked at the Sepulveda Veterans Administration. Here she spent seven years in nutrition research working with a GI physician focusing on gastric motility and bariatric surgery. Other research she had been involved in was centered on diabetes, cystic fibrosis, hyperemesis gravidarum and enteral feeding.

In 1994 she wrote an article in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, volume 94, issue 12 about a new protocol to manage hyperemesis gravidarum, a severe form of morning sickness. With your student library access or your ADA journal membership you can view her published article. The California Dietetic Association honored Stephanie with the Excellence in Clinical Dietetics Award in 1995. The criteria for this CDA award is challenging but Stephanie’s commitment to the field made her worthy of this great honor. During 1997 she participated as a reviewer on an ADA handbook called A Clinician’s Guide to Nutrition in HIV and AIDS.

She served as an editor for a chapter review on diabetes mellitus and played a role as an independent reviewer for a metabolic support team manual called The Science and Practice of Nutrition Support: A Case-Based Core Curriculum for the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN). Two years in private practice was spent serving as a public health advocate and speaker at a drug rehabilitation house, working at a skilled nursing facility and participating in outpatient counseling with diabetic, renal, weight loss and AIDS patients.

Stephanie managed a Metabolic Support Team for ten years at Cedars Sinai Medical Center and has been the clinical nutrition manager at Northridge Hospital Medical Center since 2001. Along with her many hours volunteering throughout her career and her varied work experience she was well prepared for her role as CNM.

She has produced a strong clinical team at NHMC. She manages dietitians, nutritional assistants, diet clerks, interns and volunteers. It is because of Stephanie that the nutritional assistant job, volunteer and CSUN internship program is available at Northridge Hospital. You will find her involved with bariatric patients, giving lectures, educating nurses, dietitians, physicians and providing educational outreach to the community. As a manager she updates standards, develops policies, works with administration, develops competencies and oversees staffing.

Do you have questions about becoming a clinical nutrition manager? Ask Stephanie next time she is on campus. She is known to attend SDFSA events and speaks at the Career Symposium when her schedule allows. Her accomplishments are impressive, her knowledge something to seek out, and you will be a better clinician having met Stephanie Larmour Sanders.

Written by Pat Spencer