Maternal & Fetal Medicine Obstetrician & Gynecologist
Dr. Rochanda D. Mitchell is a Maternal & Fetal Medicine Obstetrician & Gynecologist in Washington, DC
with special training and skill in caring for women with complicated or high-risk pregnancies.
As a Maternal & Fetal Medicine Obstetrician & Gynecologist, Rochanda D. Mitchell, DO, RD performs
prenatal care for women with high-risk pregnancies; helps manage conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure in mothers-to-be, checks for birth defects, genetic disorders, heart problems, and blood disorders in developing babies; monitors labor and delivery; manages a mother's post-pregnancy conditions. Maternal & Fetal Medicine Obstetrics & Gynecology is
the treatment and management of high-risk pregnancy. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Maternal & Fetal Medicine Obstetricians & Gynecologists include high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, autoimmune diseases, seizure disorders, blood clotting disorders, or infections.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Maternal & Fetal Medicine Obstetricians & Gynecologists
include prenatal ultrasound, amniocentesis, chorionic villus sampling, umbilical cord sampling, or emergency surgery.
An obstetrician/gynecologist who cares for, or provides consultation on, patients with complications of pregnancy. This specialist has advanced knowledge of the obstetrical, medical and surgical complications of pregnancy and their effect on both the mother and the fetus. The specialist also possesses expertise in the most current diagnostic and treatment modalities used in the care of patients with complicated pregnancies.
Maternal Fetal Medicine Obstetricians Gynecologists in Washington, DC
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
An individual who is enrolled in an organized health care education/training program leading to a degree, certification, registration, and/or licensure to provide health care.
Students In An Organized Health Care Education Training Program in Washington, DC
Registered Dietitian
Dr. Rochanda D. Mitchell is a Registered Dietitian in Washington, DC
with special training and skill in assessing, diagnosing, and treating dietary and nutritional problems.
As a Registered Dietitian, Rochanda D. Mitchell, DO, RD performs
nutritional counseling for people who wish to lose weight, have an eating disorder, need a customized diet for health reasons, experience food allergies or intolerances, suffer a digestive disorder, or wish to improve athletic ability. Dietetics is
a medical specialty focused on the use of food and nutrition to promote health and manage disease. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Registered Dietitians include anorexia, bulimia, diabetes, high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, acid reflux, cancer, obesity, pregnancy, food allergy and intolerance, and celiac disease.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Registered Dietitians
include creating exclusion diet plans, advising patients on supplement use, creating specialized diet plans for diabetic patients, offering patient and parental nutrition education, prescribing some types of medication, and referring patients to other specialists as needed.
A Registered Dietitian (RD)/Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) is an individual uniquely trained in the science of nutrition and practice of dietetics to design and provide medical nutrition therapy (MNT) and other evidence-based applications of the Nutrition Care Process (NCP) that exemplify the profession's systematic approach to providing high quality nutrition care. Registered dietitians provide MNT for the purpose of disease prevention or management, or to treat or rehabilitate an illness, injury, or condition, with the use of specific, indicated physical and cognitive nutrition care services comprised of one or more of the following aspects of the NCP: nutrition assessment/reassessment, nutrition diagnosis, nutrition intervention (e.g., nutrition counseling, therapeutic diet ordering, and nutrition education) and nutrition monitoring and evaluation.
Registered Dietitians in Washington, DC
