Melissa Blandford Ms, Rd, Cso, Ldn

Melissa Blandford, MS, RD, CSO, LDN has a diverse work experience in the field of nutrition and healthcare. Melissa currently serves as the Director of Medical Affairs, Challenged Growth and Tube Feeding at Nutricia North America. In this role, they are responsible for overseeing medical affairs in relation to challenged growth and tube feeding.

Prior to their current position, Melissa worked at Real Food Blends as the Director of Business Development. Melissa held this role from September 2017 to October 2022, and then transitioned to the role of Director of Business Development, East Coast from August 2019 to October 2022. Here, they developed marketing plans, educated the sales team, built relationships with healthcare professionals, and identified business opportunities in the enteral nutrition market.

Before joining Real Food Blends, Melissa served as the Regional Enteral Nutrition Manager at Carolina Home Medical from an unspecified date in 2013 to 2017. In this role, they established enteral nutrition departments in multiple locations throughout North Carolina. Melissa was responsible for marketing, billing, staff education, and negotiating contracts with manufacturers and distributors. Their focus was on marketing to various healthcare sectors, including pediatrics, oncology, long term care, and acute care.

From 2005 to 2013, Melissa worked at Autumn Home Nutrition/WinCare as the Regional Enteral Nutrition Manager. In this role, they managed enteral nutrition home care accounts in North Carolina and South Carolina, as well as long term care facilities in Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Their responsibilities included business development, contract negotiations, audits, compliance, and education.

Melissa's earlier work experience includes their role as a Clinical Sales Manager at Nestlé Nutrition North America (Gerber) from an unspecified date in 1999 to 2005.

Overall, Melissa Blandford has a strong background in medical affairs, business development, and enteral nutrition management.

Melissa Blandford, MS, RD, CSO, LDN obtained their Master's degree in Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist at East Carolina University. No specific details regarding the start or end year of their education were provided.