Alyssa Kwan

Alyssa Kwan, MS, RD, CNSC, is a practicing Registered Dietitian in San Francisco, California. She received her B.S. in Clinical Nutrition from UC Davis, completed her Dietetic Internship at UCSF Medical Center, and graduated with a M.S. in Human Nutrition from Columbia University. Alyssa currently works as a Clinical Dietitian at Stanford Health Care.

Alyssa's background is in clinical nutrition and academia. She is interested in acute care, cardiology, geriatrics, and critical care among other specialties. She works in the cardiovascular ICU and provides nutrition support to cardiac patients post heart surgery. Outside of clinical care she is passionate about increasing awareness of dietetics and uplifting the role of registered dietitians. In 2020, she founded The RD Route, an online platform aimed to mentor prospective dietetic students and nutrition professionals in pursuit of becoming registered dietitians. After matching with her dream dietetic internship, she wanted to share her experience and help others reach their highest potential. Alyssa has helped students and pre-RDs alike with the application process and assisted them in matching with dietetic internships, graduate programs, and also clinical RD roles. Outside of nutrition, you will find her trying new restaurants, spending time with family, dancing, or taking Vinyasa yoga classes.

• Cardiology
• Dietetics

• Clinical nutrition

• Columbia University, MS in Human Nutrition (2021)
• UC Davis, BS in Clinical Nutrition (2018)

• Clinical Dietitian, Stanford Health Care (2021-Present)
• The RD Route, Founder (2020- Present)
• Adjunct Lecturer, Caribbean Medical University (2021-2022)