Create Cures’ brings together Registered Dietitians and molecular biologists who assess and understand the mechanisms underlying patient diseases and conditions. The group formulates and implements highly individualized nutritional plans for our patients.
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Jessica Harrison, a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with the Create Cures Foundation, received her Master’s in Nutrition, Healthspan, and Longevity from the University of Southern California (USC).
Jessica is continuing her education through the Institute of Functional Medicine to deepen her understanding of how addressing the root cause of illness can therapeutically treat pathological disease states and promote optimal health. She is also a certified Pilates instructor and considers movement an integral part of taking a whole-person approach with each patient.
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Katie Reines, a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with the Create Cures Foundation Clinic, obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Dietetics, Nutrition, Fitness, and Health from Purdue University and a Master of Science degree in Human Nutrition from Texas A&M University. She also completed a Dietetic Program, which was approved by the Commission of Dietetic Registration with Texas A&M University. She has been plant based for over 10 years and wrote her master’s thesis on plant-based nutrition and cancer.
Katie is also a certified plant-based chef and provides educational cooking classes and food demonstrations for many audiences. She has experience working under the plant-based doctor Dr. Laurie Marbas at Dr. Fuhrman’s Health Oasis in Boca Raton, FL, and has her own private practice where she utilizes her experience with plant-based nutrition and disordered eating. She is also a food freedom and body image coach and helps young women transition to a plant-based lifestyle focusing on empowerment and health promoting behaviors rather than weight. Katie also enjoys teaching yoga and dance classes and incorporates mindset and holistic health into each consultation.
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Frida Hovik, a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with the Create Cures Foundation Clinic, received her BS degree in Nutritional Science and her MS degree in Nutrition, Healthspan and Longevity from the University of Southern California (USC). She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Clinical Nutrition. She is fascinated by applying nutrition research into practice to prevent and reduce symptoms associated with chronic diseases. Frida serves as the Newsletter Editor for California Academy Nutrition and Dietetics (CAND)-Orange District.
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Shayna Feinerman, a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with the Create Cures Foundation, holds a Master’s degree in Nutrition, Healthspan, and Longevity from the University of Southern California (USC). At USC’s Norris Cancer Center, she received specialized training in oncology nutrition and completed her master’s capstone on vitamin D supplementation for hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients. With a keen interest in longevity nutrition, Shayna has also studied under Dr. Valter Longo at the University of Genoa. Outside of her professional life, she enjoys surfing, traveling, yoga, and cooking healthy meals. Shayna is dedicated to treating her patients through a holistic approach that focuses on addressing the root causes of illness.
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with the Create Cures Foundation, received her Master’s degree in Nutrition, Healthspan, and Longevity from the University of Southern California (USC). She studied the interaction of nutrition and genes on disease and longevity under Dr. Valter Longo at the University of Genoa, and received additional training through the Institute for Functional Medicine. Lotta works with clients to discover how nutrition can support mental and physical well-being and improve treatment outcomes through the use of evidence-based integrative and functional nutrition principles. She specializes in culinary nutrition and has worked with hundreds of clients as a nutrition counselor and educator to help incorporate nutrition recommendations into their lifestyles in an enjoyable way. When not working, Lotta enjoys yoga, boxing, cooking, developing recipes, shopping at the Santa Monica Farmers Markets, traveling, and going to concerts and music festivals.
Scientific Consultant
Dr. Sebastian Brandhorst’s scientific training is based on a background in cell biology, molecular biology, medicine, and biochemistry, all of which are highly relevant for his focus on biogerontology research to identify the mechanisms underlying cellular protection, as well as health- and lifespan-regulation, and their translation into clinical applications. His studies are focused on the application of short-term starvation, low calorie and/or low protein diets, so-called fasting-mimicking diets, on health and lifespan in pre-clinical and their translation into clinical studies. Dr. Brandhorst is a Professor at the Davies School of Gerontology at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles, California.
Nutritional Biologist
Romina Cervigni, Nutritional Biologist of the Valter Longo Foundation and Create Cures Foundation Clinic, obtained a Ph.D. from Open University in the United Kingdom where she focused her attention on the field of Oncology and a second level Masters in Nutrition and Dietetics. She has collaborated as a postdoctoral researcher with the National Research Committee (CNR) in Naples, Italy and the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in Milan, Italy.
