Peter Adintori, MS, RD, CSO, CDN, CNSC

Peter Adintori, MS, RD, CSO, CDN, CNSC is a full-time inpatient dietitian on the Leukemia and Myeloma Services at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) and a part-time PhD Student in Rehabilitation Sciences at New York University (NYU). Peter holds a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Exercise Science from the University of Connecticut (UConn) and a Master of Science in Nutrition and Exercise Physiology from Teachers College Columbia University. Peter has been dual board-certified in Oncology Nutrition (CSO) and Nutrition Support (CNSC) since 2020. 

Peter has clinical experience in adult inpatient and outpatient care, in relief, critical care, oncology, and gastrointestinal disease settings. He was recently a research dietitian for five years at MSK. His research centers on the role of nutrition, physical function, and mental health on clinical outcomes during treatment for blood cancers. He plans to integrate these findings with existing clinical relationships to better understand the supportive care needs of blood cancer patients and survivors. Peter is also an Adjunct Clinical Professor at NYU, where he has developed and taught an advanced clinical seminar in oncology nutrition and has taught courses in medical nutrition therapy and human (patho) physiology to graduate and undergraduate students. Lastly, Peter has been actively involved in the Oncology Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group (ON DPG) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the Research Committee of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN), and the Cancer Rehabilitation Research Outcomes Task Force for the American Congress on Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM). Peter plans to continue his career as a clinician-scientist focused on cancer rehabilitation research in comprehensive cancer centers.