Nikki Talacek
Dietician NZRD

Nikki began her training to become a dietitian in Dunedin in 1997. Having fully qualified in 2001 with a post graduate diploma in Wellington she became a NZ registered dietitian.

In 2001 Nikki began working at North Shore Hospital and over the four and half years there focused on medicine and surgery. During this time she gained experience in all aspects of surgical nutrition, management of obesity and diabetes related nutrition.

Like many young professional Kiwis, Nikki travelled to the UK to gain overseas experience. She worked in a number of Hospitals focusing again on medicine and surgery, but had the privilege to work in the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. There she gained more experience in the Liver Transplant Unit, Intensive Care Ward, Gastro-intestinal surgery plus general Liver and Gastro wards. Her UK experience fine tuned her medical, surgical and intensive care nutrition interest and knowledge.

In late 2006, Nikki returned to NZ to New Plymouth Base Hospital. Once again she was involved with medicine, surgery and Intensive Care.

Nikki has since taken over from Elizabeth Buchanan (now retired) at Surgical Weight Solutions.

She looks forward to working with you and helping you achieve healthy and sustainable weight loss.

Contact

Nikki Talacek
Dietician NZRD

Appts: 09 441 2750
Tel: 027 367 9473
E-mail: nikki@wisefood.co.nz