Registered Dietitian Nutritionist

Christi Coy, MS, RDN, CSOWM, FAND

Christi Coy, MS, RDN, CSOWM, NASM-CPT, FAND is the registered dietitian nutritionist for the Weight Management Division of Mission Heritage Medical Group. She is Board Certified in Obesity and Weight Management and a Certified Personal Trainer through the National Academy of Sports Medicine. She is also a Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Christi has over 20 years of experience counseling patients and teaching and facilitating groups for behavior changes, including over eleven years of teaching weight management classes. She has extensive training in motivational interviewing and group facilitation.

Her prior experience includes serving as lead nutritionist for the UC Irvine Women's Health Initiative, a major national clinical trial including over 160,000 postmenopausal women nationwide. She was also the research dietitian for the UC Irvine Women's Intervention Nutrition Study and the Dietitian Case Manager for the UCI Metabolic Clinic in the Department of Pediatrics.

In addition to her work in the Weight Management Division, Christi currently serves as Associate Faculty at Saddleback College, teaching three nutrition classes each semester. She is the current education chair for the Orange District of the California Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. She has also held the positions of president and nominating committee co-chair.

Christi holds the following degrees and certifications:

  • Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (FAND)
  • Board Certified Specialist in Obesity and Weight Management (CSOWM)
  • Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) through the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM)
  • Certificate of Training in Vegetarian Nutrition
  • Certificate of Training in Adult Weight Management
  • Master of Science (MS) in Nutritional Science from California State University, Long Beach
  • Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) through the Commission on Dietetic Registration
  • Bachelor of Science in Dietetics and Food Administration, Minor in Chemistry from California State University, Long Beach

For questions regarding the Weight Management Division, contact Christi directly at Christi.Coy@stjoe.org