Experience
5+ years
Highest qualification
BSc
Languages
Arabic, English
Nationality
Profile
About Shatha
Shatha Al Farsi is a Clinical Dietitian at Muscat Private Hospital. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition from Sultan Qaboos University.
Shatha provides nutritional care for inpatients and outpatients: assessing what a person is actually eating and what their condition requires, providing medical nutrition therapy, building a dietary plan that fits the individual, and explaining it in a way that can be followed at home. She works alongside the medical, surgical and nursing teams on the nutritional side of both acute illness and long-term conditions.
Her particular interests are diabetes, weight management, and nutrition in heart, kidney and digestive conditions, along with nutrition support for patients who cannot meet their needs by eating normally. Much of the work is practical rather than theoretical what to buy, how to cook it, what to do at a family gathering, how to manage when the advice for one condition seems to contradict the advice for another.
What we treat
Conditions Treated
Metabolic and endocrine
Type 1 and type 2 diabetes
Pre-diabetes and insulin resistance
Gestational diabetes
Metabolic syndrome
Heart and circulation
High cholesterol and lipid disorders
High blood pressure
Coronary artery disease and nutrition after a cardiac event
Chronic kidney disease at all stages
Nutrition for patients on dialysis
Coeliac disease and gluten-free diets
Nutrition before and after gastrointestinal or bariatric surgery
Reflux and gastritis
Fatty liver disease
Weight management, both weight loss and healthy weight gain
Food allergies and intolerances
Care offered
Procedures & Services
Assessment
Comprehensive nutritional assessment
Dietary history and review of current eating patterns
Body composition and anthropometric measurement
Review of nutrition-related blood results with the medical team
Nutritional screening of inpatients and identification of malnutrition risk
Treatment and planning
Medical nutrition therapy (MNT)
Individualised dietary planning
Therapeutic diet planning for specific conditions
Carbohydrate counting and meal planning for diabetes
Enteral nutrition support
Tube feeding plans and monitoring
Parenteral nutrition support, with the medical and pharmacy teams
Pre- and post-operative nutrition planning
Education and follow-up
One-to-one nutrition education and lifestyle counselling
Practical guidance on shopping, cooking and eating out
Family and carer education
Inpatient review and discharge nutrition planning
Outpatient follow-up and plan adjustment
Career record
Professional Experience
Clinical Dietitian
Muscat Private Hospital, Muscat (full-time)
Qualifications
Education & Training
BSc Human Nutrition
Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
Common Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
A clinical dietitian works out how what you eat affects your medical condition, and how to change it in a way you can sustain. That is different from general diet advice: it takes account of your diagnosis, your blood results, your medication, your kidney and liver function, your culture and your budget. Shatha sees patients on the wards and in the outpatient clinic, and the plan she gives you is meant to be workable in your own kitchen, not in theory.
Most patients are referred by their doctor, particularly for conditions such as diabetes, kidney disease or after surgery. You can also book directly if you want advice on healthy eating, weight or a specific concern. If you have a medical condition, bringing your recent blood results and a list of your medications makes the first appointment considerably more useful.
Shatha will ask what you usually eat and drink across a normal day, about your medical history, medications and any supplements, and about your routine — when you eat, who cooks, whether you travel or work shifts. She will usually take some measurements. You should leave with a plan you have agreed to rather than a printed sheet, and a clear idea of what to change first. Most people are asked to change two or three things, not everything.
No. The aim is to fit your condition around how you actually eat, not to replace Omani food with something unfamiliar. Portion, timing, what a food is eaten with, and how it is prepared often matter more than removing it altogether. Shatha will work with the foods in your household and build the plan from there.
Yes, in both directions — losing weight where it would benefit a medical condition, and gaining weight where illness, surgery or poor appetite has caused unwanted loss. The approach is gradual and sustainable, based on your health, your bloods and your routine. She will not put you on a crash diet or a fixed meal plan you cannot keep up, because weight lost that way is generally regained. If your weight is being managed alongside surgery or medication, she works with that team rather than separately.
That is worth saying out loud at the appointment, and it is more common than most people assume. If eating has become a source of anxiety, or if you find yourself restricting, bingeing or feeling distressed about your weight, Shatha will approach the nutrition side carefully and discuss with you and your doctor what other support would help. You will not be given a restrictive plan in that situation.
They are ways of providing nutrition when someone cannot eat enough by mouth. Enteral nutrition means feeding through a tube into the stomach or intestine, used when the gut still works but eating is not possible or safe. Parenteral nutrition means feeding through a vein, used when the gut cannot be used. Both are planned and monitored closely, and Shatha works with the medical, nursing and pharmacy teams on the composition, the rate and the adjustments as a patient improves.
Yes, and it is worth arranging before Ramadan rather than during it. Fasting affects people differently depending on their condition and medication — diabetes, kidney disease, and some heart and blood-pressure medications all need thought about timing, fluids and what is eaten at iftar and suhoor. Shatha will go through it with you, and where fasting would carry real risk she will say so clearly and discuss it with your doctor.
Sometimes, but far less often than the internet suggests. Supplements are useful for a genuine deficiency, for certain conditions, and at particular life stages such as pregnancy. Taken without a reason they are usually a waste of money and occasionally harmful, particularly in kidney disease and when they interact with prescribed medication. Bring whatever you are currently taking, including herbal products, and Shatha will go through them with you.
Shatha Al Farsi holds a Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition from Sultan Qaboos University and practises as a Specialist-grade clinical dietitian.
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