Sumalatha Satoor, MD - Beacon Medical Group GI and Interventional Radiology

Along with doctor visits and medication, nutrition is essential to your health. We know that navigating nutrition and food can be difficult. Making it easier means peace of mind and better health for you and your loved ones. At Elkhart General Outpatient Nutrition, registered dietitians perform nutrition counseling services for patients across all of Beacon Health System. Everyone has unique nutritional needs. Chronic diseases and conditions, eating disorders, treatment for cancer and various other health factors influence those needs. For some, nutritional needs are also influenced by mental and emotional characteristics surrounding food. Registered dietitians at Beacon Nutrition Counseling are licensed and credentialed to work with patients from all walks of life and establish their nutritional needs, goals and plans. When checking in for an appointment, please see the registration desk. They will direct you to the Outpatient Nutrition waiting room.

Diabetes is a condition caused when your body is unable to produce enough, or any, insulin, which causes elevated levels of glucose in the blood. If left untreated, it can cause very serious complications, including heart disease, and kidney, eye and nerve damage. Diabetes can come in several forms, but with the right help you can easily learn how to live with, and manage, your diabetes diagnosis. The physicians and diabetes education team at the Elkhart General Hospital Diabetes Program will work with you to create a care plan that is right for you.

Dr. Lauren Das received her medical degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine and is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. She completed her residency training in radiation oncology at the University of Chicago, Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology. During her residency training, she served as a chief resident and completed a master's degree in clinical research for health professionals at the University of Chicago, Department of Public Health Sciences. Prior to her medical training, she received her bachelor's degree in biology with a concentration in genetics from Duke University. Dr. Das has participated in a wide variety of research pursuits and is a member of several professional organizations including the American Society for Radiation Oncology, the American Brachytherapy Society, the Radiological Society of North America, the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American College of Radiation Oncology. She has special interests in intensity-modulated radiation therapy, stereotactic body radiation therapy, stereotactic radiosurgery, brachytherapy, image-guided radiation therapy and other advanced techniques.