Carla Cos, RDN, LD, CDCES

Clinical Biography

Carla Cos, RDN, LD, CDCES is a registered dietitian in UT Health Austin’s Comprehensive Memory Center, Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology Center, Post-COVID-19 Program, Primary Care Clinic, and Rheumatology Clinic. She is also a part of UT Health Austin’s Health Social Work care team. She specializes in evidence-based nutrition education and counseling with a focus on diabetes, weight management, cardiovascular health, and gastrointestinal disorders.

Carla Cos earned her bachelor’s degree in nutrition from The University of Texas at Austin, where she also completed a dietetic internship through the Coordinated Program in Dietetics.

Carla Cos has more than six years of experience working in outpatient counseling and clinical nutrition. She is passionate about taking a patient-centered approach to nutrition counseling and follows an “all foods fit” philosophy. She uses motivational interviewing along with nutrition education to support patients in making sustainable lifestyle changes to achieve their health goals.