Mary Peters

**M. Catherine Peters, RD, LD, RDN** is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with more than a decade of clinical experience across long-term care, acute care, outpatient, and telehealth settings. Her expertise includes malnutrition, failure to thrive, unplanned weight loss, pressure injuries, wound care, oncology nutrition, bariatric surgery, gastrointestinal disorders, nutrition support, and medical nutrition therapy for medically complex patients. Ms. Peters has extensive experience evaluating nutrition care in skilled nursing facilities and hospitals, with specialized knowledge of CMS regulations, F-Tag requirements, nutrition documentation, regulatory compliance, and the registered dietitian standard of care. She is experienced in nutrition assessment, malnutrition diagnosis, care planning, quality improvement, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the evaluation of nutrition-related clinical outcomes. As an expert witness, Ms. Peters has provided independent expert opinions in more than 10 legal cases involving nutrition and healthcare issues. Her experience includes comprehensive medical record review, expert reports, affidavits, depositions, and courtroom testimony. She provides objective, evidence-based opinions grounded in current scientific literature, accepted clinical practice guidelines, and applicable standards of care. In addition to her clinical practice, Ms. Peters is an educator, speaker, mentor, and consultant dedicated to advancing the profession of dietetics. Known for her analytical approach, attention to detail, and ability to explain complex medical and nutrition concepts clearly, Ms. Peters is committed to providing unbiased, well-supported expert opinions that assist the courts in resolving nutrition-related legal matters.

My approach as an expert witness is evidence-based, using published scientific data, my hands-on experience, and the accepted standard of care. I conduct a thorough review of the medical record, applicable regulations, clinical practice guidelines, and relevant literature before forming an independent opinion. My role is not to choose a side but to give clear, unbiased, and evidence-based opinions that assist the court in understanding complex nutrition and medical issues. I communicate my findings in a straightforward, understandable manner and remain committed to professionalism, accuracy, and ethical practice throughout the legal process.

To date, I have provided expert opinions in **more than 10 legal cases** involving nutrition-related issues. My expert witness experience includes **case review, preparation of expert reports and affidavits, deposition testimony, and live courtroom testimony at trial.** I have experience communicating complex medical and nutrition concepts in a clear, evidence-based manner and rendering opinions based on accepted standards of care, current scientific evidence, and applicable regulations.

B.S. Degree from Florida State University

RDN #825329