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How Culina Health is Making Nutritional Care Accessible with Vanessa Rissetto

The Dr. Raj Podcast · Jul 15, 2026 · 24:42

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Today’s Guest

Vanessa Rossetto is a registered dietitian and the CEO and co-founder of Culina Health, a revolutionary clinical nutrition care company founded in 2020. Prior to starting this venture, Vanessa served as a director of dietetic internships at New York University where she led the clinical nutrition treatment for a diverse patient population and mentored early career dietitians. Before changing careers and becoming a registered dietitian, Vanessa earned her bachelor's degree in history from Fordham University and a master's degree in marketing from NYU. Today, she seamlessly integrates her passions for business, entrepreneurship, and nutrition as the CEO of Culina Health. Vanessa founded Culina Health to make high quality nutrition counseling accessible to all Americans, regardless of race, ethnicity or income. Five years later, Culina Health's mission to democratize access to nutrition care lives on. Vanessa has raised over $20 million and partnered with major hospitals and insurances across the country, all while staying grounded in her mission to improve representation and equity in nutrition care.



Links 

Culina Health Website

Vanessa's Website

Culina Health on Instagram



About Dr. Raj

Dr. Raj Dasgupta is an ABIM Quadruple board-certified physician specializing in internal medicine, pulmonology, critical care, and sleep medicine. He is currently the Associate Program Director of Internal Medicine Residency at Huntington Health in Pasadena, California and an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine for the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine (UCR). He previously practiced at the University of Southern California, where he is an associate professor of clinical medicine, assistant program director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program, and the associate program director of the Sleep Medicine Fellowship. Dr. Dasgupta is an active clinical researcher and has been teaching around the world for more than 20 years.



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