Accepting new patients
Specialties
- Diet and nutrition
- Endocrinology/diabetes and metabolism
Languages
- English
- Greek, Modern (1453-)
Biography
Xenia Averkiou, M.S., R.D., C.D., C.D.E., is a certified diabetes educator and registered dietitian at the Endocrine and Diabetes Care Center at UWMC-Roosevelt.
Averkiou is passionate for diabetes education and lives with type 1 diabetes herself. She believes that diabetes education must be individualized based on the patient's personal needs, beliefs, and cultural background and that patients must be empowered to take control of their diabetes. She believes that patients are at different stages of readiness for change, whether is health management or meal planning and she is there to support them at each stage.
Averkiou received her medical education at the UW and the University of Houston. Her clinical interests include the areas of celiac disease and other gastrointestinal conditions.
Averkiou is passionate for diabetes education and lives with type 1 diabetes herself. She believes that diabetes education must be individualized based on the patient's personal needs, beliefs, and cultural background and that patients must be empowered to take control of their diabetes. She believes that patients are at different stages of readiness for change, whether is health management or meal planning and she is there to support them at each stage.
Averkiou received her medical education at the UW and the University of Houston. Her clinical interests include the areas of celiac disease and other gastrointestinal conditions.
Personal Interests
Personal Interests
In her free time, Averkiou enjoys dancing, cooking, and spending time with family and friends.
Endocrine and Diabetes Care Center at UWMC Roosevelt
4245 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105Diabetes care, Endocrinology, Thyroid biopsy (fine needle aspiration), Thyroid ultrasound
University of Washington
Internship, 2004, Dietetics
University of Washington
Graduate Education, 2003, Nutritional Sciences