Biography
Alexander LeRitz is a Registered Dietitian at Cleveland Clinic Canada. Mr. LeRitz has experience providing individualized nutrition counselling across acute care, critical care, outpatient, sports nutrition, and private practice settings. He supports patients with a wide range of needs including cardiovascular disease, gastrointestinal conditions, diabetes and pre-diabetes, trauma recovery, cancer nutrition, weight management, and sport performance-focused nutrition. He has a strong interest in chronic disease management, medical nutrition therapy, and patient-centred care.
Mr. LeRitz obtained his Bachelor of Science in Nutrition with a specialization in Dietetics from Mansfield University of Pennsylvania, and later completed his Master of Science in Dietetics with a community nutrition concentration at SUNY Oneonta, in New York. He completed his dietetic internship in hospital-based and clinical settings, gaining extensive experience in acute care nutrition, enteral and parenteral nutrition support, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Following graduation, Mr. LeRitz worked as a critical care dietitian in a Level 1 Trauma Centre, where he provided evidence-based nutrition interventions for patients with complex medical and surgical conditions. He continued his practice in both hospital and private settings, delivering personalized, sustainable nutrition strategies tailored to each patient’s goals and medical needs. Drawing on his background in fitness coaching and clinical nutrition, Mr. LeRitz emphasizes education, collaboration, and long-term behaviour change to support recovery and overall quality of life.
When he’s not seeing patients, Mr. LeRitz enjoys strength training, staying active, reading, and continuing to expand his knowledge of nutrition, fitness, and health optimization.
Education/Training
- Master of Science
Dietetics with a Specialization in Community Concentration - SUNY Oneonta
Oneonta, NY
- Bachelor of Science
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Nutrition with a Specialization in Dietetics Concentration
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
Mansfield, PA
Certifications
- Certified Nutrition Support Clinician (CNSC)
- Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN)
- Certified Dietitian Nutritionist (CDN)
- Certified Personal Trainer (CPT)
Specialty Interests
- Sport performance nutrition
- Diabetes
- Cardiovasular disease
- Gastrointestinal disorders
- Cancer nutrition
- Weight management
Professional Memberships
- College of Dietitians of Ontario
- Dietitians of Canada
- International Sports Science Association
- NYSED Office of Professions
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
