SHELI TINKELMAN, MS, PA-C, RD, IFMCP, ABAAHP, CCN
BOARD CERTIFIED PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
BOARD CERTIFIED REGISTERED DIETICIAN
BOARD CERTIFIED INSTITUTE FOR FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE CERTIFIED PRACTITIONER
BOARD CERTIFIED AMERICAN BOARD OF ANTI-AGING HEALTH PRACTITIONER
BOARD CERTIFIED CLINICAL NUTRITIONIST  

EDUCATION

WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY, Detroit, MI
Master of Science Degree in Physician Assistant Studies
Electives in Dermatology, Rheumatology, Nephrology, and Neurology

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, St. Paul/Minneapolis, MN
Master of Science Degree in Nutrition with a Nutrition Support Specialty

DREXEL UNIVERSITY, Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor of Science Degree in Dietetics, Coordinated Undergraduate
Program Training: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
6-month Coordinated Undergraduate Program: Yale-New Haven Hospital

EXPERIENCE

OAKLAND AESTHETIC DERMATOLOGY, Farmington Hills, MI
Physician Assistant

ST. JOHN NORTHEAST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, Detroit, MI
Emergency Medicine, Physician Assistant

ROCHESTER DERMATOLOGY CLINIC, Rochester Hills, MI
Physician Assistant

HURLEY MEDICAL CENTER, Flint, MI
Nutrition Specialist

RUSH-PRESBYTERIAN-ST. LUKE'S MEDICAL CENTER
Chicago, IL
Nutrition Consultation Service Dietitian

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA HOSPITAL AND ST. PAUL
RAMSEY MEDICAL CENTER, Minneapolis & St. Paul, MN
Clinical Fellow
Research Fellow

HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia, PA
Clinical Dietitian

HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
EXTERNSHIP, Philadelphia, PA
Extern

UNIVERSITY TEACHING EXPERIENCE

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF NURSING, Flint, MI

Adjunct Lecturer
Nutrition in Health and Disease
Selected Topics in Nutrition

Invited Lecturer
Gastrointestinal Tract Physiology
Nutrition Support

HONORS

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, St. Paul/Minneapolis, MN
Recipient of Kellogg Foundation Nutritional Support Fellowship

Omicron Nu, National Honor Society

PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS

Konstantinides FN, Tinkelman SL, Kaproth PL, and Cerra FB. The
availability of free glutamine in enteral formulas. American Journal of
Clinical Nutrition, 51(5): 516, 1990.

Konstantinides FN, Tinkelman SL, Kaproth PL, and Cerra FB. Levels of
Immunostimulating arginine in enteral formulas. American Journal of
Clinical Nutrition, 51(5): 516, 1990.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Member of American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine
• Member of Institute for Functional Medicine
• Society of Dermatology Physician Assistants Diplomate Certificate
• American Dietetic Association
• Dietitians in Integrative and Functional Medicine
• Society of Dermatology for Physician Assistants
• Fellow Member American Academy of Physician Assistants