Bailey Koch

Atlanta Pediatric Nutrition, Inc.

Bailey Koch

Bailey Koch, RD, CSP, LD
President

Bailey started her career at Northside Hospital and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite with Pediatric Nutrition as her main interest. While at Northside, she provided relief coverage to dietitian’s in all areas of the hospital including the 100 bed NICU. At Scottish Rite, she gained experience with multiple facets of pediatric nutrition including, but not limited to, working with the AFLAC Cancer Center, Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Units, Neonatal follow-up clinic and the Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit. In 2006 Bailey joined the Children's Center for Digestive Healthcare (CCDHC) team, providing nutrition counseling to patients and families. While at CCDHC, she has developed an interest in helping children that have been diagnosed with multiple food allergies and Celiac Disease. She has been a presenter on this topic to the Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) support group, the Georgia Eosinophilic Esophagitis support group and Food Allergy Kids of Atlanta support group. Bailey also enjoys working with children who have been diagnosed with Failure to Thrive, feeding issues and obesity.

In addition to her clinical work, Bailey has been a presenter on neonatal and pediatric nutrition topics to multiple groups of medical professionals, including physicians, therapists, nurses and other dietitians. She has collaborated on several book projects related to the topic of pediatric nutrition and has been involved with research on Celiac Disease and the Specific Carbohydrate Diet in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. She serves as a preceptor to dietetic interns in the Emory University Hospital and Southern Regional Hospital internship programs where she enjoys teaching up and coming professionals about the specialized field of pediatric nutrition.

Bailey earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition from the University of Mississippi and completed her dietetic internship at Emory University. She is a Board Certified Specialist in Pediatric Nutrition and successfully completed the ELL Foundation PAC Food Allergy and Intolerance Training Certification for Dietitians. A member of the American Dietetic Association, she also served on the Greater Atlanta Dietetics Association Board as the State Professional Recruitment Coordinator.

Outside of work, Bailey enjoys spending time with her husband Jason, their son Watson and 2 dogs, spending time with friends, working out, shopping, and traveling.