Enteral Tube Feeding: Surgical & Metabolic Complications

David Evans, MD, FACS

Trauma, Acute Care, Critical Care Surgeon and Nutrition Support Specialist
OhioHealth Grant Medical Center
Adjunct Clinical Professor of Surgery, Ohio University
Columbus, OH, USA

David C Evans is a trauma, acute care, and critical care surgeon at OhioHealth Grant Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio, and Medical Director of the System Nutrition Support Team at OhioHealth — a 12-hospital network. David is also an Adjunct Clinical Professor of Surgery at Ohio University. Prior to his current role, he led the nutrition support and trauma programs at The Ohio State University. His interests include nutrition support in surgical and ICU patients and research in surgery and trauma care. He has served as an investigator in multiple clinical trials focused on the areas of nutrition and infection and is the author of more than 100 peer-reviewed publications.

Allison Krall, MS, RD, LD, CNSC

Lead Dietitian, Dietitian Feeding Tube Team
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Columbus, OH, USA  

Allison Krall is the Lead Dietitian for the dietitian-led feeding tube team at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Prior to rejoining the team at Ohio State, she worked as an educational program consultant for the Abbott Nutrition Health Institute (ANHI) helping to create continuing education programs for dietitians and nurses. She continues to consult with ANHI as well as Applied Medical Technology (AMT).

Allison has worked in the field of nutrition support for more than 20 years. She has experience in inpatient, outpatient, and home nutrition support. Her areas of interest include oncology, critical care, malnutrition screening and diagnosis, and clinical nutrition education. In her current role, she leads a dynamic team of dietitians who place small bore feeding tubes in patients.

Additionally, Allison has been actively involved in the Ohio Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (OSPEN) for over 17 years, where she served as the 2017 president and currently serves as secretary. She has also served on the membership committee of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN).

In her spare time, Allison enjoys being a lacrosse and swim team mom, cooking, reading, and volunteering for A Kid Again.