Our Team

Monica Bashaw, MScA, RD

Monica is a compassionate and experienced bariatric dietitian. She has worked with bariatric patients since 2014 and patients on weight loss medications since 2025. She started her career in bariatric surgery at the Montréal General Hospital and now currently divides her time between Bariatric Surgery Nutrition and working for a private Montreal bariatric surgeon (Weight Loss Surgery Inc). She regularly attends conferences and webinars to stay up to date on the latest research.

With her lived experiences of being a mother to two young kids and navigating her own health conditions (hypothyroidism, Hashimoto’s, eosinophilic esophagitis, etc.), she understands how difficult it can be to prioritize your own health and to make changes to your eating and lifestyle.

Monica is bilingual (English and French) and is licensed as a dietitian in Quebec (with the Ordre des diététistes-nutritionnistes du Québec) and Ontario (with the College of Dietitians of Ontario). She is able to see clients from Quebec, Ontario, NB, NS, and NFLD. Monica resides in Quebec.

To book an online appointment with Monica, click on the QUEBEC or ONTARIO website tabs.

Co-Founder & Registered dietitian
Registered dietitian

Raissa Eid, RD

Raissa has been working with bariatric patients since 2020 and has worked with Bariatric Surgery Nutrition since 2020. She also has experience working with clients on weight loss medications.

Raissa worked at the Montreal General Hospital for 5 years before leaving to pursue private practice.

Raissa is bilingual (English and French) and is licensed as a dietitian in Quebec (with the Ordre des diététistes-nutritionnistes du Québec). Raissa resides in Quebec.

To book an online appointment with Raissa, click on the French QUEBEC website tab.

Trusted partners

Meal prep strategist

Noha Gerges

Noha is the founder of Foodies in the kitchen. After years in high-intensity roles, she left her corporate career in January 2025 to focus full-time on helping busy professionals build sustainable strategies to cook more at home, improving their health and saving money along the way.

Noha has 17 years of meal prep experience, including 5 years navigating bariatric-related considerations. Her approach uses practical organizational strategies to reduce reliance on takeout and build consistent, enjoyable home-prepared food routines that clients can maintain long term.

Noha is bilingual (English and French) and resides in Quebec.

We recommend working with one of our registered dietitians FIRST (to understand how to build balanced bariatric meals and snacks for your unique nutritional needs), BEFORE booking an appointment with Noha.

Use code BSN10OFF for 10% off of Noha’s services*.

*This is not an affiliate code. Bariatric Surgery Nutrition does not receive any financial compensation from Noha for referring clients.

Book an appointment with Noha HERE.