Laurie is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES). She is currently consulting in San Diego and New York City. Laurie has  worked with pediatric,adolescent and adult populations in large research and academic settings. She is currently consulting at New York Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medicine. https://weillcornell.org/laurie-block-rdn.

She is the Co- Founder of the The Kids and Teens Healthy Weight Program at the Komansky Center at Weill Cornell Medicine.

Prior to her time with NYP Laurie was a team member at the  Whittier Diabetes Program at the Scripps Memorial Hospital and Sharp- Reese Steely in San Diego California. She has consulted hospitals including Mount Sinai /Beth Israel ; New York Eye and Ear Infirmary; and the Gerald Friedman Institute at Beth Israel/Mount Sinai Medical Center. Laurie has worked alongside Dr. Howard Shaprio, Author of the Picture Perfect ;  Jeanne Jones  nationally known Cookbook author,  Geralyn Coopersmith author Fit and Female. She has enjoyed writing for Diabetes Self Management, Diabetes Forecast ; mentoring nutrition and medical students studying at Columbia and New York University, ; and  loves traveling where she has particular insight into various cultural concepts surrounding food and health.

She is a strong advocate of JDRF- Juvenille Diabetes Research Foundation and is a board member for Diabetes Empowerment International https://www.diabetesempowermentinternational.org/

 At this time she is taking advantage of the world of telemedicine.