10/13/2026
Meet Jeannie Dorr, one of our featured honorees at EFNE's 43rd Annual Candlelight Gala. 💜
Jeannie’s passion for helping people living with epilepsy began while she was still a nutrition student. After watching the movie First Do No Harm, she became fascinated by the ketogenic diet and the powerful role nutrition can play in treating something as complex as a seizure disorder.
When Jeannie began working at Rhode Island Hospital and was given the opportunity to become a ketogenic dietitian, she was delighted to turn that early interest into meaningful work.
Today, as a CNDC at Hasbro Children's, Jeannie works closely with children and adults using ketogenic diet therapy, helping each individual and family find the diet ratio that works best for them. Seeing seizures successfully reduced, or even eliminated, through diet therapy continues to make her work incredibly rewarding.
Just as important are the relationships she has built along the way. Jeannie treasures getting to know her ketogenic families and is grateful to work alongside supportive colleagues across neurology, nutrition, and inpatient and outpatient medical teams.
For Jeannie, what began as a fascination with the science behind ketogenic diet therapy has become an opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of people with epilepsy and their families. We are honored to celebrate her at this year’s Gala.
Has Jeannie made a difference in your life or the life of someone you love? Send her a special message she will receive on the night of the Gala, whether you're attending or not.
Honor a Star: https://bit.ly/4h7mOub
Please note: Honor a Star is not a ticket for Gala attendance.
