Meet the Program Director
Dr. Salvatore Carbone is the Associate Professor and Program Director of the Master of Science in Nutrition Program at the EVMS School of Health Professions, and Associate Professor within the EVMS Division of Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders, Strelitz Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, at the Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University. Prior to joining Old Dominion University in 2025, Dr. Carbone was a tenured Associate Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University. A Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) and internationally recognized scientist, Dr. Carbone brings a unique blend of clinical expertise, academic leadership, and research innovation to the program.
Named among the top 2 percent of scientists worldwide by Stanford University in 2022, 2023, and 2024, recipient of the 2016 Mentored Clinical & Population Research Award from the American Heart Association, the 2019 Career Development Award also from the American Heart Association, and the 2023 Investigator Award from the Heart Failure Society of America, Dr. Carbone has dedicated his career to advancing nutrition science and improving patient outcomes. His research, funded by the American Heart Association among other agencies, focuses on dietary interventions to improve body composition, cardiorespiratory fitness, and metabolic health, particularly in individuals with obesity and heart failure. He has led work on the role of unsaturated fatty acid rich diets and novel glucose lowering agents for the treatment of cardiometabolic disease. He is a fellow of the Heart Failure Society of America and the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition.
Dr. Carbone’s scholarly impact includes more than 180 peer reviewed publications, authorship of three book chapters, and contributed to two chapters of the American College of Sport Medicine (ACSM)’s Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 12th Edition. He has held leadership roles in the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) and the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. He currently serves on guideline and position statement committees for American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, the European Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology, and the American Association of Heart Failure Nurses.
He is also active in editorial work, serving as Associate Editor for the cardiovascular section of Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews (DMRR), a member of the editorial board for JACC: Heart Failure, and as a reviewer for more than 50 leading medical and scientific journals including The Lancet, Circulation, Nature Reviews Cardiology, Nature Communications, and The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
In addition, Dr. Carbone has served as a grant reviewer for multiple national and international funding bodies, including the National Institutes of Health, with service on the Nutrition and Metabolism in Health and Disease (NMHD) and Clinical Integrative Cardiovascular and Hematological Sciences (CCHS) Study Sections, the American Heart Association, and the ASPEN Rhoads Research Foundation, among others.
A passionate educator and mentor, Dr. Carbone has taught and developed courses in nutrition, dietetics, and research methodology at undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels. He has supervised dietetic interns and served as mentor and dissertation chair for MS and PhD students, many of whom have gone on to secure independent funding and leadership positions.
Under his leadership, the MS in Nutrition program is built on the principles of academic rigor, scientific integrity, and real-world application. While the program is delivered online to accommodate modern learners, students have opportunities for immersive, hands-on training through the state-of-the-art Sentara Center for Simulation and Immersive Learning, located on our campus. These experiences allow students to practice clinical decision making and interprofessional collaboration in realistic scenarios, ensuring they graduate prepared to excel in diverse nutrition careers.
The result is a program that prepares graduates to be leaders in clinical practice, research, and public health, ready to address today’s most pressing nutrition challenges with expertise, innovation, and compassion.
A full list of Dr. Carbone’s publications can be found on PubMed and Google Scholar.
Whether you have questions about the program, career opportunities, or simply want to learn more, you can reach Dr. Carbone at nutritionVHS@odu.edu or scarbone@odu.edu.