Dr. Simonetti received her medical degree from the University of Utah School of Medicine in 2009. She completed her residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and a fellowship in clinical nutrition and obesity at Boston University Medical Center. After practicing internal medicine and running a weight management department in Boston she has returned to the University of Utah as faculty in the Division of Endocrinology. She is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Obesity Medicine. Dr. Simonetti’s clinical interests include weight management, different care models of chronic disease management, as well as caring for patients in the pre and post-op phase of bariatric surgery and patients with weight-loss device implantations. She will direct the Bariatric Medicine Program and co-direct the Comprehensive Weight Management Center at the University of Utah. Dr. Simonetti will work alongside bariatric surgeons to create a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary approach to care for patients with obesity. Originally from Brazil, Dr. Simonetti speaks Portuguese and Spanish. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Simonetti.