“Gaps in Obesity Care with Incretin-Based Obesity Medications”

Speaker:

Jaime Almandoz, M.D.
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Division of Endocrinology
UT Southwestern Medical Cener

About Jaime Almando: 

Originally from Trinidad in the Caribbean, Dr. Almandoz holds a Master of Business Administration in healthcare management from the University of Texas at Dallas. He earned his medical degree from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. After graduating first in his class, he received internal medicine residency training at Mater Misericordiae Hospital in Dublin, Ireland. He then spent time at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, where he received further training in internal medicine and advanced fellowship training in endocrinology, diabetes, metabolism, and nutrition. He subsequently completed additional fellowship training in nutrition and metabolic diseases at UT Southwestern.
 

Triple board certified in internal medicine, endocrinology, and obesity medicine, Dr. Almandoz joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2013. As a member of UT Southwestern’s Endocrinology team, he provides specialized care to patients seeking medical weight-loss therapies and to patients following bariatric surgery who have developed nutritional problems or weight regain. He is an expert in nonsurgical weight management and the medical care of patients following bariatric surgery. He also sees patients with cholesterol disorders and Type 2 diabetes.
 

Dr. Almandoz's work can be found in peer-reviewed scientific and academic journals. He publishes frequenly and is involved in a variety of professional organizations, including the Obesity Society, Endocrine Society, American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, and the American Diabetes Association.