DonaldC.SimonsonMD

Endocrinology • Boston, MA

Diabetes, Lipid Metabolism

Lecturer on Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital

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Office
221 Longwood Ave
# Brigham
Boston, MA 02115
Phone+1 617-732-7672

Fax+1 617-277-1568

Education & Training

Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1982 - 1983
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 1980 - 1982
MedStar Health/Georgetown University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1978 - 1980
Yale School of MedicineClass of 1978

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1987 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Elected Member The American Society for Clinical Investigation, 1996

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1347 citations
Type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Ralph A. DeFronzo, Ele Ferrannini, Leif Groop, Robert R. Henry, William H. Herman
Nature Reviews. Disease Primers. 2015-07-23
86 citations
Clinical and Patient-Centered Outcomes in Obese Patients With Type 2 Diabetes 3 Years After Randomization to Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery Versus Intensive Lifestyl...
Donald C. Simonson, Kathleen Foster, Ashley H. Vernon, Allison B. Goldfine
Diabetes Care. 2018-04-01
11 citations
Prefronto-temporal white matter microstructural alterations 20 years after the diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus
Sujung Yoon, Jungyoon Kim, Gail Musen, Perry F. Renshaw, Jaeuk Hwang
Pediatric Diabetes. 2018-05-01

Lectures

Measurement, Design, and Analysis Methods for Health Outcomes Research
Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts - 8/19/2013

Press Mentions

Bariatric Surgery, Intensive Weight Management Comparable in Type 2 DiabetesMarch 11th, 2015
High Blood Sugar Causes Brain Changes That Raise Depression RiskJune 23rd, 2014
New Findings from ARMMS-T2D Study Continue to Show Benefits of metabolic/bariatric Surgery over Medical Interventions for Those with Type 2 DiabetesJune 25th, 2024

Grant Support

Effect Of Hyperglycemia On Renal FunctionNational Center For Research Resources1992–1994
Sodium Regulation And Response To Angiotensin II In IDDMNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1991–1994
Mechanism Of Metabolic Changes During Intensive Insulin TherapyNational Center For Research Resources1991–1993
Role Of Angiotensin In Diabetic Renal DiseaseNational Center For Research Resources1992
Cytosolic Calcium, Insulin-Resistance And Non-ModulationNational Center For Research Resources1991–1992
Serca-Diabetes Mellitus In The ElderlyNational Institute On Aging1987
Serca-Diabetes Mellitus In The ElderlyNational Institute On Aging1985–1986