DebraLynnSimmonsMD

Endocrinology • Salt Lake City, UT

Diabetes, Lipid Metabolism, Pituitary Disorders & Neuroendocrinology

Assistant Professor of Medicine, University Ark

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Office
615 Arapeen Drive, Salt Lake City, UT
100
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
Phone+1 801-581-7761

Fax+1 801-587-3920
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Education & Training

University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 1986 - 1988
Indiana University School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1982 - 1985
University of Texas Southwestern Medical SchoolClass of 1982

Certifications & Licensure

UT State Medical License 2012 - 2024
AR State Medical License 1997 - 2023
TX State Medical License 1983 - 2022
CA State Medical License 1985 - 2022
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Fellow (FACE) American Association of Clinical Endocrinology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Combined Medicine-Pediatrics Fellowships: A Guide for Fellowship Directors and Residents.
Burton Shen, Janaki D. Vakharia, Lisa Swartz Topor, Brett W. Robbins, Kathryn Diamond-Falk, Stefanie Brown, Katherine A. Mason, Christine E. Barron, Debra L. Simmons, ...> ;Cureus. 2021 Jun 16
1 citations
The Role of Advocacy in Adapting the Diabetes Prevention Program for Couple-Based Delivery That Reaches Marginalized Groups.
Aguirre Mc, Brown H, Gershenoff D, Hinton Kl, Huntzinger Om, Klein N, Ramos C, Tavake-Pasi Of, Witte B, Wolfsfeld M, Tamara Goldman Sher, Debra L. Simmons, Timothy W. ...> ;The Behavior Therapist. 2020 Oct 1
Skull base lymphoma with panhypopituitarism.
Marvin Rios, Matthew P Wahl, Debra L. Simmons, Amnon Schlegel> ;The Lancet. Oncology. 2020 Aug 1
3 citations
Arterial stiffness and kidney disease progression in the systolic blood pressure intervention trial .
Kristen L. Nowak, Michel Chonchol, Anna Jovanovich, Zhiying You, Walter T. Ambrosius, Monique E. Cho, Stephen P. Glasser, James P. Lash, Debra L. Simmons, Addison A. T...> ;Clinical Nephrology. 2020 Jul 1
12 citations
Effect of Intensive and Standard Clinic-Based Hypertension Management on the Concordance Between Clinic and Ambulatory Blood Pressure and Blood Pressure Variability in...
Lama Ghazi, Nicholas M. Pajewski, Dena E. Rifkin, Jeffrey T. Bates, Tara I. Chang, William C. Cushman, Stephen P. Glasser, William E. Haley, Karen C. Johnson, William ...> ;Journal of the American Heart Association. 2019 Jul 16
6 citations
Serum Sodium and Pulse Pressure in SPRINT.
Kristen L. Nowak, Michel Chonchol, Anna Jovanovich, Zhiying You, Jeffrey T. Bates, Capri G. Foy, Stephen P. Glasser, Anthony A. Killeen, John B. Kostis, Carlos J. Rodr...> ;American Journal of Hypertension. 2019 Jun 11
3 citations
AAIM Guidelines for Interview and Post-Interview Communication for Graduate Medical Education Recruitment
Richard Alweis, Christopher M. Williams, Vera P. Luther, Debra L. Simmons, Richard I. Kopelman, Steven V. Angus, Solomon Liao, Sri Nagalla> ;The American Journal of Medicine. 2019 Jun 6
32 citations
Parental Leave in Graduate Medical Education: Recommendations for Reform.
Patricia Vassallo, Jennifer Jeremiah, Leanne Forman, Lauralee Dubois, Debra L. Simmons, Katherine C. Chretien, Alpesh Amin, David L. Coleman, Frances A. Collichio> ;The American Journal of Medicine. 2019 Mar 1
28 citations
Long-Term Effects of Intensive Glycemic and Blood Pressure Control and Fenofibrate Use on Kidney Outcomes.
Amy K. Mottl, John B. Buse, Faramarz Ismail-Beigi, Ronald J. Sigal, Carolyn F. Pedley, Vasilios Papademetriou, Debra L. Simmons, Lois A. Katz, Josyf C. Mychaleckyj, Ti...> ;Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2018 Nov 7
187 citations
Efficacy and safety of dapagliflozin in patients with inadequately controlled type 1 diabetes (DEPICT-1): 24 week results from a multicentre, double-blind, phase 3, ra...
Paresh Dandona, Chantal Mathieu, Moshe Phillip, Lars Hansen, Steven C Griffen, Diethelm Tschöpe, Fredrik Thoren, John Xu, Anna Maria Langkilde, Joseph Proietto, Stephe...> ;The Lancet. Diabetes & Endocrinology. 2017 Nov 1
68 citations
Effect of Intensive Versus Standard Blood Pressure Treatment According to Baseline Prediabetes Status: A Post Hoc Analysis of a Randomized Trial.
Adam P. Bress, Jordan B. King, Kathryn Evans Kreider, Srinivasan Beddhu, Debra L. Simmons, Alfred K. Cheung, Yingying Zhang, Michael Doumas, John Nord, Mary Ellen Swee...> ;Diabetes Care. 2017 Oct 1
8 citations
Metabolic syndrome cluster does not provide incremental prognostic information in patients with stable cardiovascular disease: A post hoc analysis of the AIM-HIGH trial.
Radmila Lyubarova, Jennifer G. Robinson, Michael Miller, Debra L. Simmons, Ping Xu, Beth L. Abramson, Marshall B. Elam, Todd M. Brown, Ruth McBride, Jerome L. Fleg, Pa...> ;Journal of Clinical Lipidology. 2017 Sep 1
128 citations
Effect of Intensive Blood-Pressure Treatment on Patient-Reported Outcomes
Dan R. Berlowitz, Capri G. Foy, Lewis E. Kazis, Linda P. Bolin, Molly B. Conroy, Peter M. Fitzpatrick, Tanya R. Gure, Paul L. Kimmel, Kent Kirchner, Donald E. Morisky,...> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 2017 Aug 23
13 citations
Primary pituitary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with somatotroph hyperplasia and acromegaly: case report
Vijay M. Ravindra, Amol Raheja, Heather Corn, Meghan Driscoll, Corrine K. Welt, Debra L. Simmons, William T. Couldwell> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. 2017 May 1
36 citations
A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effects of Febuxostat Therapy on Adipokines and Markers of Kidney Fibrosis in Asymptomatic Hyperuricemic Patients With Diabetic Ne...
Srinivasan Beddhu, Rebecca Filipowicz, Bin Wang, Guo Wei, Xiaorui Chen, Abinash C. Roy, Scott L. DuVall, Hanadi M. Farrukh, Arsalan N. Habib, Terrence Bjordahl, Debra ...> ;Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease. 2016 Dec 5
5 citations
Sellar Wegener Granulomatosis Masquerading as Cabergoline-Resistant Prolactinoma
Ilyas M. Eli, Amol Raheja, Heather Corn, Debra L. Simmons, Cheryl A. Palmer, William T. Couldwell> ;World Neurosurgery. 2016 Nov 1
18 citations
Effects of Extended-Release Niacin Added to Simvastatin/Ezetimibe on Glucose and Insulin Values in AIM-HIGH.
Ronald B. Goldberg, Vera Bittner, Richard L. Dunbar, Jerome L. Fleg, George Grunberger, John R. Guyton, Lawrence A. Leiter, Ruth McBride, Jennifer G. Robinson, Debra L...> ;The American Journal of Medicine. 2016 Jul 1
3 citations
Haptoglobin Genotype as a Determinant of Benefit or Harm From Niacin for Participants With Diabetes.
Rabea Asleh, Nina S. Levy, Gheorge Doros, Tina Costacou, Jennifer G. Robinson, Shany Blum, Hagit Goldenstein, William E. Boden, Debra L. Simmons, Megan Lacy, George Gr...> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2016 May 31
57 citations
Effects of TZD Use and Discontinuation on Fracture Rates in ACCORD Bone Study
Ann V. Schwartz, Haiying Chen, Walter T. Ambrosius, Ajay Sood, Robert G. Josse, Denise E. Bonds, Adrian M. Schnall, Eric Vittinghoff, Douglas C. Bauer, Mary Ann Banerj...> ;The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2015 Aug 25
64 citations
Intensive Blood Pressure Control, Falls, and Fractures in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: The ACCORD Trial
Karen L. Margolis, Lisa Palermo, Eric Vittinghoff, Gregory W. Evans, Hal H. Atkinson, Bruce P. Hamilton, Robert G. Josse, Patrick J. O'Connor, Debra L. Simmons, Margar...> ;Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2014 Aug 16
7 citations
Durable change in glycaemic control following intensive management of type 2 diabetes in the ACCORD clinical trial
Zubin Punthakee, Michael E. Miller, Debra L. Simmons, Matthew C. Riddle, Faramarz Ismail-Beigi, David J. Brillon, Richard M. Bergenstal, Peter J. Savage, Irene Hramiak...> ;Diabetologia. 2014 Jul 2
18 citations
Paradoxical Reduction in HDL-C With Fenofibrate and Thiazolidinedione Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes: The ACCORD Lipid Trial
Peter E. Linz, Laura C. Lovato, Robert P. Byington, Patrick J. O'Connor, Lawrence A. Leiter, Daniel J. Weiss, Rex W. Force, John R. Crouse, Faramarz Ismail-Beigi, Debr...> ;Diabetes Care. 2014 Mar 1
15 citations
Cardiovascular risk assessment: Addition of CKD and race to the Framingham equation
Paul E. Drawz, Barry R. Davis, Clinton D. Brown, Pedro J. Colon, Aloysius B. Cujyet, Richard A. Dart, James F. Graumlich, Mario A. Henriquez, Jamaluddin Moloo, Mohamme...> ;American Heart Journal. 2012 Dec 1
106 citations
Depression Predicts All-Cause Mortality: Epidemiological evaluation from the ACCORD HRQL substudy
Mark Sullivan, Patrick J. O'Connor, Patricia Feeney, Don Hire, Debra L. Simmons, Dennis W. Raisch, Lawrence J. Fine, K.M. Venkat Narayan, Mohammad K. Ali, Wayne Katon> ;Diabetes Care. 2012 Aug 1
19 citations
Effect of Intensive Versus Standard Blood Pressure Control on Depression and Health-Related Quality of Life in Type 2 Diabetes: The ACCORD trial
Patrick J. O'Connor, K.M. Venkat Narayan, Roger T. Anderson, Patricia Feeney, Larry J. Fine, Mohammed K. Ali, Debra L. Simmons, Don Hire, JoAnn M. Sperl-Hillen, Lois A...> ;Diabetes Care. 2012 Jul 1
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