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 And Women's Hospital
Boston, MA 02115
Phone+1 617-947-5002

Fax+1 617-277-1568
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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

Continuous Glucose Monitoring Profiles and Health Outcomes after Dapagliflozin Plus Saxagliptin vs Insulin Glargine.
Testa, M., Ekholm, E., Su, M., Vilsbøll, T., Lind, M., Simonson, D., Jabbour, S.> ;The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2024 Feb 27
1 citations
Long-Term Outcomes of Medical Management vs Bariatric Surgery in Type 2 Diabetes.
Anita P Courcoulas, Mary Elizabeth Patti, Bo Hu, David E Arterburn, Donald C Simonson, William F Gourash, John M Jakicic, Ashley H Vernon, Gerald J Beck, Philip R Scha...> ;JAMA. 2024 Feb 27
2 citations
Continuous glucose monitoring in patients with post-bariatric hypoglycaemia reduces hypoglycaemia and glycaemic variability.
Cameron Cummings, Alex Jiang, Amanda Sheehan, Rafael Ferraz-Bannitz, Alexa Puleio, Donald C Simonson, Jonathan M Dreyfuss, Mary Elizabeth Patti> ;Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism. 2023 Aug 1
1 citations
Gaining metabolic insight in older men undergoing androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer (the ADT & Metabolism Study): Protocol of a longitudinal, observatio...
Milena Braga-Basaria, Thomas G Travison, Mary-Ellen Taplin, Alexander Lin, Alyssa B Dufour, Daniel Habtemariam, Paul L Nguyen, Adam S Kibel, Praful Ravi, Richelle Bear...> ;Plos One. 2023 Jan 1
2 citations
Glycemic Gap Predicts Mortality in a Large Multicenter Cohort Hospitalized With COVID-19.
Marie E McDonnell, Rajesh Garg, Geetha Gopalakrishnan, Joanna Mitri, Ruth S Weinstock, Margaret Greenfield, Sai Katta, Jasmin Lebastchi, Nadine E Palermo, Ramya Radhak...> ;The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2023 Feb 15
33 citations
Diabetes Remission in the Alliance of Randomized Trials of Medicine Versus Metabolic Surgery in Type 2 Diabetes (ARMMS-T2D).
John P Kirwan, Anita P Courcoulas, David E Cummings, Allison B Goldfine, Sangeeta R Kashyap, Donald C Simonson, David E Arterburn, William F Gourash, Ashley H Vernon, ...> ;Diabetes Care. 2022 Jul 7
3 citations
Alliance of Randomized Trials of Medicine vs Metabolic Surgery in Type 2 Diabetes (ARMMS-T2D): Study rationale, design, and methods.
Donald C Simonson, Bo Hu, David E Arterburn, Philip R Schauer, Sangeeta R Kashyap, Anita P Courcoulas, David E Cummings, Mary-Elizabeth Patti, William F Gourash, Ashle...> ;Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism. 2022 Jul 1
3 citations
Hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia effects on anterior cingulate cortex myoinositol-relation to brain network functional connectivity in healthy adults.
Nicolas R Bolo, Alan M Jacobson, Gail Musen, Donald C Simonson> ;Journal of Neurophysiology. 2022 May 1
12 citations
High-throughput mediation analysis of human proteome and metabolome identifies mediators of post-bariatric surgical diabetes control.
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2 citations
Outreach Method Predicts Patient Re-engagement in Diabetes Care During Sustained Care Disruption.
Grace Cromwell, Margo S. Hudson, Donald C. Simonson, Marie E. McDonnell> ;Endocrine Practice. 2021 Sep 14
12 citations
Acute Hyperglycemia Increases Brain Pregenual Anterior Cingulate Cortex Glutamate Concentrations in Type 1 Diabetes.
Nicolas R. Bolo, Alan M. Jacobson, Gail Musen, Matcheri S. Keshavan, Donald C. Simonson> ;Diabetes. 2020 Apr 13
4 citations
Efficacy and safety of dual add-on therapy with dapagliflozin plus saxagliptin versus glimepiride in patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes on a stable dose o...
Juan P. Frias, Guillermo Gonzalez‐Galvez, Eva Johnsson, Jill Maaske, Marcia A. Testa, Donald C. Simonson, Nalina Dronamraju, Ricardo Garcia-Sanchez, Anne L. Peters> ;Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism. 2020 Feb 12
14 citations
Adjustable gastric band surgery or medical management in patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity: three-year results of a randomized trial
Donald C. Simonson, Ashley H. Vernon, Kathleen Foster, Mary-Elizabeth Patti, Allison B. Goldfine> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2019 Dec 1
5 citations
Lifestyle Counseling and Long-term Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Diabetes
Huabing Zhang, Saveli Goldberg, Naoshi Hosomura, Maria Shubina, Donald C. Simonson, Marcia A. Testa, Alexander Turchin> ;Diabetes Care. 2019 Sep 1
3 citations
REDUCED IMPACT OF DIABETES CLINIC REFERRAL ON HIGH-FREQUENCY EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT USERS
Rachel A. Blair, Nadine E. Palermo, Katherine L. Modzelewski, Sara M. Alexanian, William E. Baker, Donald C. Simonson, Marie E. McDonnell> ;Endocrine Practice. 2018 Oct 5
4 citations
Ambulatory Medication Reconciliation and Frequency of Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits in Patients With Diabetes.
Alexander Turchin, Olukayode A. Sosina, Huabing Zhang, Maria Shubina, Sonali Desai, Donald C. Simonson, Marcia A. Testa> ;Diabetes Care. 2018 Aug 1
10 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, Nicolas R. Bolo, Ji-Eun Kim, Donald C. Simonson, Katie Weinger, Christopher M. Ryan, In Kyoon Lyo...> ;Pediatric Diabetes. 2018 May 1
80 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 Apr 1
72 citations
Partial jejunal diversion using an incisionless magnetic anastomosis system: 1-year interim results in patients with obesity and diabetes.
Evžen Machytka, Marek Bužga, Pavel Zonča, David B. Lautz, Marvin Ryou, Donald C. Simonson, Christopher C. Thompson> ;Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2017 Nov 1
33 citations
Brain changes in overweight/obese and normal-weight adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Sujung Yoon, Han Byul Cho, Jungyoon Kim, Do-Wan Lee, Geon Ha Kim, Young Sun Hong, Sohyeon Moon, Shinwon Park, Sunho Lee, Suji Lee, Sujin Bae, Donald C. Simonson, In Ky...> ;Diabetologia. 2017 Apr 27
17 citations
Quality of life after gastric sleeve and gastric bypass for morbid obesity
Gil Filipe Ramada Faria, Jorge Manuel Nunes Santos, Donald C. Simonson> ;Porto Biomedical Journal. 2017 Mar 1
3 citations
OPEN ACCESS TO DIABETES CENTER FROM THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT REDUCES HOSPITALIZATIONS IN THE SUSEQUENT YEAR.
Nadine E Palermo, Katherine L Modzelewski, Alan P Farwell, Jennifer Fosbroke, Kalpana N Shankar, Sara M Alexanian, William E Baker, Donald C Simonson, Marie E McDonnell> ;Endocrine Practice. 2016 Oct 1
16 citations
Physical Activity in Obese Type 2 Diabetes After Gastric Bypass or Medical Management
Jennifer Panosian, Su-Ann Ding, Marlene Wewalka, Donald C. Simonson, Ann Goebel-Fabbri, Kathleen Foster, Ashley H. Vernon, Allison B. Goldfine, Florencia Halperin> ;The American Journal of Medicine. 2017 Jan 1
54 citations
Effects of Gastric Bypass and Gastric Banding on Bone Remodeling in Obese Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Elaine W. Yu, Marlene Wewalka, Su-Ann Ding, Donald C. Simonson, Kathleen Foster, Jens J. Holst, Ashley H. Vernon, Allison B. Goldfine> ;The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2016 Feb 1
32 citations
Functional Connectivity of Insula, Basal Ganglia, and Prefrontal Executive Control Networks during Hypoglycemia in Type 1 Diabetes
Nicolas R. Bolo, Gail Musen, Donald C. Simonson, Lisa D. Nickerson, Veronica L. Flores, Tamar Siracusa, Brandon Hager, In Kyoon Lyoo, Perry F. Renshaw, Alan M. Jacobson> ;The Journal of Neuroscience. 2015 Aug 5
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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

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