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13123 E 16th AveAurora, CO 80045
Phone+1 720-777-1234
Fax+1 720-420-3637
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Summary
- Dr. Michaela (Kyla) Buenaventura (formerly Koontz) is a pediatric endocrinologist based in Aurora, CO. She graduated from the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University in 2001 and completed both her residency in Pediatrics and fellowship in Pediatric Endocrinology at Case Western Reserve University. She is currently employed at Children's Hospital Colorado. Dr. Buenaventura has held previous positions at Rocky Mountain Pediatric Endocrinology, HCA HealthONE Swedish, and University Hospitals of Cleveland/Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital. Her research contributions include publications on topics related to type 2 diabetes, polyendocrine metablic syndrome (formerly polycystic ovarian syndrome) in youth, obesity, and nutrition with several articles gaining numerous citations in the medical community.
Education & Training
Case Western Reserve Univ/Univ Hosps Cleveland Med Ctr/Rainbow Babies and Childrens HospitalFellowship, Pediatric Endocrinology, 2004 - 2007- Case Western Reserve Univ/Univ Hosps Cleveland Med Ctr/Rainbow Babies and Childrens HospitalResidency, Pediatrics, 2001 - 2004
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta UniversityClass of 2001
Certifications & Licensure
CO State Medical License 2014 - 2027
WY State Medical License 2023 - 2024
WA State Medical License 2022 - 2023
OH State Medical License 2001 - 2014
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Endocrinology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsDisparities in the Diagnosis and Management of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in Adolescents.Stephanie W Waldrop, Michaela Buenaventura, Karen J Campoverde Reyes, Fatima Cody Stanford
Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America. 2025-06-01 - 21 citationsLipid Profiles, Inflammatory Markers, and Insulin Therapy in Youth with Type 2 Diabetes.Lorraine E. Levitt Katz, Fida Bacha, Samuel S. Gidding, Ruth S. Weinstock, Laure El Ghormli
The Journal of Pediatrics. 2018-05-01 - 60 citationsInsulin Sensitivity and Diabetic Kidney Disease in Children and Adolescents With Type 2 Diabetes: An Observational Analysis of Data From the TODAY Clinical TrialPetter Bjornstad, Edward Nehus, Laure El Ghormli, Fida Bacha, Ingrid Libman
American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 2018-01-01
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