Jaime Almandoz, M.D.
Associate Professor

Department Internal Medicine

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Biography

Dr. Almandoz is originally from Trinidad and attended medical school in Dublin at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. After graduating first in his medical school class, he completed a residency in Internal Medicine at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital in Dublin. This was followed by additional training in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism and Nutrition at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He was attracted to UTSW by the opportunity for further training and research in Nutrition and Metabolism in the Center for Human Nutrition. Dr. Almandoz brings to UTSW a complementary background of integrated patient-centered care and clinical research. His clinical practice focuses on obesity, weight loss, diabetes, cholesterol and fat metabolism. Dr. Almandoz is board certified in Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Obesity Medicine. Current research projects look into the impact of metabolic health in normal weight and obesity on the risk for cardiovascular disease, and the genetics of early onset diabetes. Dr. Almandoz’s interests outside of medicine include family, food, exercise and travel.

Education

Medical School: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (2004)
Internship: Beaumont Hospital (2005), Internal Medicine
Residency: Mater Misericordiae University Hospital (2007), Internal Medicine
Residency: Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (2009), Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (2012), Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism & Nutrition
Fellowship: UT Southwestern Medical Center (2013), Nutrition & Metabolic Diseases

Research Interest

Effects of weight loss on metabolism
Metabolic complications of obesity
Post-bariatric care
Weight Management

Publications

Featured Publications

Substance Use, Mental Health, and Weight-Related Behaviors During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Patients.: Messiah SE, Uppuluri M, Xie L, Schellinger JN, Mathew MS, Ofori A, Kukreja S, Schneider B, Dunn SH, Tavakkoli A, Almandoz JP, Obes Surg 2021 May
Pharmacotherapies for Post-Bariatric Weight Regain: Real-World Comparative Outcomes.: Gazda CL, Clark JD, Lingvay I, Almandoz JP, Obesity (Silver Spring) 2021 05 29 5 829-836
Telehealth utilization among multi-ethnic patients with obesity during the COVID-19 pandemic.: Almandoz JP, Xie L, Schellinger JN, Mathew MS, Edwards K, Ofori A, Kukreja S, Schneider B, Messiah SE, J Telemed Telecare 2021 Mar 1357633X21998211
Switching Between Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists: Rationale and Practical Guidance.: Almandoz JP, Lingvay I, Morales J, Campos C, Clin Diabetes 2020 Oct 38 4 390-402
Impact of COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Orders on Weight-Related Behaviors Among Patients with Obesity.: Almandoz JP, Xie L, Schellinger JN, Mathew MS, Gazda C, Ofori A, Kukreja S, Messiah SE, Clin Obes 2020 Jun e12386
Sleeve Gastrectomy for Weight Loss.: Puzziferri N, Almandoz JP JAMA 2018 01 319 3 316
Immunosuppression and Clostridium difficile Infection Risk in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Patients.: Morales-Marroquin E, Xie L, Uppuluri M, Almandoz JP, Cruz-Muñoz N, Messiah SE, J Am Coll Surg 2021 May
Type 2 Diabetes and HbA1c Predict All-Cause Post-Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Hospital Readmission.: Morales-Marroquin E, Xie L, Meneghini L, de la Cruz-Muñoz N, Almandoz JP, Mathew SM, Schneider BE, Messiah SE, Obesity (Silver Spring) 2021 01 29 1 71-78
Impact of bariatric surgery on cerebral vascular reactivity and cognitive function: a non-randomized pilot study.: Tucker WJ, Thomas BP, Puzziferri N, Samuel TJ, Zaha VG, Lingvay I, Almandoz J, Wang J, Gonzales EA, Brothers RM, Nelson MD, Pilot Feasibility Stud 2020 6 21
Metabolic syndrome remission after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy.: Nassour I, Almandoz JP, Adams-Huet B, Kukreja S, Puzziferri N Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes 2017 10 393-402

Books

Featured Books

Obesity Management and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease. In ASPC Manual of Preventive Cardiology

C Gazda, JP Almandoz (2021). Springer

Honors & Awards

Captain Massey-Miles Prize in Obstetrics & Gynecology
Medical School Graduation (2004)
Mahon Medal in Medicine
Medical School Graduation (2004)
Rueben Harvey Prize from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland
Graduating first in medical school class (2004)
Wheeler Medal in Surgery
Medical School Graduation (2004)