Tonia Vinton, M.D. Titles and Appointments Assistant Professor School Medical School Department Internal Medicine You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Tonia Vinton, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and is a member of the Division of Endocrinology. She specializes in obesity, metabolic syndrome, and preventive medicine. Dr. Vinton earned her medical degree at UT Southwestern Medical School, where she also completed her residency in internal medicine. Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Obesity Medicine, she joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2021. Dr. Vinton is the founder and President of the Dallas Obesity Society, and her primary research interest is obesity medicine. Education Medical School UT Southwestern Medical School (2006) Residency UT Southwestern Medical Center (2009), Internal Medicine Research Interest Behavioral Modification Obesity Medicine Preventative Medicine Publications Featured Publications IMPAIRED CORONARY VASCULAR REACTIVITY IN CARDIAC SYNDROME X MEASURED NON-INVASIVELY BY 3T MRI T Yee, A Chang, M Kotys, E Holper, R Peshock. J Am Coll Cardiol 2010 Results 1-1 of 1 1 Honors & Awards Dean's ListUniversity of Texas (2002) Gamma Beta PhiHonors Society at University of Texas (2002) Phi Beta KappaUT Austin (2002) Dean's ListUniversity of California - Berkeley (1999) Professional Associations/Affiliations American Society of Bariatric Physicians (2013) Obesity Medicine Association (2019) The Dallas Obesity Society (2019)
