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 holds a bachelor's degree in molecular biology from the University of Texas at Austin, where she graduated with highest honors. She earned her medical degree at UT Southwestern, where she also completed internal medicine residency training. Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Obesity Medicine, she joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2021. Her primary research interest is in obesity medicine. Dr. Vinton is the founder and President of the Dallas Obesity Society. She currently serves as Medical Director of the UT Southwestern Weight Wellness Clinic at Texas Health Dallas. 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)
