Biography
Dr. Gonzales received her B.S. degree in Biology with a second major in Spanish in 2009 from the University of New Mexico. She earned her Doctor of Medicine degree from the UNM School of Medicine in 2013 and completed her Internal Medicine Residency at UNM in 2016. She served as a Chief Resident in Quality Improvement at the VA Hospital in Albuquerque, NM in between 2016-2017. Following this, she completed a 3-year combined clinical and research fellowship in Endocrinology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.
Personal Statement
My clinical and academic interests are in the areas of obesity and lipidology. I am a certified American Board of Obesity Medicine diplomat and serve as a spokesperson for The Obesity Society. My prior research experience has involved elucidating the role of fatty acids in peripheral insulin resistance using insulin clamp techniques and stable isotope tracers. Clinically, I have a strong interest in obesity management and lipodystrophies, a heterogenous group of rare disorders involving fat metabolism. It is my goal to develop clinical research studies at UNM combining these interests so as to further our understanding of the processes underlying obesity and disorders of insulin resistance. In conjunction with these research endeavors, I have developed a multidisciplinary Weight Management clinic at UNM so as to provide our community with the services and care necessary for long-term weight management. This clinic also serves as a prime educational opportunity for trainees interested in furthering their knowledge and clinical skills in the area of obesity.
Areas of Specialty
Obesity
Lipidology
Diabetes
Certifications
American Board of Internal of Internal Medicine
Languages
- English
- Spanish
Research and Scholarship
Gonzales K., Donato L, Shah P., Simha V. Measurement of apolipoprotein B levels helps in the identification of patients at risk for hypertriglyceridemic pancreatitis. Journal of Clinical Lipidology. In review.
Gonzales, K, Simha V. Familial partial lipodystrophy - one size does not fit all. Mayo Clinic Endocrinology Update. Vol. 15, No 1. 2020.
Gonzales K., Adolphe A., Skipper B. Novel biomarkers for the prediction of acute coronary syndrome. Journal of Clinical Lipidology. 2013. Volume 7, Issue 3. 246-247.
Gonzales K., Smith S. Is HbA1c the most important therapeutic target in the outpatient management of diabetes? Clinical Dilemmas in Diabetes, edited by Adrian Vella, MD, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, In Press.
Gonzales K., Vella A. Incretin-based therapy in type 2 diabetes. Clinical Dilemmas in Diabetes, edited by Adrian Vella, MD, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd., In Press.