Weight Loss Clinic in Miami, FL

Dr. Okeefe Simmons graduated from medical school at the University of Miami followed by Internal Medicine residency at the University of Texas – Southwestern Medical Center. He then completed four years of fellowship training at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and Cornell Medicine / New York Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. He is the first triple fellowship-trained physician in gastroenterology, bariatric endoscopy, and obesity medicine in the country. Dr. Simmons has clinical, procedural, and research expertise in these areas – he has completed well over 2000 endoscopic procedures, and has authored multiple research papers and textbook chapters. He also currently teaches University of Miami gastroenterology fellowship trainees at the Miami Veteran Affairs (VA) Medical Center.