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Renata Belfort De Aguiar, MD, PhD

Associate Professor Adjunct
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Associate Professor Adjunct

Biography

Renata Belfort De Aguiar, MD, PhD, treats diabetes and transplant patients and has a special focus on the relationship between obesity and diabetes.

“Obesity is one of the leading preventable causes of death in the United States and one of the major risk factors for type 2 diabetes,” says Dr. Belfort De Aguiar, who is an assistant professor of medicine (endocrinology) at Yale School of Medicine. She points out that the reasons why people eat poorly is still largely misunderstood. “My research looks into the influence of changes in circulating blood glucose on the activation of brain regions associated with the desire for and intake of high-calorie foods in obese patients with type 2 diabetes.”

Research is driving treatment, and Dr. Belfort De Aguiar likes to reassure patients by telling them about the ever-expanding array of clinical and technical support for diabetes, including new medications and devices.

Last Updated on November 23, 2023.

Appointments

Other Departments & Organizations

Education & Training

Residency
Boston University (2008)
PhD
Federal University of Rio De Janeiro (2004)
MS
Federal University of Rio De Janeiro (2000)
MD
Federal University of Rio De Janeiro (1993)

Research

Overview

Medical Research Interests

Diabetes Mellitus; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Glucose Metabolism Disorders; Obesity; Prediabetic State

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Renata Belfort De Aguiar's published research.

Publications

2025

2024

2023

  • 1541-P: Sympathetic Nervous System Activity in Response to Food Ingestion Is Impacted by Obesity
    CHUNG T, DEAJON-JACKSON J, BINI J, SONG H, SANCHEZ RANGEL E, YECKEL C, HWANG J, STACHENFELD N, BELFORT-DEAGUIAR R. 1541-P: Sympathetic Nervous System Activity in Response to Food Ingestion Is Impacted by Obesity. Diabetes 2023, 72 DOI: 10.2337/db23-1541-p.
    Peer-Reviewed Original Research
  • A global research priority agenda to advance public health responses to fatty liver disease
    Lazarus J, Mark H, Allen A, Arab J, Carrieri P, Noureddin M, Alazawi W, Alkhouri N, Alqahtani S, Arrese M, Bataller R, Berg T, Brennan P, Burra P, Castro-Narro G, Cortez-Pinto H, Cusi K, Dedes N, Duseja A, Francque S, Hagström H, Huang T, Wajcman D, Kautz A, Kopka C, Krag A, Miller V, Newsome P, Rinella M, Romero D, Sarin S, Silva M, Spearman C, Tsochatzis E, Valenti L, Villota-Rivas M, Zelber-Sagi S, Schattenberg J, Wong V, Younossi Z, Livers H, Lazarus J, Mark H, Allen A, Arab J, Carrieri P, Noureddin M, Alazawi W, Alkhouri N, Alqahtani S, Arrese M, Bataller R, Berg T, Brennan P, Burra P, Castro-Narro G, Cortez-Pinto H, Cusi K, Dedes N, Duseja A, Francque S, Hagström H, Huang T, Wajcman D, Kautz A, Kopka C, Krag A, Miller V, Newsome P, Rinella M, Romero D, Sarin S, Silva M, Spearman C, Tsochatzis E, Valenti L, Villota-Rivas M, Zelber-Sagi S, Schattenberg J, Wong V, Younossi Z, Aberg F, Adams L, Al-Naamani K, Albadawy R, Alexa Z, Allison M, Alnaser F, Alswat K, Alvares-da-Silva M, Alvaro D, Alves-Bezerra M, Andrade R, Anstee Q, Awuku Y, Baatarkhuu O, Baffy G, Bakieva S, Bansal M, Barouki R, Batterham R, Behling C, Belfort-DeAguiar R, Berzigotti A, Betel M, Bianco C, Bosi E, Boursier J, Brunt E, Bugianesi E, Byrne C, Cabrejos M, Caldwell S, Carr R, Fernández M, Castera L, Castillo-López M, Caussy C, Cerda-Reyes E, Ceriello A, Chan W, Chang Y, Charatcharoenwitthaya P, Chavez-Tapia N, Chung R, Colombo M, Coppell K, Cotrim H, Craxi A, Crespo J, Dassanayake A, Davidson N, De Knegt R, de Ledinghen V, Demir M, Desalegn H, Diago M, Dillon J, Dimmig B, Dirac M, Dirchwolf M, Dufour J, Dvorak K, Ekstedt M, El-Kassas M, Elsanousi O, Elsharkawy A, Elwakil R, Eskridge W, Eslam M, Esmat G, Fan J, Ferraz M, Flisiak R, Fortin D, Fouad Y, Freidman S, Fuchs M, Gadano A, Gastaldelli A, Geerts A, Geier A, George J, Gerber L, Ghazinyan H, Gheorghe L, Kile D, Girala M, Bee G, Goossens N, Graupera I, Grønbæk H, Hamid S, Hebditch V, Henry Z, Hickman I, Hobbs L, Hocking S, Hofmann W, Idilman R, Iruzubieta P, Isaacs S, Isakov V, Ismail M, Jamal M, Jarvis H, Jepsen P, Jornayvaz F, Sudhamshu K, Kakizaki S, Karpen S, Kawaguchi T, Keating S, Khader Y, Kim S, Kim W, Kleiner D, Koek G, Komas N, Kondili L, Koot B, Korenjak M, Kotsiliti E, Koulla Y, Kugelmas C, Kugelmas M, Labidi A, Lange N, Lavine J, Lazo M, Leite N, Lin H, Lkhagvaa U, Long M, Lopez-Jaramillo P, Lozano A, Macedo M, Malekzadeh R, Marchesini G, Marciano S, Martinez K, Vázquez S, Mateva L, Mato J, Nlombi C, McCary A, McIntyre J, McKee M, Mendive J, Mikolasevic I, Miller P, Milovanovic T, Milton T, Moreno-Alcantar R, Morgan T, Motala A, Muris J, Musso C, Nava-González E, Negro F, Nersesov A, Neuschwander-Tetri B, Nikolova D, Norris S, Novak K, Ocama P, Ong J, Ong-Go A, Onyekwere C, Padilla M, Pais R, Pan C, Panduro A, Panigrahi M, Papatheodoridis G, Paruk I, Patel K, Gonçalves C, Figueroa M, Pérez-Escobar J, Pericàs J, Perseghin G, Pessoa M, Petta S, de Oliveira C, Prabhakaran D, Pyrsopoulous N, Rabiee A, Ramji A, Ratziu V, Ravendhran N, Ray K, Roden M, Romeo S, Romero-Gómez M, Rotman Y, Rouabhia S, Rowe I, Sadirova S, Alkhatry M, Salupere R, Satapathy S, Schwimmer J, Sebastiani G, Seim L, Seki Y, Serme A, Shapiro D, Sharvadze L, Shaw J, Shawa I, Shenoy T, Shibolet O, Shimakawa Y, Shubrook J, Singh S, Sinkala E, Skladany L, Skrypnyk I, Song M, Sookoian S, Sridharan K, Stefan N, Stine J, Stratakis N, Sheriff D, Sundaram S, Svegliati-Baroni G, Swain M, Tacke F, Taheri S, Tan S, Tapper E, Targher G, Tcaciuc E, Thiele M, Tiniakos D, Tolmane I, Torre A, Torres E, Treeprasertsuk S, Trenell M, Turcan S, Turcanu A, Valantinas J, van Kleef L, Velasco J, Vesterhus M, Vilar-Gomez E, Waked, Wattacheril J, Wedemeyer H, Wilkins F, Willemse J, Wong R, Yilmaz Y, Yki-Järvinen H, Yu M, Yumuk V, Zeybel M, Zheng K, Zheng M. A global research priority agenda to advance public health responses to fatty liver disease. Journal Of Hepatology 2023, 79: 618-634. PMID: 37353401, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2023.04.035.
    Peer-Reviewed Original Research

2022

2021

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Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

Activities

  • activity

    Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

    2013 - PresentJournal ServiceReviewer
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    Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism

    2015 - PresentJournal ServiceReviewer
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    Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism

    2017 - PresentJournal ServiceReviewer
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    International Journal of Obesity

    2018 - PresentJournal ServiceReviewer
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    Section of Endocrinology Gender Equity Task Force

    2018 - PresentCommitteesCommittee Member
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Honors

  • honor

    Mentor-Based Minority Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

    08/01/2007National AwardAmerican Diabetes Assoc. / Takeda Pharmaceuticals