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Dr. Victoria Catenacci, MD

(22 Ratings)

Specializes in: Bariatric Medicine and Adult Endocrinology

Yale School of Medicine (1998)

Professional interests include: endocrine diseases (hormone disorders), diabetes, obesity, and more.

12348 E Montview Boulevard
Aurora, CO 80045

(303) 724-9030

Dr. Victoria Catenacci, MD is a bariatric medicine specialist in Aurora, CO specializing in bariatric medicine and adult endocrinology. She graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 1998 and has 28 years of experience. Dr. Victoria Catenacci, MD is affiliated with UCHealth, University of Colorado Medicine and UCHealth Diabetes and Endocrinology Clinic - Anschutz Medical Campus.

Office Locations

University of Colorado Medicine

12348 E Montview Boulevard
Aurora, CO 80045

(303) 724-9030

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12605 E 16th Avenue
Aurora, CO 80045

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1635 Aurora Court 6th Floor
Aurora, CO 80045

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Some issues Dr. Victoria Catenacci, MD can help you with:

Thyroid Problems

Thyroid problems are a group of conditions that alter hormone regulation and metabolism. The thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland located in the lower neck, just below the Adam's apple (laryngeal prominence) and larynx (voice box). Despite its small size, the thyroid has an outsized effect on the body by regulating hormones that control metabolism. Metabolism is the body's process of converting consumed food into fuel to power the entire body. Heart rate, weight, cholesterol, body temperature, and even physical growth and development are all affected by the metabolism.

When the thyroid malfunctions, the body is unable to properly process and allocate energy. Thyroid problems, such as hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) and hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid), cause irregular metabolism. In some cases, the body produces antibodies that attack the thyroid cells for unknown reasons. The damaged thyroid responds by releasing either too little or too much T3 and T4 thyroid hormones. Thyroid malfunctions may also arise from genetic causes or iodine deficiency. Thyroid problems may include:

Hashimoto's thyroiditis, an autoimmune disease that causes hypothyroidism
Graves' disease, an autoimmune disease that causes hyperthyroidism
Goiter
Thyroid nodule
Thyroid cancer

Hashimoto's is the leading cause of hypothyroidism, which is when the thyroid does not produce enough hormones to stimulate adequate metabolism. The condition is diagnosed by blood tests that measure TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) and detect Hashimoto's antibodies. Symptoms of hypothyroidism include sluggish metabolism, inflammation, fatigue, weight gain, brittle hair, dry skin, and sensitivity to cold. To supplement impaired thyroid function, patients with Hashimoto's are typically prescribed synthetic thyroid hormone pills. Such patients may need to consume synthetic thyroids for the rest of their lives. Other treatments may include dietary changes, such as the avoidance of certain foods and medication to reduce inflammation. Frequent blood tests can inform patients if their TSH levels are within a normal range.

Grave's disease is most frequently the cause of hyperthyroidism, which is when the thyroid produces too many hormones, overstimulating one's metabolism. The condition is also diagnosed by blood tests that measure TSH and detect Grave's antibodies. Elevated heart rate, high blood pressure, sweating, bulging eyes, and weight loss are common symptoms of hyperthyroidism. Treatments for hyperthyroidism include oral radioactive iodine, which slowly shrinks the thyroid, slowing the production of excess thyroid hormone. Other anti-thyroid medications such as methimazole (Tapazole) also reduce the production of thyroid hormones. Blood pressure medications known as beta blockers can ease the increased heart rate caused by hyperthyroidism. If treatments are unsuccessful, patients may be prescribed a thyroidectomy, or surgery to remove part or all of the thyroid. Some patients with hyperthyroidism may require ophthalmological (eye medicine) treatments such as eye drops, prednisone, and surgery to reduce eye swelling and bulging.

Untreated thyroid disorders frequently lead to goiters or thyroid nodules. A thyroid goiter is a large lump that can be felt near the base of the neck and is made of swollen thyroid tissue or nodules (excess cell growth). Nodules and goiters are diagnosed by CT scan or ultrasound. Obstructive goiters can cause pain, coughing, and abnormal breathing. The most common cause of goiters is hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid). However, Hashimoto's is also known to cause goiters or nodules. Goiters develop from continued damage from antibodies to the thyroid over time. At times, a goiter can result from a cancerous thyroid tumor. Most goiters and nodules are themselves benign.

The exact causes of thyroid cancer are unknown. People who develop thyroid cancer may or may not have another thyroid problem such as Hashimoto's or Grave's disease. Symptoms of thyroid cancer include a nodule that can be felt on the neck, hoarseness, difficulty swallowing, swelling in the neck, and neck and throat pain. CT and MRI scans are used to diagnose thyroid cancer. There are four types of thyroid cancer which vary in intensity. Thyroidectomy (thyroid removal surgery) is usually prescribed to treat thyroid cancer.

Thyroid problems are often long-term conditions that require some form of treatment. With regular monitoring and medication, many people with thyroid problems are able to lead active and fulfilling lives.

In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“"It was surprising and exciting to me that it was better," said Dr. Victoria Catenacci, co-lead study author and an associate professor of endocrinology at the University of Colorado School of...”—"This three-day-a-week diet leads to more weight loss than daily calorie counting: study", New York Post, April 2025

“'We think fasting three days a week might be a sort of sweet spot for weight loss,' said Victoria Catenacci, the research's co-lead author and an associate professor at the University of Colorado...”—"Scientists pinpoint diet plan that works better than calorie counting", Daily Mail Online, April 2025

“"It was surprising and exciting to me that it was better," Dr. Victoria Catenacci, co-lead study author and an associate professor of endocrinology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine,...”—"Intermittent fasting beats daily dieting: Study", The Washington Times, April 2025

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Victoria Catenacci, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	57

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Victoria Catenacci, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	49

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victoria Catenacci, MD.

**Gender**
Male	13
Female	22

**Age**
From 65 to 74	14
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victoria Catenacci, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	37
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	60
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Victoria Catenacci, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	52

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victoria Catenacci, MD.

**Gender**
Male	15
Female	24

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	26
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	19
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victoria Catenacci, MD in 2014

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	31
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	64
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Victoria Catenacci, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	60

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victoria Catenacci, MD.

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	46

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	48
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victoria Catenacci, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	31
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	75
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Victoria Catenacci, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	53

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victoria Catenacci, MD.

**Gender**
Male	11
Female	25

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	24
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	18
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victoria Catenacci, MD in 2016

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	61
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Victoria Catenacci, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	46

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victoria Catenacci, MD.

**Gender**
Male	11
Female	26

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	23
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	16
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victoria Catenacci, MD in 2017

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	57
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Victoria Catenacci, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	40

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victoria Catenacci, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	25
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	18
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victoria Catenacci, MD in 2018

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	56
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Victoria Catenacci, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	32

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victoria Catenacci, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	12
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victoria Catenacci, MD in 2019

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	52
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Victoria Catenacci, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	26

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victoria Catenacci, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	22
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	13
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victoria Catenacci, MD in 2020

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	47
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Victoria Catenacci, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	39

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victoria Catenacci, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	13
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victoria Catenacci, MD in 2021

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	54
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Victoria Catenacci, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victoria Catenacci, MD in 2022

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	55
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Victoria Catenacci, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	44

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victoria Catenacci, MD.

**Gender**
Male	6
Female	13

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	15
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0
65 to 74	14

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victoria Catenacci, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Victoria Catenacci, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	0
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	52
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Education & Training

Dr. Victoria Catenacci, MD graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 1998. She completed residency at Yale University Affiliated Hospitals. She has a state license in Colorado.

Medical School: Yale School of Medicine (1998)

Residency: Yale University Affiliated Hospitals (2001)

Licensed In: Colorado

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Victoria Catenacci, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UCHealth

University of Colorado Medicine

UCHealth Diabetes and Endocrinology Clinic - Anschutz Medical Campus

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Victoria Catenacci, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.95 out of 5 stars based on 22 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Victoria Catenacci, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Aurora, CO.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Victoria Catenacci, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$1,628 BYDUREON $1,628
Novo Nordisk Inc	$99 Victoza $34	Saxenda $32	$32

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$1,628
Education	$65
Food and Beverage	$34

Biography

Dr. Victoria Catenacci specializes in adult endocrinology and bariatric medicine and practices in Aurora, CO. She is rated 5.0 stars (out of 5) by her patients. Clinical interests for Dr. Catenacci include obesity, diabetes, and thyroid problems. Dr. Catenacci's hospital/clinic affiliations include the University of Colorado Hospital and the University of Colorado Medicine. She graduated from Yale School of Medicine and then she performed her residency at a hospital affiliated with Yale University.