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Angelina V Bernier

Angelina V Bernier, M.D.

Associate Professor & Fellowship Director

Department: MD-PEDS-ENDOCRINOLOGY
Business Phone: (352) 265-7337
Business Email: angelina@ufl.edu

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About Angelina V Bernier

Dr. Angelina Bernier is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Florida and a board-certified pediatric endocrinologist. She serves as the Program Director for both the Pediatric Endocrine Fellowship and the newly established Pediatric Obesity Medicine Fellowship. As Medical Director of the UF Health Metabolic & Obesity Clinic and Pediatric Medical Advisor for the UF Bariatric Surgery Center, Dr. Bernier leads multidisciplinary efforts to improve outcomes for children with diabetes, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and obesity through comprehensive metabolic care.

Her clinical and research interests center on the hormonal treatment of prediabetes and obesity, comorbidities such as PCOS in the context of type 1 diabetes, and the integration of behavioral interventions including cardiorespiratory fitness assessments and continuous glucose monitoring. She is an active member of national research initiatives, including the Clinical Adolescent PCOS Database and Consortium (CALICO), and leads outreach programs to expand access to obesity care in underserved rural areas through telehealth.

She is the cochair of a subcommittee of the Pediatric Endocrine Society (PES) Obesity group aiming at identifying knowledge gaps and advancing pediatric obesity health knowledge among pediatric endocrinologists.

Fluent in both English and Spanish, Dr. Bernier brings a personal commitment to whole-family care—shaped by her own upbringing in Florida as the daughter of a Cuban refugee.

Related Links:
New-Onset Diabetes Educator (NODE)

Accomplishments

  1. Exemplary Teacher Award

    University of Florida

  2. Golden Apple Award for Pediatric Endocrinology

    University of Florida

  3. Brillante Award

    National Hispanic Scholarship Foundation Hall of Fame Inductee

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught

  1. MDC7400 – Pediatric Clerkship

    College of Medicine

  2. BMS4905 – Medical Sciences Senior Research

    College of Medicine

  3. BMS6751 – Nutrition and Health

    College of Medicine

Board Certifications

  • Pediatric Endocrinology
    American Board of Pediatrics

Clinical Profile

Specialties

  • Pediatrics

Subspecialties

  • Pediatric Endocrinology

Areas of Interest

  • Diabetes
  • Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
  • Metabolic Syndrome
  • Obesity in Children
  • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Research Profile

Areas of Interest

  • Improving screening for osteoporosis
  • Pediatric obesity
  • Type 1 Diabetes Treatment
  • Type 2 Diabetes

Publications

Academic Articles

Grants

  1. Obesity Medicine Fellowship Council

    Active

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    OBESITY MEDICINE FELLOWSHIP COUNCIL via NOVO NORDISK

  2. A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial: Multiple Independent Sub-studies of Setmelanotide in Patients with POMC/PCSK1, LEPR, NCOA1 (SRC1), or SH2B1 Gene Variants in the Melanocortin-4 Receptor Pathway

    Active

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    RHYTHM PHARMACEUTICALS

  3. A pilot feasibility study of digitally delivered modules focused on preventing the development of obesity during the first year of life within an existing statewide home visitation program

    Active

    Role:
    Co-Investigator
    Funding:
    NATL INST OF HLTH NHLBI

  4. Project ECHO Teleclinics for Rural Providers

    Role:
    Co-Investigator
    Funding:
    FL DEPT OF HLTH

  5. The presentation and medical course of PCOS in adolescents across the United States

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    UNIV OF COLORADO DENVER & ANSCHUTZ MED via NATL INST OF HLTH NICHD

  6. Can sweetened drugs impair the effects of metformin?

    Role:
    Other
    Funding:
    UF HEALTH SHANDS HOSPITAL

  7. MR Biomarkers of Bone Quality in DMD

    Role:
    Project Manager
    Funding:
    US ARMY MED RES ACQUISITION

  8. HSC COM Matching Commitment

    Role:
    Project Manager
    Funding:
    UNIV OF FLORIDA

Education

  1. Fellowship – Endocrinology

    University of Florida Health

  2. Residency – Pediatrics

    University of Florida Health

  3. Medical Degree

    University of Florida

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 265-7337
Emails:
Business:
angelina@ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
PO Box 100296
 GAINESVILLE FL 32610
Business Street:
1699 SW 16TH AVE BLDG A
 GAINESVILLE FL 32608