• Background: Originally from New England. Fluent in English and Spanish.

• Medical School: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine.

• Residency: Internal Medicine at Loyola University Medical Center.

• Fellowship: Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at UT Health San Antonio.

Across his medical training, Dr. Morales cared for patients from diverse backgrounds, including underserved communities, and gained experience managing both common and complex endocrine conditions.

Dr. Morales believes medical care should be patient-centered, evidence-based, affordable, and easy to understand. When recommending treatment, he considers the medical benefits, cost, convenience, and overall patient experience. His goal is to reduce health risks, prevent complications and hospitalization, and help patients live longer, healthier lives with a good quality of life. He believes that informed patients make the best decisions and takes time to explain diagnoses, review treatment options, and develop a personalized care plan that fits each patient’s goals and lifestyle.

His clinical interests include type 1 diabetes, insulin pumps, continuous glucose monitors, hypoglycemia, and prediabetes; weight management and fatty liver disease; diabetic kidney disease; lipid disorders; PCOS/PMOS; thyroid disease and thyroid cancer; endocrine disorders during pregnancy; pituitary disorders, including prolactinomas, acromegaly, and Cushing syndrome; adrenal nodules; osteopenia and osteoporosis; hypercalcemia; and general endocrinology.

Dr. Morales works closely with each patient to create a practical treatment plan that supports long-term health, longevity, and quality of life.

Dr. Morales currently has the soonest availability for new patients. Dr. Gardner is recommending Dr. Morales to his patients who need to establish care with another endocrinologist for continued care and continuity of treatment.