Dr. Vinaya Simha, MBBS, MD is a Consultant in the Division of Endocrinology, and Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Clinical Lipidology. His research interests include lipodystrophy and the role of body fat distribution on glucose and lipid homeostasis, and has many publications in the field of lipodystrophy and leptin-replacement therapy. He has a keen interest in clinical lipidology and is an investigator in some of the early trials of PCSK9 inhibitors.