Gopi Krishna Raju Penmetsa
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Gopi Krishna Raju Penmetsa, MD, MBBS

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

Sugar House Health Center

1280 E. Stringham Avenue
Salt Lake City , UT 84106
801-581-2000
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University of Utah Hospital

Rheumatology, Area E
50 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City , UT 84132
801-581-7724
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Gopi Penmetsa, M.D. is an Associate Professor in the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Utah. He is a general clinical rheumatologist who sees patients with all forms of rheumatic disease including ankylosing spondylitis. My clinic focuses on evaluation and treatment of patients with Spondyloarthritis.

He received an M.B.B.S. at Andhra Medical College and an internship at King George Hospital, Visakhapatnam, India. He completed his internal medicine residency, rheumatology fellowship and geriatrics fellowship at the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Penmetsa joined the University of Utah School of Medicine in 2014.

Specialties

Board Certification

American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Rheumatology)
National Board of Medical Examiners

Patient Rating

Patients praise Dr. Penmetsa for his deep expertise in rheumatology and thorough, thoughtful care. Commenters say he listens carefully, explains treatment options clearly, involves patients in decision-making, and responds promptly between visits. He is described as empathetic, approachable, and highly recommended for long-term management of arthritis and autoimmune conditions.

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Gopi Penmetsa, M.D. is an Associate Professor in the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Utah. He is a general clinical rheumatologist who sees patients with all forms of rheumatic disease including ankylosing spondylitis. My clinic focuses on evaluation and treatment of patients with Spondyloarthritis.

He received an M.B.B.S. at Andhra Medical College and an internship at King George Hospital, Visakhapatnam, India. He completed his internal medicine residency, rheumatology fellowship and geriatrics fellowship at the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Penmetsa joined the University of Utah School of Medicine in 2014.

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Internal Medicine -Associate Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions Rheumatology
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Rheumatology)
National Board of Medical Examiners

Education history

Fellowship Rheumatology - University of Utah Hospital Fellow
Fellowship Geriatrics - University of Utah Hospital Fellow
Residency Internal Medicine - University of Utah Hospital Resident
Residency Medicine - St. John of God Hospital Medical Officer
Residency Stroke Unit - Lister Hospital Senior House Officer
Residency Cardiology - Lister hospital Junior House Officer
Internship Apollo Hospital House Officer
Internship King George Hospital Intern
Professional Medical Andhra Medical College M.B.B.S.

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Walsh JA, Pei S, Alexander S, Braaten T, Walker JH, Clewell J, Douglas KM, Penmetsa GK, Ye X, Breviu B, Cannon GW, Kunkel GA, Sauer BC (2024). Missed opportunities for treatment of inflammatory arthritis and factors associated with non-treatment: An observational cohort study in United States Veterans with rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, or ankylosing spondylitis. Semin Arthritis Rheum, 66, 152436.
  2. Walsh JA, Pei S, Penmetsa GK, Leng J, Cannon GW, Clegg DO, Sauer BC (2018). Cohort identification of axial spondyloarthritis in a large healthcare dataset: current and future methods. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 19(1), 317.
  3. Walsh JA, Pei S, Burningham Z, Penmetsa G, Cannon GW, Clegg DO, Sauer BC (2017). Use of Disease-modifying Antirheumatic Drugs for Inflammatory Arthritis in US Veterans: Effect of Specialty Care and Geographic Distance.LID - jrheum.170554 [pii]LID - 10.3899/jrheum.170554 [doi]. J Rheumatol, 45(3), 430-436.
  4. Frech TM, Pimentel R, Mineau G, Sawitzke A, Penmetsa G, Wong J (2015). Parental influence on systemic sclerosis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), 67(2), 310-2.

Case Report

  1. Kinard K, Walsh JA, Penmetsa GK, Warner JE (2014). Adalimumab and Non-Arteritic Anterior Ischaemic Optic Neuropathy: A Case Report. Neuroophthalmology, 38(5), 272-277.
  2. Penmetsa GK, Rodgers GM, Smock KJ (2010). Avoiding errors in the laboratory evaluation of potent lupus anticoagulants. Am J Hematol, 85(4), 272-4.

Abstract

  1. Penmetsa G, Walsh J, Pei S, Sauer B, Douglas K, Walker J, Clewell J, Feng B (2021). Identifying Erosive Disease from Radiology Reports of Veterans with Inflammatory Arthritis with Natural Language Processing [abstract]. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2021; 73 (suppl 10). [Abstract].
  2. Overbury R, Pei S, Penmetsa G, Sauer B, Patil V, Walker J, Clewell J, Douglas K, Clegg D, Cannon G, Halwani A, Walsh (2019). Treatment Patterns with Disease Modifying Anti-rheumatic Drugs in United States Veterans with Newly Diagnosed Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, or Ankylosing Spondylitis [Abstract]. 71(suppl 10), 2369.
  3. Penmetsa G, Walsh J (2018). Cohort Identification of Axial Spondyloarthritis in a Large Healthcare Dataset: Current and Future Methods [Abstract]. Arthritis Rheumatol, 70(suppl 10).
  4. Overbury RS, Pei S, Penmetsa G, Cannon GW, Clegg DO, Sauer B, Walsh J (2018). Identification of Axial Spondyloarthritis Patients in a Large Dataset: The Development and Validation of Novel Methods [Abstract]. Arthritis Rheumatol, 70(suppl 10).

Other

  1. Penmetsa GK, Sapra A (2025). Morphea. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing.
  2. Redissi A, Penmetsa GK, Litaiem N (2025). Lupus Pernio. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing.
  3. Pahal P, Penmetsa GK, Modi P, Sharma S (2025). Eosinophilic Pneumonia. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing.