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Gopi Krishna Raju Penmetsa
( out of 336 reviews )

Gopi Krishna Raju Penmetsa, MD, MBBS

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Sugar House Health Center

Salt Lake City
801-581-2000
  • 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

    4.9 /5
    ( out of 336 reviews )

    The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers.

    The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

    Patient Comments

    Patient comments are gathered from our patient experience survey and displayed in their entirety. For the convenience of our visitors, some patient comments have been translated from their original language into English while preserving their original meaning as accurately as possible. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.

    May 31, 2025
    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    Dr Penmetsa rates as possibly the best of the many excellent medical professionals who have helped me over the past eight decades. He is up-to-date.

    May 30, 2025
    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    Dr. Penmetsa is always professional, knowledgable and empathic

    May 24, 2025
    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

    Dr Penmetsa is very thorough. He cared about his patients more than almost any doctor IÕve ever met. I am so glad I got him to treat me.

    May 15, 2025
    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    He is the best, I would definitely recommend him. When we moved back to our home state of Utah my husband & I were concerned about finding a rheumatologist, I know it can take quite awhile to get an appointment for this specialty. I had been seeing a Dr in another state that I was very happy with, no concerns whatsoever after meeting him & working with the staff here. IÕm happy we moved here! My care has been outstanding!

    May 15, 2025
    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

    I am so glad he is my Dr. One of the few I trust

    May 03, 2025
    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    I have been with Dr Penmetsa for about 12 years. He is very knowledgeable about all of the issues associated with RA. He is very intelligent, very empathetic, a good listener. He is easy to interact with while trying to decide the best path forward.

    April 30, 2025
    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    Dr. Penmesta correctly diagnosed and treated my arthritis.

    April 25, 2025
    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    I have recommended Dr Penmetsa to people that are having problems with their arthritis and also seeking a doctor in salt lake that treats that condition. I generally give the phone number so they can call

    April 21, 2025
    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

    Very good

  • 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, 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. (Read full article)
    2. 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. (Read full article)
    3. 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. (Read full article)

    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. (Read full article)
    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. (Read full article)

    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).