Specialties
- Obesity Medicine
- Family Medicine
Board Certification
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American Board of Obesity Medicine
American Board of Family Medicine
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Patient Rating
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.
Dr. Morales is a pleasure to be with. Her sense of humor is helpful and very fun. She is open to discussions about care.
Single best experience at the U in 5 years. Thank you Dr. M for being so awesome.
She listened to my concerns and is friendly and approachable
Whenever I have a consultation with Dr. Jessica Morales, I leave her office satisfied, and also because she is very kind. [TRANSLATED]
Very good experience, he answered my questions very well and gave me the confidence to do it! [TRANSLATED]
The best doctor. She takes good care of any patient in every way possible. Her personality, knowledge, and empathy make the visit a truly wonderful experience. I recommend Dr. Morales because she's a great professional with a wealth of knowledge, patience, and the ability to understand, comprehend, and help her patients, putting them first as her priority and always seeking alternatives and all possible treatments. [TRANSLATED]
Es una excelente profesional de la salud
Dr. Morales was excellent. Thank you for your kindness and concern.
Thank you Dr. Morales for being our new family doctor. I had a great time getting to know you, and I'm excited to have you as my doctor for my health journey. [NAME REMOVED]
very good [TRANSLATED]
She was friendly and an excellent listener. She had thoroughly reviewed my health profile and asked relevant questions. I asked a lot of questions and she answered them thoroughly. I did not feel rushed or that I was creating an inconvenience for her. Awesome visit. Thank you!
Excellent service. [TRANSLATED]
Very professional and excellent service [TRANSLATED]
Good medium [TRANSLATED]
I would highly recommend Dr. Morales to anyone who wants a knowledgeable doctor who cares about her patients and is responsive to needs and questions.
Although we only saw Jessica briefly, she explained things really well and backed up the recommendations that Dr. Erwin had made. She is a very nice young lady and we are grateful for her service to us.
Quality care [TRANSLATED]
Very professional, very caring and always Has my the best interested heart
She is a doctor who treats with great patience and gives me the confidence to ask anything. [TRANSLATED]
Excelente profesional
Dr. Morales is so very knowledgeable! I trust her and highly recommend her.
Dr. Morales is both kind and generous with her time. She showed a sense of humor and you can tell she likes her work. I feel she is taking good care of me and went beyond the ordinary by setting me up with a pharmacy who could meet my needs, both physically and financially!
She's definitely good at what she does. And making you feel comfortable and helping you do that. Make the decisions that you need to make
Nothing but the highest praise for Dr. Morales. I was very nervous to start going to the doctor, but she immediately calmed me and made me feel safe. She comes from a place of care about your wellbeing, and does not make you feel bad in any way about things. She is also someone to help hold you accountable. Dr. Morales answers every question I have with compassion. I never want to have another primary care doctor.
When I'm early she comes early and doesn't make we wait. She's great all around.
Dr Morales is the best Primary Physician I have ever had, she listens, provides options and spends as much time as necessary addressing every detail.
Such a great Doctor. Always makes my visits informative and fun. Inspires me to succeed in my Health goals.
Dr. morales is a very good doctor.
Better than a great doctor Dr. Morales is a great human being! Compassionate and caring!
She treats you like a good friend.
Dr. Morales is very attentive, provides alternate suggestions, and she is responsive through MyChart
Very impressed with my visit
A very reassuring presences! Thank you!
Dr. Morales was kind, professional and a good listener!
An excellent professional and very dedicated to her patients. She's always committed to providing the best. I'm very happy to have her as my primary care physician. [TRANSLATED]
Excellence, professionalism
Dr. Morales is a very good doctor! This is coming from someone that avoids doctors!
Dr. Morales is a wonderful provider. She is obviously knowledgeable and compassionate. I feel safe in appointments with her and I feel that she's actually listening to me in helping me meet my needs.
Excellent Doctor and Staff
Very professional and very knowledgable. I would definitely recommend Doctor Morales to any of my friends or family members.
Excellent, she listens to the patient, is very warm, generates trust, is respectful and makes sure to answer her patients' questions and concerns. [TRANSLATED]
Dr. Morales is fabulous!
Dr Morales is an excellent physician! She is knowledgeable, professional, cares and knows what my needs are. To top it all, she also speaks fluent Spanish, which is my native language.
I received excellent medical care. [TRANSLATED]
Absolutely love Dr Morales! She shows genuine care and concern regarding your health and well-being. Always very informative, I would highly recommend her.
I love working with Dr. Morales. She is so very personable and truly interacts with me in a way that she truly cares about my well being. I appreciate her listening to me and working with me to help me reach my goals. I would highly recommend Dr. Morales, she has been great to work with.
She was very personable and and showed concern and helped me with my needs!
She's an awesome doctor! She listened and is so good!
So thankful to have found Dr Morales. A joy to work with!
Dr. Morales is wonderful. She is so upbeat, warm, empathetic and encouraging. I like that she is data driven. I absolutely adore her as my new doctor!
Dr. Morales treats you with respect and makes you feel like you can succeed in obtaining your health goals.
Very happy with Dr. Morales!
The nurse had a very hard time taking blood pressure
My beginning g comment was about another visit. Dr. Morales was great!
Pleasant, knowledgeable and caring.
The conversation was pretty brief. I thought Dr Morales was fine but didn't spend much time with her.
Thank you Dr. Morales you are very caring, kind. You listened to my concerns and gave outstanding feedback.
Dr Morales is wonderful. I had a great visit with her, doctor is attentive and personable. She listened well and addressed the concerns. She's an excellent doctor.
Dr. Morales is kind, compassionate, and knowledgeable.
Dr. Morales is a great doctor. She takes her time, explains everything, friendly, and listens. I felt comfortable during my visit with her.
Dr. Morales is highly attentive, compassionate, and professional. I believe she is genuinely concerned for my health and well being. Very glad she is my primary care physician!
Please see my previous statements. I am so pleased and respectful of her.
She was genuine and made me feel like she really cared about me. She gave options and resources to solutions.
Dr Morales was attentive, courteous, knowledgeable, caring! Absolutely loved her!
She was amazing and intelligent.. I never felt rushed...I couldn't ask for a better physician
Dr Morales was great, this was my first time with her, and grateful she was able to get me in so soon.
She comes in toward the end and reviews things. I'm comfortable with her. Doctors really seem more human than before and very respectful of your time.
Very kind and attentive during exam. She explains things well and answers all of my questions.
Dr. Morales is wonderful, very caring and easy to talk to, she listens and provides great tools to succeed in my health journey.
Dr. Morales took the time to discuss my on going treatment, especially with addressing my questions. She ensured I understood her answers.
Dr. Morales is an excellent healthcare provider and her bedside manner is unparalleled.
She was very nice and helpful. She has amazing staff as well
Excelente servicio; respondiendo todas mis preguntas y explicando mis problemas de salud y como cuidarme.
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments |
Family & Preventive Medicine
-Assistant Professor (Clinical) |
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| Board Certification |
American Board of Obesity Medicine
American Board of Family Medicine
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Education history
| Undergraduate | Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science; emphasis in Dietetics - Utah State University | B.S. |
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| Professional Medical | Medicine - Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine | M.D. |
| Residency | Family Medicine - University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine | Resident |
| Residency | Family Medicine - University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine | Chief Resident |
| Fellowship | Obesity Medicine - University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine | Fellow |
Selected Publications
Journal Article
- Stoesser K, Frame KA, Sanyer O, Leiser JP, Moreno LE, Bosch C, Jones JL, Morales JJ, Rodríguez SR, Wilson J, Kemeyou L, Rodríguez JE (2021). Increasing URiM Family Medicine Residents at University of Utah Health. PRiMER, 5, 42.