Beatriz R. Olson, MD, FACP, Integrative Endocrinologist

Dr. Beatriz R. Olson concentrates on thyroid disease, metabolic and appetite disorders, women’s endocrine and bone problems and wellness issues. For the past 11 years Dr. Olson has sought methods of incorporating complementary healing disciplines to help her patients achieve the highest state of well-being.

Dr. Olson, who is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, is a clinical assistant professor of medicine at Yale School of Medicine and an attending physician at Waterbury Hospital and St. Mary’s Hospital, in Waterbury CT. Dr. She learned mind-body medicine and Ayurveda as well as meditation from Dr. Deepak Chopra and David Simon, and has made numerous yearly pilgrimages to Kripalu Center for Yoga in Lenox, Mass.

Dr. Olson came to America as a Cuban refuge in 1972. She received her college education at Barnard College, medical degree at Columbia University, internal medicine residency and endocrinology fellowship training at University of Pittsburgh, and postdoctoral training at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. She has received awards from the State of Connecticut for her work and commitment to women’s health care, and has been selected by her colleagues as Top Doctors in America numerous times.