Board-Certified Internal Medicine
Diplomate, American Board of Obesity Medicine
Physician-Led Care
In-Person & Eligible Telehealth
Your health is connected
Weight & Obesity
Evidence-based obesity medicine focused on improving health, function, and sustainable progress—not the number on the scale alone.
Prediabetes & Diabetes
Personalized care for blood sugar and the cardiovascular, kidney, weight, and metabolic risks that often accompany diabetes.
Blood Pressure
Evaluation and treatment that considers medications, weight, sleep, home readings, and other contributing factors.
Cholesterol & Heart Risk
Understand your risk factors and build a personalized prevention and treatment plan.
Fatty Liver & Metabolic Health
Evaluate metabolic contributors, assess risk when appropriate, and address modifiable factors.
Connected Risk Factors
Bring overlapping metabolic concerns into one thoughtful, coordinated plan.
Based on your history, goals, and clinical needs, your care may address:
Initial cardiometabolic evaluation
Obesity medicine and medical weight care
Prediabetes & type 2 diabetes
Blood pressure evaluation and treatment
Cholesterol and cardiovascular risk
Fatty liver & metabolic health
Kidney and cardiometabolic risk
Sleep apnea risk screening
Medication review and management
How care works
01
Evaluate
Begin with a comprehensive physician visit focused on your health history, medications, risk factors, and goals.
02
Understand
We explain the important findings in plain language. What matters, why it matters, and what can be done.
03
Personalize
Together, we build a treatment plan based on your clinical needs, priorities, and preferences.
04
Continue
Follow-up is tailored to your medical needs through the appropriate insurance-based care pathway.
The 4H Framework
Hormones and Metabolism
Understand relevant biology. Testing is selected based on your history, symptoms, and clinical needs.
Hunger
Work with appetite biology using practical nutrition strategies and, when appropriate, evidence-based medication.
Habit
Build for real life by turning nutrition, movement, strength, sleep, and daily routines into practical next steps.
Hope
See a path forward. Set realistic priorities and focus on progress you can build on.
About Dr. Dere
Dereje Tefera Siyum MD, MSHI, DipABOM — Founder of WellifyCare Medical S.C.
Dr. Dere is board-certified in both Internal Medicine and Obesity Medicine. With more than a decade of clinical experience in Ethiopia and the United States, he has cared for adults across a wide range of health needs—from early cardiometabolic risk to serious complications of diabetes, obesity, kidney disease, and cardiovascular disease.
He founded WellifyCare Medical to provide a more connected, prevention-focused approach to diabetes care, medical weight care, and cardiometabolic risk reduction. The goal is to help patients understand the complete picture, identify important modifiable risks, and build practical plans that fit their lives.
— Dr. Dere
