Medical Credentials

Professional Medical Licensing: Utah, Hawaii
Medical Director: Potere Health MD
Residency Training: Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of Utah
Internship: Internal Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles
Medical School: John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii
Master’s Degree: Master of Occupational Health (MOH), University of Utah
Master’s Degree: MBA in Healthcare Administration, Ohio University
Bachelor's Degree: BA in Spanish, Brigham Young Univeristy

Focus & Expertise

✓ Physician-directed obesity medicine and medical weight management

✓ GLP-1 and GLP-1/GIP agonist therapy, including semaglutide, tirzepatide

✓ Other approved weight loss medications including Foundayo (orforglipron), phentermine, & Contrave (burpropion/naltrexone)

✓ Individualized dose titration, including microdosing and twice weekly dosing.

✓ Structured side-effect management, including muscle and hair preservation strategies.

✓ Long-term weight maintenance and chronic disease risk reduction

✓ Fluent in Spanish, with a special interest in serving Spanish-speaking patients and Latino families across Utah

All treatment plans are evidence-based and developed with an emphasis on patient safety, realistic expectations, and long-term metabolic health.

About the Doctor

Dr. Joshua Silva, MD is the physician and medical director of Potere Health MD, a physician-led GLP-1 medical weight loss clinic serving St. George, Cedar City, Holladay/Salt Lake City, and Utah telehealth patients.

Dr. Silva completed residency training in Occupational Medicine, a specialty focused on prevention, workplace health, and injury recovery. Over more than a decade in clinical practice, he saw how excess weight and metabolic dysfunction can affect physical function, recovery, mobility, energy, and long-term disease risk.

That experience led him to build Potere Health MD around evidence-based medical weight management, including semaglutide and tirzepatide options when clinically appropriate. Dr. Silva is fluent in Spanish and enjoys providing physician-led care for Spanish-speaking patients and Latino communities throughout Utah.

Weight management is not cosmetic. It is preventive medicine.

“My goal is to help patients understand their options clearly, feel medically supported, and pursue weight loss through an individualized plan — not a one-size-fits-all program.”

— Dr. Joshua Silva, MD

Clinics & Patient Care

Potere Health MD provides physician-directed obesity medicine and GLP-1 weight management services at:

St. George, Utah
Salt Lake City (Holladay), Utah
Cedar City, Utah

In-person and telehealth visits (100% online) are available, with physician oversight across all locations.

435-229-2622
info@poterehealthmd.com

Medical content on this website is authored or reviewed by a licensed physician. Individual results vary. All treatment decisions are made collaboratively between the patient and physician following appropriate medical evaluation.

Dr. Joshua Silva, MD: Medical Director of Potere Health MD

Dr. Joshua Silva, MD, at Potere Health MD, providing evidence-based medical weight loss and GLP-1 therapy oversight in St. George, Utah.