Objective Data. Better Understanding. More Informed Decisions.
Dakota helps clients understand objective health and performance data through DexaFit Denver's body composition, metabolic, fitness, and arterial health assessments.
Magna Cum Laude
Colorado Mesa University
Dakota DiPaola earned her B.S. in Cellular, Molecular, and Developmental Biology with a minor in Chemistry from Colorado Mesa University, graduating magna cum laude.
Her academic and hands-on experience spans sports medicine, clinical care, patient care, anatomy, research, and athletic performance. These experiences have provided her with a strong foundation in human physiology, biomechanics, injury prevention, and performance optimization.
At DexaFit Denver, Dakota specializes in DEXA body composition scans, resting metabolic rate (RMR) testing, VO₂ max testing, and arterial health assessments. She is passionate about helping individuals better understand objective health and performance data.
Minor in Chemistry
Colorado Mesa University · Graduated 2026
Dakota's healthcare experience includes direct patient care, clinical training, athletic medicine, and exposure to a range of medical environments.
Long-Term Care · Patient Care
Dakota worked in long-term care providing direct patient care under Registered Nurse supervision, including patient assistance, vital sign monitoring, documentation, and communication with healthcare staff.
Clinical Laboratory Experience
Clinical experience performing venipuncture and capillary blood collection while working with patients, physicians, and laboratory staff.
Sports Medicine · Athletic Performance
Experience working alongside athletic trainers and physicians in sports medicine environments, supporting preventative care, emergency care, therapeutic intervention, and rehabilitation.
Cebu, Philippines
Hands-on medical internship experience involving exposure to patient care, clinical procedures, physician rounds, vital signs, wound care, diagnostic procedures, and multiple medical specialties.
Provided instructional support in the cadaver lab, assisting students with anatomical dissection and identification while conducting independent dissections of the shoulder, knee, and hand.
Worked with gross anatomy faculty on a cardiovascular cadaver research project examining cardiac anatomy, measurements, blood vessel pathways, and anatomical abnormalities.
Selected for the 2025 Summer Physiology Undergraduate Research program at UT Health San Antonio, gaining hands-on laboratory research experience related to temporomandibular joint disorder and chronic pain.
The Importance of Autopsy in Medicine: A Cardiac Perspective
Undergraduate Research Training Showcase — 2025
Non-neuronal Cell Types in Retrodiscal Tissue: Temporomandibular Joint Disorder Patients
UT Health San Antonio SPUR Showcase — 2025/2026
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
Phlebotomy Technician / Certification
CPR & BLS
Stop the Bleed
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