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Giselle Lopez, MD, Pathology, Durham, NC

Giselle Lopez MD

Pathology•Durham, NC

Neuropathology, Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology

Assistant Professor

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  • Duke Univ Sch of MedDUMC 3712Durham, NC 27701

  • Phone+1 919-684-2533

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Summary

  • Dr. Giselle Lopez, MD, is a pathologist located in Durham, NC, subspecialized in neuropathology. She completed her education with a neuropathology fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco, after obtaining her medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine. Her research experience covers areas such as glioblastoma, oligodendroglioma, and astrocytoma, with several published works, including highly cited articles on glioblastoma management. Dr. Lopez has received multiple honors, including the 40 under Forty accolade from the American Society for Clinical Pathology and the Rubinstein Award for her contributions to neuro-oncology.

Education & Training

  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Neuropathology, 2016 - 2018
  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 2014 - 2016
  • Duke University Graduate School
    Duke University Graduate SchoolPh.D., Pathology, 2007 - 2014
  • Duke University School of Medicine
    Duke University School of MedicineClass of 2014
  • University of Maryland, College Park
    University of Maryland, College ParkB.A., Spanish Language, Literature, Magna Cum Laude, 2001 - 2005

Certifications & Licensure

  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 2018 - 2027
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2016 - 2020
  • Pathology - Anatomic
    American Board of Pathology Pathology - Anatomic
  • Neuropathology
    American Board of Pathology Neuropathology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • 40 under Forty Americal Society for Clinical Pathology, 2023
  • Rubinstein Award (Best Abstract in Neuro-Oncology) American Association of Neuropathologists, 2023
  • Academic Medicine Fellow National Hispanic Medical Association and National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 2021

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • The genetic landscape of gliomas arising after therapeutic radiation  
    Lopez GY, Van Ziffle J, Onodera C, Grenert JP, Yeh I, Bastian BC, Clarke J, Oberheim Bush NA, Taylor J, Chang S, Butowski N, Banerjee A, Mueller S, Kline C, Torkildson..., Acta Neuropathol, 1/8/2018
  • Perilesional edema associated with an intracranial calcifying pseudoneoplasm of the neuraxis in a child: case report and review of imaging features  
    Safaee MM, Jonzzon S, Lopez GY, Asaikar S, Tihan T, Glenn OA, Gupta N, J Neurosurg Pediatr, 1/1/2018
  • Autoimmune pancerebellitis associated with pembrolizumab therapy  
    Vitt JR, Kreple C, Mahmood N, Dickerson E, Lopez GY, Richie MB, Neurology, 1/1/2018

Books/Book Chapters

  • eLS 
    Chapter: Brain Tumours 
    Lopez GY, Cummings TJ, Bigner DD, McLendon REJohn Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Chichester2016
  • Systems Biology of Cancer 
    Chapter: Genetic alterations in glioblastoma multiforme. 
    Lopez GY, Samsky M, Jones R, Adamson DC, Yan HYEditors: Sam Thiagalingam.Cambridge University Press2015

Abstracts/Posters

  • "Anaplastic transformation in a Pilocytic Astrocytoma."
    Lopez GY, American Association of Neuropathologists' Annual Meeting, 1/1/2017
  • "SSTR2a status and response to somatostatin analogues in acromegaly."
    Lopez GY, United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Annual Meeting, 1/1/2016
  • "The role of IDH1 and IDH2 mutations in gliomagenesis."
    Lopez GY, Duke Pathology Graduate Retreat, 1/1/2012

Lectures

  • "Genetic Landscape of Gliomas Arising after Therapeutic Radiation for Childhood Cancer." 
    1/1/2018
  • "Multiple sclerosis." 
    1/1/2016
  • "PNET classification." 
    1/1/2016

Other Languages

  • Spanish

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