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Office
One Amgen Center Drive
27-3-A
Newbury Park, CA 91320Phone+1 805-447-4596Fax+1 805-855-4198- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- J. Antonio G. López, MD, FACC, FAHA, FACP, FCCP, FASE, FNLA, FASH, FASPC is Clinical Research Medical Director, Cardiovascular and Metabolic Therapeutic Area, Global Development at Amgen. He was most recently Cardiovascular Medical Director US Medical Organization and US Medical Organization CV Medical Advocacy Relations Lead at Amgen. He is a cardiologist, lipidologist, and hypertension specialist. Prior to joining Amgen in 2014, he was with Saint Alphonsus Medical Group Heart Care in Boise, Idaho. Dr. López was Director of Preventive Cardiology and CV Rehabilitation, Director of the Lipid Clinic, and Director of the LDL Apheresis Program at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise, Idaho. He also served as Chair of Cardiology at Saint Alphonsus. In addition, he was Chair of CV Research and Education, Director of the Hypertension Consultation Service, and Director of the Carotid Intima-Media Thickness (CIMT) Program at Saint Alphonsus Medical Group Heart Care. His previous experience includes serving as Director of the Lipid Clinic and Director of CV Outpatient and Outreach Programs at the University of Iowa and Director of Cardiac Care and the Coronary Care Unit at the VA Medical Center in Iowa City, Iowa. He was also the Medical Director of Preventive Cardiology, CV Rehabilitation, the Lipid Clinic, and Prevention Center at the Prairie Heart Institute in Springfield, Illinois.
Dr. López received his medical degree Cum Laude from Harvard Medical School. He received the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Merit Scholar Award at Harvard. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center at the University of California, Los Angeles. He was a Research Fellow in the cardiac unit at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He completed a fellowship in cardiovascular diseases and interventional cardiology in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.
Education & Training
- U Iowa Hosps and Clinics1986 - 1989
- Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1986
- Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1983
- Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Cardiac Unit, 1980 - 1981
- University of California at San DiegoB.A, General Biology, Cum Laude, 1973 - 1978
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1985 - 2025
- ID State Medical License 2007 - 2015
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Physician of the Year, Hispanic Health Leadership Award National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA), 2018
- Cardiovascular Medicine Distinguished Alumnus Award Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The University of Iowa, 2018
- Distinguished Alumnus Award for Achievement University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, 2018
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsOrgan Donation and Transplantation among Non-US Citizens: Opportunities to Improve Global Equity in Heart Transplantation.Ersilia M Defilippis, Jaya Batra, Vanessa Blumer, Isaiah A Peoples, Christy N Taylor, Daniel Oren, Jose Lopez, Andrew J Sauer, Nasrien E Ibrahim> ;Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2023 Oct 1
- 138 citationsAcute effect of cigarette smoking on the coronary circulation: constriction of epicardial and resistance vesselsJames E. Quillen, James D. Rossen, Helgi J. Oskarsson, Robert L. Minor, J.Antonio G. Lopez, Michael D. Winniford> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 1993 Sep 1
- 3 citationsActivation of leukocytes with complement C5a is associated with prostanoid-dependent constriction of large arteries in atherosclerotic monkeys in vivo.Andreas Mügge, Donald D. Heistad, Peter Densen, Donald J. Piegors, Mark L. Armstrong, Richard C. Padgett, J.Antonio G. Lopez> ;Atherosclerosis. 1992 Aug 1
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Journal Articles
- Quantification of LDL-Cholesterol corrected for molar concentration of Lp(a)Rosenson, R.S., López, J.A.G., Monsalvo, M.L., Wu, Y., Wang, H., Marcovina, S.M., Cardiovasc Drugs Ther. 2022 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10557-022-07407-y., 2022
- Reduction of Lipoprotein(a) in Persons with Cardiovascular DiseaseO'Donoghue, M.L., Rosenson, R.S., Gencer, B., López, J.A.G., Lepor, N.E., Baum, S. J., Stout, E., Gaudet, D., Knusel, B., Kuder, J.F., Ran, X., Murphy, S.A., Wang, H.,..., N Engl J Med. 2022; 387:1855-1864., 2022
- Long-Term Safety, Lipids, and Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events with Evolocumab in Patients with Established Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: Primary Results ...O’Donoghue, ML., Giugliano, RP., Wiviott, SD., Atar, D., Keech, K., Kuder, J., Im, K., Murphy, S., Flores-Arredondo, JH., López, JAG., Elliott-Davey, M., Wang, B., Mon..., Circulation. 2022;146:1109-1119., 2022
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Detection of Early Necrosis in Low Flow Myocardial Ischemia Using Antimyosin.Timmis, A.D., Lopez, J.A., J.T., Khaw, B.A., Haber, E., and Powell, W.J, Circulation
- Neurogenic Vasoactive Properties of Ouabain.Lopez, J.A., Timmis, A.D., Garan, H., Homcy, C.S., and Powell, W.J, Circulation
- Role for 125I-Antimyosin (Fab) 2 in Early Detection of Myocardial Necrosis.Timmis, A.D., Lopez, J.A., Fallon, J.T., Khaw, B.A., Haber, E., and Powell, W.J, Br. Heart J
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Lectures
- Emerging Cardiac Risk Factors and Treatment: A Focus on CRP and Fish Oil.Medical Grand Rounds, Annenberg Center for Health Sciences. Eisenhower Medical Center. Rancho Mirage
- Optimizing LDL-Cholesterol Goal Achievement: An Evidenced Based Approach.Multiple locations, 2007
- Current Concepts and Management of Congestive Heart Failure.California Hispanic American Medical Association, Los Angeles, California
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Other Languages
- Spanish
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