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John Lopez, MD, Cardiology, Maywood, IL, Loyola University Medical Center

JohnJLopezMD

Cardiology Maywood, IL

Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Heart Failure & Transplantation, Interventional Cardiology

Professor of Medicine, Loyola University-Stritch School of Medicine

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Education & Training

  • Harvard-MIT Clinical Investigator Training Program
    Harvard-MIT Clinical Investigator Training ProgramClinical Investigator, 1994 - 1996
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School
    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1992 - 1996
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterChief Residency, Internal Medicine, 1992 - 1992
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1989 - 1992
  • Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
    Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1989
  • University of Pennsylvania
    University of PennsylvaniaB.A., Summa Cum Laude, 1985

Certifications & Licensure

  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 2001 - 2026
  • IA State Medical License
    IA State Medical License 1996 - 2003
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • "Inspirational Attending of the Year" Award Winner-Internal Medicine Residency Program Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC), 2015
  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2014
  • West Suburban Living Magazine Castle Connolly, 2014
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Evaluation of Variable Thin-Cap Fibroatheroma Definitions and Association of Virtual Histology-Intravascular Ultrasound Findings with Cavity Rupture Size  
    Taishi Hirai, Zhi Chen, Ling Zhang, Shamsa Baaj, Tomas Kovarnik, Katie Porcaro, John Kaminski, Stephen Hawn, Anoop Agrawal, Nader Makki, Richard Downe, Andreas Wahle, ..., Am J Cardiol, 1/1/2016
  • Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Imaging for Lesion Assessment Focus on Pre-Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) Imaging  
    Shah F, Turin A, Lopez JJ, Cardiac Interventions Today, 1/1/2016
  • Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in Loeys-Dietz Syndrome: Role of Optical Coherence Tomography in Diagnosis and Management  
    Agrawal A, Baaj S, Schwartz J, Lopez J, Journal of Invasive Cardiology, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Location-Specific Prediction of Vulnerable Plaque Using Ivus, Virtual Histology, and Spatial Context.
    Zhang L, Wahle A, Chen Z, Lopez J, Kovarnik T, Sonka M, 2016 IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging, Prague, Czech Republic, 1/1/2016
  • The Utility of Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI) in Risk Stratifying Patients Undergoing Evaluation for Coronary Artery Disease.
    Shah F, Pillarella J, Dieter RS, Lewis BE, Leya F, Lopez JJ, O'Keefe C, Pacold IV, Steen LH, 2016 SCAI Scientific Sessions, Orlando, FL, 1/1/2016
  • Geographic Analysis of Coronary Atherosclerosis in a Serial Intravascular Ultrasound Radiofrequency Study: Is the Hot Spot Hypothesis Related to Phenotypic Differences...
    Vimr R, Kovarnik T, Chen Z, Downe R, Wahle A, Sonka M, Lopez JJ, 2016 SCAI Scientific Sessions, Orlando, FL, 1/1/2016
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Lectures

  • ACS Pharmacology and Devices 
    Orlando, FL - 1/4/2016
  • Treatment of Diffuse Disease 
    Orlando, FL - 1/4/2016
  • DAPT and Beyond 
    1/1/2016
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Other

  • Platelet Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitors Module, CathSAP 5 
    Lopez JJ, American College of Cardiology
  • Book Review: Acute Coronary Syndromes 
    Braddy, K., and Lopez, J.J., Cardiologyline.net
  • "Comprehensive Cardiovascular Manifestations of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning" 
    Kathleen Braddy, M.D., and John Lopez, M.D., Iowa ACP Associates' Clinical Vignette Competition

Press Mentions

  • Radiation Safety Practices Vary Widely Among PCI Hospitals
    Radiation Safety Practices Vary Widely Among PCI HospitalsApril 6th, 2020
  • Loyola Neurologist Named Among 50 Most Influential Latinos in Chicago
    Loyola Neurologist Named Among 50 Most Influential Latinos in ChicagoAugust 2nd, 2017
  • Selective Use of Drug-Eluting Stents Saving Millions of U.S. Health Care Dollars, Study Finds
    Selective Use of Drug-Eluting Stents Saving Millions of U.S. Health Care Dollars, Study FindsAugust 15th, 2011
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