LonnieREmpeyDOFACP

Internal Medicine • Las Vegas, NV

Hospital Medicine/Hospitalist

Regional Medical Director (Hospitalist Medicine)

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Office
3881 Jacob Lake Cir
Las Vegas, NV 89118
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Summary

Dr. Lonnie Empey is an internist in Las Vegas, NV and is affiliated with Desert Springs Hospital Medical Center. He received his medical degree from College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific and has been in practice 23 years. He specializes in hospital medicine/hospitalist.

Education & Training

Tripler Army Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1996 - 1997
Fitzsimons Army Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1994 - 1996
College of Osteopathic Medicine of the PacificClass of 1994

Certifications & Licensure

NV State License 1997 - 2024
ID State License 2020 - 2024
TX State License 2020 - 2024
NM State License 2015 - 2022
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
A novel colon-specific steroid prodrug enhances sodium chloride absorption in rat colitis
Richard N. Fedorak, Ningren Cui, D. R. Friend, Karen Madsen, Lonnie R. Empey> ;The American Journal of Physiology. 1995 Aug 1
26 citations
Colonic delivery of dexamethasone from a prodrug accelerates healing of colitis in rats without adrenal suppression
Richard N. Fedorak, Barbara Haeberlin, Lonnie R. Empey, Ningren Cui, Harold W. Nolen, Laurence D. Jewell, David R. Friend> ;Gastroenterology. 1995 Jun 1
8 citations
Acetic acid-induced colitis results in bystander ileal injury
Lonnie R. Empey, Ningren Cui, Richard N. Fedorak> ;Agents and Actions. 1993 Jan 1
12 citations
Indomethacin worsens and a leukotriene biosynthesis inhibitor accelerates mucosal healing in rat colitis.
Lonnie R. Empey, Keith Walker, Richard N. Fedorak> ;Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 1992 May 1
11 citations
Misoprostol therapy following trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid-induced colitis accelerates healing.
K.J. Torsher, Lonnie R. Empey, Richard N. Fedorak> ;Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes, and Essential Fatty Acids. 1992 Apr 1
22 citations
Verapamil alters eicosanoid synthesis and accelerates healing during experimental colitis in rats
Richard N. Fedorak, Lonnie R. Empey, Keith Walker> ;Gastroenterology. 1992 Apr 1
60 citations
Mucosal protective effects of vitamin E and misoprostol during acute radiation-induced enteritis in rats
Lonnie R. Empey, Jamie D. Papp, Lawrence D. Jewell, Richard N. Fedorak> ;Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 1992 Feb 1
39 citations
Fish oil-enriched diet is mucosal protective against acetic acid-induced colitis in rats
Lonnie R. Empey, Lawrence D. Jewell, Manohar L. Garg, Abr Thomson, Michael T. Clandinin, Richard N. Fedorak> ;Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 1991 Apr 1
107 citations
Misoprostol provides a colonic mucosal protective effect during acetic acid-induced colitis in rats.
Richard N. Fedorak, Lonnie R. Empey, Colin MacArthur, Laurence D. Jewell> ;Gastroenterology. 1990 Mar 1
18 citations
Effect of misoprostol in preventing stress-induced intestinal fluid secretion in rats.
Lonnie R. Empey, Richard N. Fedorak> ;Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes, and Essential Fatty Acids. 1989 Oct 1
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Hospital Affiliations

Desert Springs Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas, Nevada