John J. Lopez, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory

John J. Lopez, MD, specializes in interventional cardiology. Dr. Lopez offers a complete range of interventional techniques for the treatment of heart disease, including angioplasty, stent placement, atherectomy, radiation therapy, and intravascular ultrasound. An active researcher, Dr. Lopez is studying new catheter-based devices for interventional cardiac care, current approaches to the management of acute coronary syndromes, and novel methods of coronary revascularization, such as therapeutic angiogenesis and gene transfer.

Practice Location

Center for Advanced Medicine
5758 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

Year Started Practice

1989

Board Certifications

Cardiology
Interventional Cardiology

Medical School

Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York

Internship, Residency, and Fellowship

Beth Israel Hospital, Boston

Memberships

American College of Cardiology, Fellow
American College of Physicians
American Heart Association--Council on Atherosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
Society of Cardiac Angiography and Intervention, Fellow

Language Spoken

English

Email

jlopez@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu

Office Phone

(773) 702-1372

Office Fax

(773) 702-0241

Office Postal Address

John Lopez, MD
University of Chicago Medical Center
5841 S. Maryland Avenue, MC 5076
Chicago, IL 60637

Clinical Interests

• Cardiology
• Interventional cardiology
• Coronary artery disease
• Acute coronary syndromes
• Angina

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Selected Publications

Eppler SM, Combs DL, Henry TD, Lopez JJ, Ellis SG, Yi J, Annex BH, McCluskey ER, Zioncheck TF. A target mediated model to describe the pharmacokinetics and hemodynamic effects of recombinant human vascular endothelial growth factor in humans. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 72 (1): 20-32.

Henry TD, Annex BH, McKendall GR, Azrin MA, Lopez JJ, Giordano FJ, Shah PK, Willerson JT, Vorchheimer D, Berman DS, Gibson CM, Fine J, Bajamonde A, McCluskey ER. Double blind randomized trial of rhVEGF protein for therapeutic angiogenesis. Circulation. 2003, 107: 1359-65.

Wahle A, Lopez JJ, Pennington EC, Meeks SL, Braddy KC, Fox JM, Brennan TM, Buatti JM, Rossen JD, Sonka M. Effects of vessel geometry and catheter position on dose delivery in intracoronary brachytherapy. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. Nov 2003, 50 (11): 1286-95.

Wahle A, Medina R, Braddy KC, Fox, JM, Brennan TMH, Lopez JJ, Rossen JD, Sonka M. Impact of local vessel curvature on the circumferential plaque distribution in coronary arteries. Medical Imaging 2003: Physiology and Function: Methods, Systems, and Applications. 2003, 5031: 204-13.

Wahle A, Lopez JJ, Pennington EC, Meeks SL, Braddy KC, Fox JM, Brennan TMH, Buatti JM, Rossen JD, Sonka M. Estimating the actual dose delivered by intravascular coronary brachytherapy using geometrically correct 3-D modeling. Medical Imaging 2003: Physiology and Function: Methods, Systems, and Applications. 2003, 5029: 129-37.

Fortuin FD, Vale P, Losordo DW, Symes J, DeLaria GA, Tyner JJ, Schaer GL, March R, Snell RJ, Henry TD, Van Camp, Lopez JJ, Richenbacher W, Isner JM, Schatz RA. One year follow up of direct myocardial gene transfer of vascular endothelial growth factor-2 using naked plasmid deoxyribonucleic acid by way of thoracotomy in no-option patients. Am J Cardiol. 2003, 92 (4): 436-39.

Wahle A, Lopez JJ, Olszewski ME, Vigmostad SC, Braddy KC, Brennan TMH, Bokhari S, Bennett JG, Holper EM, Rossen JD, Chandran KB, Sonka M. Relationship between plaque development and local hemodynamics in coronary arteries. SPIE Proceedings. 2005.