Fred A. Lopez, MD - LSUHSC School of Medicine

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	Fred A. Lopez, MD Professor of Medicine Vice Chair for Education LSU Department of Medicine Assistant Dean for Student Affairs LSU School of Medicine 2020 Gravier St. Room 707 New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: (504) 568-7544 Fax: (504) 568-2127 alopez1@lsuhsc.edu
Degrees	BA Human Biology - 1986 Stanford University, Stanford, CA MD - 1991 Louisiana State University School of Medicine
Bio	1991-1994 Medical Intern and Resident Stanford University Medical Center Stanford, CA 1994-1995 Chief Resident in Internal Medicine Stanford University Medical Center Stanford, CA 1995-1998 Postdoctoral Fellow in Medicine/Infectious Diseases Stanford University Medical Center Stanford, CA BOARD CERTIFICATIONS: Diplomate American Board of Internal Medicine Diplomate American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases
Research Interests	Molecular diagnostics Fever and rash Medical education Disasters and academic medical centers
Selected Publications	TEXTBOOKS Infectious Diseases: Emergency Department Diagnosis & Management (First Edition). EM Slaven, SC Stone , FA Lopez (eds). McGraw Hill, New York; 2007. PUBLICATIONS Lopez FA, Sanders CV. Fever and rash in the immunocompetent patient-I. In, BD Rose, editor, UpToDate, UpToDate, Inc., Wellesley, MA.    Lopez FA, Sanders CV. Fever and rash in the immunocompetent patient-II. In, BD Rose, editor, UpToDate, UpToDate, Inc., Wellesley, MA.    Lopez FA, Sanders CV. Fever and rash in HIV-infected patients. In, BD Rose, editor, UpToDate, UpToDate, Inc., Wellesley, MA.    Lopez FA, Sanders CV. Fever and rash in nonHIV immunocompromised hosts. In, BD Rose, editor, UpToDate, UpToDate, Inc., Wellesley, MA. Lopez FA. “Approach to meningitis and encephalitis.” In: Medicine Essentials for Clerkship Students. ACP/CDIM. Philadelphia. 2008. Lopez FA. “Infective Endocarditis.” In: Medicine Essentials for Clerkship Students. ACP/CDIM. Philadelphia. 2008. Sanders CV, Lopez FA. Hurricane Katrina and the LSU-New Orleans Department of Medicine: Rebuilding, recruiting, and renewing. Am J Med Sci 2008; 336:185-90. Gunderson CC, Gupta MR, Lopez F, Lombard GA, LaPlace SG, Taylor DE, Dhillon GS, Valentine VG. Clostridium difficile colitis in lung transplantation. Transpl Infect Dis 2008 Feb 29 [Epub ahead of print]. Chauvin SW, DiCarlo R, Lopez F, Delcarpio JB, Hilton CW. In for the long haul: Sustaining and rebuilding educational operations after Hurricane Katrina. Family and Community Health. 2008; 31:54-70. Slaven EM, Lopez FA. Pyogenic skin and soft tissue infections. Infectious Diseases: Emergency Department Diagnosis & Management. EM Slaven, SC Stone , FA Lopez (eds). McGraw Hill. New York. 247-257, 2007. Lopez FA. In the wake of Katrina: an update on the Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans. The Pharos 2007; 70:22-23. Engel LS, Sanders CV, Lopez FA. Fever and Rash. In: Infectious Diseases In Critical Care Medicine 2nd Edition. BA Cunha (Editor). Informa Healthcare. New York, NY. 361-396, 2007. DiCarlo RP, Hilton CW, Chauvin SW, Delcarpio JB, Lopez FA, McCluggage S, Letourneau J, Smith R, Hollier LH. Survival and recovery: maintaining the educational mission of LSU School of Medicine in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina. Academic Medicine 2007; 82: 745-756. Lopez FA, Slaven EM, Sanders CV. “Primary skin eruptions: Impetigo, cellulitis, and necrotizing fasciitis.” In: Infectious Diseases: Emergency Medicine Diagnosis & Management. Eds. EM Slaven, SC Stone, FA Lopez. New York: McGraw Hill. 237-246, 2007. Lopez FA. “In the Eye of the Storm: Charity Hospital and Hurricane Katrina.” The Pharos. Winter 2006. 4-10. Louisiana State University Health Science Center Infectious Diseases Section. “Eight months later—Hurricane aftermath challenges facing the LSUHSC Infectious Diseases Section.” Clin Infect Dis 43:2006. 485-489.