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Lopez, Joseph, MD, MBA
Overview
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- Dr. Joseph Lopez is the Chief of Pediatric Head & Neck Surgery at AdventHealth for Children. Dr. Lopez is the first dual fellowship-trained head and neck surgeon and pediatric craniofacial surgeon in the United States. Dr. Lopez received his undergraduate degree from Stanford University and medical degree from Harvard Medical School, where he also earned a Master of Business Administration degree with a concentration in Healthcare Management. He went on to complete a Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery residency at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and the University of Maryland/R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center. While in residency, he was selected to complete a post-doctoral research fellowship in Tissue Engineering and Stem Cell Biology in the Laboratory of Craniofacial and Orthopedic Tissue publishing several seminal papers on the development of nano scaffolds for bone and nerve regeneration. As a senior resident, he was the recipient of the prestigious Frank L Coulson Award for Clinical Excellence, awarded to a single trainee at the Johns Hopkins Hospital for their outstanding contribution to clinical care. Appointed as Chief Resident in his last year of training, he was also the recipient of the Department of Plastic Surgery Resident Teaching award and the Dr. Shi-Tsung Basic Science Research Award for his numerous scientific contributions to the development of tissue engineering approaches for craniofacial reconstruction. Following his training in Baltimore, Dr. Lopez completed a fellowship in Pediatric Craniomaxillofacial Surgery at the Yale Craniofacial, Oral, and Dental Center at the Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital, where he was awarded the Betsy Winter House Staff Award, recognizing his significant contributions to the education of medical students. He then completed a second prestigious fellowship in Head & Neck Surgical Oncology at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. A highly experience clinician, Dr. Lopez also completed an Oral & Maxillofacial Travel Fellowship at the Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre in Madrid, Spain. Dr. Lopez is also a national-renown scientist and researcher. His research interest spans both translational basic science research and clinical outcomes research. He has developed novel tissue engineering methods that aim to augment bone regeneration in small and large animal models. He also has established clinical treatment algorithms for the treatment of children with facial trauma. His research interests have amounted to over 150 peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, or articles across numerous prestigious national and international journals and publications.
Affiliation
Member of
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Research Department
Publications
Most Recent Publications
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2024Pediatric Desmoid Tumor of the Head and Neck: A Systematic Review and Modified Framework for Management by Age Group. PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY-GLOBAL OPEN. 12.Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000006122 PMID: 39258285
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2024Head and Neck Malignancies in Children. ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA. 36:369-377.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.coms.2024.04.001 PMID: 38777728
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2024Total Resection of Pediatric Desmoid Tumor of the Left Neck with Utilization of 3D Virtual Surgical Planning. PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY-GLOBAL OPEN. 12.Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000005763 PMID: 38784831
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2024Response to Letter to the Editor From Jagannath and Mayilvaganan: "Is Multifocality a Predictor of Poor Outcome in Childhood and Adolescent Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma?". JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM. e1684-e1684.Full Text via DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgae118 PMID: 38419483
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2023ASO Visual Abstract: Complications of Thyroid Cancer Surgery in Pediatric Patients at a Tertiary Cancer Center. ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY. 8642-8643.Full Text via DOI: 10.1245/s10434-023-14377-4 PMID: 37787952
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2023Geometric Mismatch Promotes Anatomic Repair in Periorbital Bony Defects in Skeletally Mature Yucatan Minipigs. ADVANCED HEALTHCARE MATERIALS.Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202301944 PMID: 37565378
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2023Changes in Subspecialty Interest of Plastic Surgery Residents With Progression of Training: Impact on Academic Attrition. JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY. 34:1212-1216.Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000009214 PMID: 36872511
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2023Do Racial and Ethnic Disparities Exist in Management of Pediatric Mandible Fractures? A 30-Year Outcome Analysis. ANNALS OF PLASTIC SURGERY. 90:S681-S688.Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003447 PMID: 37399488
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2023Treatment Delays in Nonsyndromic Craniosynostosis A 30-Year Retrospective Case-Control Analysis of the Impact of Socioeconomic and Family Status on Access to Care. ANNALS OF PLASTIC SURGERY. 90:S499-S508.Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003519 PMID: 37399479
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2023Hospital volume as a predictor of outcomes following pediatric thyroidectomy. JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY.Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/jso.27264 PMID: 36959738
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2023The Burden of COVID-19 on Surgeons' Financial Relationship with the Industry. PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY-GLOBAL OPEN. 11.Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000004825 PMID: 36817277
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2022Surgical management of pediatric salivary malignant tumors-A single-center cohort study. JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY. 126:1389-1395.Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/jso.27063 PMID: 35969241
Background
Full Name
- Joseph Lopez, MD
Education
- Harvard Medical School
Residency
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital
Fellowship
- Craniofacial Surgery at Yale New Haven Hospital Head & Neck Surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Contact
primary email
- Research.Institute@AdventHealth.com