John J. Lopez, MD
Cardiology, Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology
Provider Groups
Loyola Medicine Physician
Loyola Physician Partners
Primary Contact
(888)584-7888
Appointments (New Patients Welcome)
Provider Groups
Loyola Medicine Physician
Loyola Physician Partners
Primary Contact
(888)584-7888Services & Specialties
Areas of Specialization
- Cardiology
- Internal Medicine
- Interventional Cardiology
Locations & Contact
Primary Location
Loyola University Medical Center
2160 S First Ave
Maywood
, IL 60153
Loyola Medicine Burr Ridge
6800 N Frontage Rd
Burr Ridge
, IL 60527
About
Academic Title
Professor
Leadership Title
Co-Director, Acute MI Program
Director, Interventional Cardiology Research
Ages Seen
Additional Resources
Education & Certifications
Education
Education:
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
(1989)
Internship:
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
(1990)
Residency:
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
(1992)
Fellowship:
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
(1995)
Fellowship:
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
(1996)
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine (2024)
American Board of Internal Medicine (2015)
Interventional Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology, American Board of Internal Medicine Subspecialty (1999)
Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine Subspecialty (1995)
Provider Groups
Loyola Medicine Physician
Loyola Physician Partners
Publications
- ISR vs De Novo Lesion Treatment During OCT-Guided PCI: Insights From the LightLab Initiative. Bergmark, B. A.; Golomb, M.; Kuder, J. F.; Buccola, J.; Wollmuth, J.; Lopez, J.; Rauch, J.; Chehab, B. M.; Rapoza, R.; West, N. E. J.; Croce, K. J.; Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions
- Diastolic dysfunction and clinical outcomes after transcatheter or surgical aortic valve replacement in patients with atypical aortic valve stenosis. Belin, R. J.; Desa, T. B.; Wroblewski, I.; Joyce, C.; Perez-Tamayo, A.; Schwartz, J.; Steen, L. H.; Lopez, J. J.; Lewis, B. E.; Leya, F. S.; Tuchek, M.; Bakhos, M.; Mathew, V.; Journal of cardiovascular medicine (Hagerstown, Md.)
- Do Not Count on It: Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction Frame Count Gets Left Behind in the Contemporary Era of Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction Assessment. Malas, W.; Lopez, J. J.; The American journal of cardiology
- Mitral Valve Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair After TAVR: A Nationwide Analysis. Elkaryoni, A.; Saad, M.; Darki, A.; Abdelkarim, I.; Has, P.; Hyder, O. N.; Mamdani, S. T.; Sharaf, B. L.; Gordon, P.; Lopez, J. J.; Abbott, J. D.; Stone, G. W.; The American journal of cardiology
- A goal-oriented hemodynamic approach to acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock-A single center experience. Siebert, V.; Goldstein, J.; Khan, R.; Lopez, J.; Darki, A.; Lewis, B.; Steen, L.; Doukas, D.; Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions
- A New Target for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Systems of Care? Pelka, M.; Lopez, J. J.; The American journal of cardiology
- Fibrinolytic Status and Risk of Death After Acute Pulmonary Embolism. Brailovsky, Y.; Lakhter, V.; Newman, J.; Allen, S.; Elkaryoni, A.; Desai, P.; Masic, D.; Bechara, C. F.; Bontekoe, E.; Hoppensteadt, D.; Lopez, J. J.; Siddiqui, F.; Iqbal, O.; Fareed, J.; Darki, A.; Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis
- Fibrous Cap Thickness Predicts Stable Coronary Plaque Progression: Early Clinical Validation of a Semiautomated OCT Technology. Kassis, N.; Kovarnik, T.; Chen, Z.; Weber, J. R.; Martin, B.; Darki, A.; Woo, V.; Wahle, A.; Sonka, M.; Lopez, J. J.; Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions
- Decision-Making During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Guided by Optical Coherence Tomography: Insights From the LightLab Initiative. Bergmark, B.; Dallan, L. A. P.; Pereira, G. T. R.; Kuder, J. F.; Murphy, S. A.; Buccola, J.; Wollmuth, J.; Lopez, J.; Spinelli, J.; Meinen, J.; West, N. E. J.; Croce, K.; LightLab Initiative Investigators; Circulation. Cardiovascular interventions
- Immersive educational curriculum on intracoronary optical coherence tomography image analysis among naïve readers. Kassis, N.; Weber, J. R.; Adams, W.; Burke, L.; Laubham, M. P.; Pelka, M.; Osude, N.; Schreier, M.; Robertson, S.; Janak, E.; Lopez, J. J.; BMC medical education
- Trends in invasive treatment of patients hospitalized with aortic stenosis complicated by cardiogenic shock. Elkaryoni, A.; Cohen, D. J.; Lopez, J. J.; Huded, C. P.; Kennedy, K. F.; Arnold, S. V.; Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions
- In-hospital and Readmission Outcomes With Percutaneous Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty. Elkaryoni, A.; Hussain, F.; Chahine, N.; Khan, R.; Malhotra, A.; Mentias, A.; Alkhouli, M. A.; Sharaf, B. L.; Gordon, P.; Lopez, J. J.; Aronow, H. D.; Abbott, J. D.; Saad, M.; Current problems in cardiology
- Patient characteristics and survival outcomes of cardiac arrest in the cardiac catheterization laboratory: Insights from get with the Guidelines®-Resuscitation registry. Elkaryoni, A.; Tran, A. T.; Saad, M.; Darki, A.; Lopez, J. J.; Abbott, J. D.; Chan, P. S.; American Heart Association's Get With the Guidelines®-Resuscitation Investigators; Resuscitation
- Trends in Timing of Coronary Angiography in Patients With Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest and Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Real-World Analysis. Elkaryoni, A.; Saad, M.; Elgendy, I. Y.; Lopez, J. J.; Aronow, H. D.; Abbott, J. D.; Chan, P. S.; The American journal of cardiology
- Timing of Invasive Coronary Angiography in Patients Hospitalized With Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (a Real-World Analysis). Elkaryoni, A.; Klappa, A.; Okasha, O.; Shatla, I.; Abid, Q. U.; Luke, D.; John, A.; Steen, L. H.; Darki, A.; Lopez, J. J.; The American journal of cardiology
- Impact of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement on Hospitalization Rates: Insights From Nationwide Readmission Database. Elkaryoni, A.; Chhatriwalla, A. K.; Kennedy, K. F.; Saxon, J. T.; Lopez, J. J.; Cohen, D. J.; Arnold, S. V.; Journal of the American Heart Association
- Trends and Outcomes of Transferred Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction from Acute Care Hospitals (from a Nationwide Analysis). Elkaryoni, A.; Elgendy, I. Y.; Manshad, A.; Desai, N.; Liu, J. C.; Syed, M.; Leya, F. S.; Lewis, B. E.; Steen, L. H.; Lopez, J. J.; Darki, A.; The American journal of cardiology
- ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Transferred from Non-acute Care Hospitals (from a Nationwide Cohort Sample). Elkaryoni, A.; Drummond, A. P.; Elgendy, I. Y.; Bontu, S.; Polancich, M.; Walsh, E.; Porcaro, K.; Allen, S.; Syed, M.; Steen, L. H.; Lopez, J. J.; Darki, A.; The American journal of cardiology
- Outcomes of ST-elevation myocardial infarction due to left main coronary artery: a nationwide cohort sample. Elkaryoni, A.; Elgendy, I. Y.; Qarajeh, R.; Allen, S.; Abdelkarim, I.; Mallas, W.; Leya, F. S.; Lewis, B. E.; Steen, L. H.; Lopez, J. J.; Darki, A.; Coronary artery disease
- Is Deep Learning Coming to Guide Your Coronary Intervention? Lopez, J. J.; Sonka, M.; JACC. Cardiovascular interventions
- Novel CT-derived parameter is associated with low cardiac index in acute pulmonary embolism. Brailovsky, Y.; Masic, D.; Allen, S.; Lakhter, V.; Bashir, R.; Forfia, P.; Bechara, C. F.; Leya, F. S.; Lopez, J. J.; Lewis, B. E.; Steen, L. E.; Wexels, F.; Fareed, J.; Camren, G. P.; Hibbeln, J.; Darki, A.; Thrombosis research
- Comparison of outcomes in catheter-directed versus ultrasound-assisted thrombolysis for management of submassive pulmonary embolism. Allen, S.; Chan, L.; Masic, D.; Porcaro, K.; Morris, S.; Haines, J.; Leya, F.; Bechara, C. F.; Lopez, J.; Lewis, B.; Steen, L.; Fareed, J.; Darki, A.; Brailovsky, Y.; Thrombosis research
- Relationship of Stress Test Findings to Anatomic or Functional Extent of Coronary Artery Disease Assessed by Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography-Derived Fractional Flow Reserve. Doukas, D.; Allen, S.; Wozniak, A.; Kunchakarra, S.; Verma, R.; Marot, J.; Lopez, J. J.; Nieman, K.; Pontone, G.; Leipsic, J.; Bax, J.; Rabbat, M. G.; BioMed research international
- Neurological complications of coronary heart disease and their management. Waqar, A.; Lopez, J. J.; Handbook of clinical neurology
- An optical coherence tomography comparison of coronary arterial plaque calcification in patients with end-stage renal disease and diabetes mellitus. Weber, J. R.; Martin, B.; Kassis, N.; Shah, K.; Kovarnik, T.; Mattix-Kramer, H.; Lopez, J. J.; Diabetes & vascular disease research
- Adapting STEMI care for the COVID-19 pandemic: The case for low-risk STEMI triage and early discharge. Lopez, J. J.; Ebinger, J. E.; Allen, S.; Yildiz, M.; Henry, T. D.; Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions
- Radiation Dose Variability Across Institutions: A Wake-Up Call for Interventional Cardiology? Lopez, J. J.; Darki, A.; JACC. Cardiovascular interventions
- Fractional Flow Reserve Derived from Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography Safely Defers Invasive Coronary Angiography in Patients with Stable Coronary Artery Disease. Rabbat, M.; Leipsic, J.; Bax, J.; Kauh, B.; Verma, R.; Doukas, D.; Allen, S.; Pontone, G.; Wilber, D.; Mathew, V.; Rogers, C.; Lopez, J.; Journal of clinical medicine
- Right Ventricular Outflow Doppler Predicts Low Cardiac Index in Intermediate Risk Pulmonary Embolism. Brailovsky, Y.; Lakhter, V.; Weinberg, I.; Porcaro, K.; Haines, J.; Morris, S.; Masic, D.; Mancl, E.; Bashir, R.; Alkhouli, M.; Rosenfield, K.; Mathew, V.; Lopez, J.; Bechara, C. F.; Joyce, C.; Fareed, J.; Darki, A.; Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis
- Transcatheter Therapy for Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation: Learning to Understand the Forgotten Valve. Alkhouli, M.; Lopez, J. J.; Mathew, V.; Journal of the American College of Cardiology
- Technical success and long-term outcomes after anomalous right coronary artery stenting with cardiac computed tomography angiography correlation. Darki, A.; Motiwala, A.; Bakhos, L.; Lewis, B. E.; Lopez, J. J.; Steen, L. H.; Mathew, V.; Leya, F. S.; Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions
- Pulmonary embolism response team implementation improves awareness and education among the house staff and faculty. Brailovsky, Y.; Kunchakarra, S.; Lakhter, V.; Barnes, G.; Masic, D.; Mancl, E.; Porcaro, K.; Bechara, C. F.; Lopez, J. J.; Simpson, K.; Mathew, V.; Fareed, J.; Darki, A.; Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis
- Moving beyond stenosis: Assessing ischemia based off plaque morphology and burden of disease on coronary CTA. Rabbat, M. G.; Lopez, J. J.; Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography
- Impact of Emergency Medical Services Activation of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and a 24-Hour/Day In-Hospital Interventional Cardiology Team on Treatment Times (Door to Balloon and Medical Contact to Balloon) for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Pulia, M.; Salman, T.; O'Connell, T. F.; Balasubramanian, N.; Gaines, R.; Shah, F.; Henry, M.; Leya, F.; Mathew, V.; Bufalino, D.; Steen, L.; Lewis, B.; Darki, A.; Cichon, M.; Fennessy, M.; Sielaff, A.; Haas, M.; Lopez, J. J.; The American journal of cardiology
- Interactions Among Vitamin D, Atrial Fibrillation, and the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System. Turin, A.; Bax, J. J.; Doukas, D.; Joyce, C.; Lopez, J. J.; Mathew, V.; Pontone, G.; Shah, F.; Singh, S.; Wilber, D. J.; Rabbat, M. G.; The American journal of cardiology
- Meta-Analysis of Studies Comparing Dual- Versus Mono-Antiplatelet Therapy Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. Al Halabi, S.; Newman, J.; Farkouh, M. E.; Fortuin, D.; Leya, F.; Sweeney, J.; Darki, A.; Lopez, J.; Steen, L.; Lewis, B.; Webb, J.; Leon, M. B.; Mathew, V.; The American journal of cardiology
- Plaque volume and plaque risk profile in diabetic vs. non-diabetic patients undergoing lipid-lowering therapy: a study based on 3D intravascular ultrasound and virtual histology. Kovarnik, T.; Chen, Z.; Mintz, G. S.; Wahle, A.; Bayerova, K.; Kral, A.; Chval, M.; Kopriva, K.; Lopez, J.; Sonka, M.; Linhart, A.; Cardiovascular diabetology
- Pathologic Intimal Thickening Plaque Phenotype: Not as Innocent as Previously Thought. A Serial 3D Intravascular Ultrasound Virtual Histology Study. Kovarnik, T.; Chen, Z.; Wahle, A.; Zhang, L.; Skalicka, H.; Kral, A.; Lopez, J. J.; Horak, J.; Sonka, M.; Linhart, A.; Revista espanola de cardiologia (English ed.)
- Evaluation of Variable Thin-Cap Fibroatheroma Definitions and Association of Virtual Histology-Intravascular Ultrasound Findings With Cavity Rupture Size. Hirai, T.; Chen, Z.; Zhang, L.; Baaj, S.; Kovarnik, T.; Porcaro, K.; Kaminski, J.; Hawn, S.; Agrawal, A.; Makki, N.; Downe, R.; Wahle, A.; Sonka, M.; Lopez, J. J.; The American journal of cardiology
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Patients of Extreme Age: Age is Just a Number. Shah, F.; Lopez, J. J.; The Journal of invasive cardiology
- Technical Considerations and Practical Guidance for Intracoronary Optical Coherence Tomography. Katwal, A. B.; Lopez, J. J.; Interventional cardiology clinics
- Comparison of primary percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction during and prior to availability of an in-house STEMI system: early experience and intermediate outcomes of the HARRT program for achieving routine D2B times 60 minutes. Nguyen, B.; Fennessy, M.; Leya, F.; Nowak, W.; Ryan, M.; Freeberg, S.; Gill, J.; Dieter, R. S.; Steen, L.; Lewis, B.; Cichon, M.; Probst, B.; Jarotkiewicz, M.; Wilber, D.; Lopez, J. J.; Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions
- Techniques and best practices for optical coherence tomography: a practical manual for interventional cardiologists. Lopez, J. J.; Arain, S. A.; Madder, R.; Parekh, N.; Shroff, A. R.; Westerhausen, D.; Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions
- Subclavian steal syndrome successfully treated with a novel application of embolic capture angioplasty. Dieter, R. S.; Darki, A.; Nanjundappa, A.; Lopez, J. J.; The International journal of angiology : official publication of the International College of Angiology, Inc
- Changing illness perceptions and adherence to dual antiplatelet therapy in patients with stable coronary disease. Fennessy, M. M.; Devon, H. A.; Ryan, C.; Lopez, J. J.; Zerwic, J. J.; The Journal of cardiovascular nursing
- Proximal landing zone extension for TEVAR. Dieter, R. S.; Nanjundappa, A.; Lopez, J. J.; Nee, L. M.; Tuchek, J. M.; The Journal of invasive cardiology
- Platelet resistance - much known and much more unknown. Dieter, R. S.; Lopez, J. J.; Nanjundappa, A.; The Journal of invasive cardiology
- Rapid adoption of drug-eluting stents: clinical practices and outcomes from the early drug-eluting stent era. Lopez, J. J.; Keyes, M. J.; Nathan, S.; Piana, R.; Pencina, M.; Dhar, G.; Marso, S.; Rao, S.; Shammo, S.; Marquardt, W.; Cohen, D. J.; Kleiman, N. S.; American heart journal