Gregory D. Lopez, M.D.

Spine, Back and Neck

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Gregory Lopez specializes in minimally invasive treatment of complex degenerative disorders of the spine, as well as pediatric and adult deformity. Dr. Lopez graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a bachelor's degree in arts, anthropology and pre-professional studies. He went on to receive his medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Medicine. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at University of California Irvine, where he created low cost surgical simulators for orthopedic surgery training. He then completed a spine surgery fellowship at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush.

As an accomplished athlete; a former Toronto Blue Jays minor league baseball player and collegiate shortstop and team captain for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Dr. Lopez understands the rigorous regimen athletes endure and the orthopedic injuries an athlete may encounter.

He has received many honors and awards including the AAOS Scientific Exhibit Award of Excellence. He has researched spine surgery topics.

Dr. Lopez is married with four children.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

• Mayo BC, Massel DH, Bohl DD, Long WW, Modi KD, Narain AS, Hijji FY, Lopez G, Singh K.
  Preoperative Mental Health is not Predictive of Patient-reported Outcomes Following a Minimally Invasive Lumbar Discectomy. Clin Spine Surg. 2016 Nov 21. PMID: 27875412
• Lopez G, Martin DF, Wright R, Jung J, Hahn P, Jain N, Bracey DN, Gupta R. Construct Validity for a Cost-effective Arthroscopic Surgery Simulator for Resident Education. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2016 Dec;24(12):886-894. PMID:27832043
• Bhatia NN, Lopez G, Geck M, Gottlieb J, Eismont F. Posterior cervical laminoplasty in the North American Population: A minimum of two year follow-up. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2015 Nov;138:165-8. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2015.07.014. Epub 2015 Aug 28.PMID: 26342438
• Lopez G, Wright R, Martin D, Jung J, Bracey D, Gupta R. A cost-effective junior resident training and assessment simulator for orthopaedic surgical skills via fundamentals of orthopaedic surgery: AAOS exhibit selection.J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2015 Apr 15;97(8):659-66. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.N.01269.PMID: 25878310

AWARDS & HONORS

• First author in a November 2016 article in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS). The article, titled, "Construct Validity for a Cost-effective Arthroscopic Surgery Simulator for Resident Education," centers around research focused on evaluating educational methods needed to best teach resident physicians how to perform arthroscopic surgery.
• Fundamentals of Orthopaedic Surgery (FORS)Creator and Co-inventor with Dr. Ranjan Gupta, MD. This is a cost effective basic psycho-motor skills trainer and assessment tool simulating fracture reduction, drill control exercises, and wound closure.
• Low Cost Arthroscopic Surgical Skills Trainer Creator and Co-inventor with Dr. Ranjan Gupta, MD. This is a cost effective basic psychomotor skills trainer and assessment tool for arthroscopy.

PRACTICE EMPHASIS

• Spine Surgery

DISCLOSURES

• AAOS Record of Disclosure

EDUCATION / CERTIFICATIONS

• Medical School
  University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Medicine, San Antonio, TX
• Residency
  University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA - Orthopedic Surgery
• Fellowship
  Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL - Spine Surgery
• Board Certification
  Board eligible

IN THE NEWS

• Dr. Gregory Lopez Publishes Article on Arthroscopic Surgery Simulator

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