FaustinaLozadaMD(She/Her)

Diabetes, Lipid Metabolism, Obesity

Endocrinology Fellow

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Dr. Faustina Alejandra Lozada Orquera is a second-year endocrinology fellow in Richmond, VA. She received her medical degree from the Universidad Central del Ecuador School of Medicine, and she completed Internal Medicine residency at BronxCare NY. She has obtained the Obesity Medicine board certification and will complete her Endocrinology fellowship this summer.

Virginia Commonwealth University Health SystemFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 2021 - 2023
BronxCare Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 2017 - 2020
BronxCare Health SystemResidency, Ophthalmology, 2015 - 2017
Universidad Central del Ecuador School of MedicineClass of 2012

Helmsley Charitable Trust Abstract Award in Type 1 Diabetes Endocrine Society, 2021

Journal Articles

Pharmacological approaches to the prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus
Priyanka Majety, Faustina Alejandra Lozada Orquera , Dinesh Edem , Osama Hamdy, Frontiers in Endocrinology, 3/9/2023
Marginal zone lymphoma of the breast—A diminished role for surgery
Suman B. Koganti (MD)∗, Alejandra Lozada (MD), Ernesto Curras (MD), Ajay Shah (MD, FACS), International Journal of Surgery Case Reports, 6/2/2016

Abstracts/Posters

Ectopic Parathyroid Adenoma as a Secondary Cause of Severe Resistant Hypercalcemia
F. Alejandra Lozada, MD; Alan Ventura, B.S.; Ritu Madan, MD, AACE 2023, Seattle, Washington, 5/5/2023
Pseudohypoglycemia in a Patient with Scleroderma with Minimal Skin Involvement
F. Alejandra Lozada, MD ; Hannah Ruggles, MD ; Diane Biskobing, MD, AACE 2023, Seattle, Washington, 5/5/2023
Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 and Diabetes: a Single-Center Experience
F. Alejandra Lozada, MD; Paula Talley, NP; Jessica Wood, NP; Kelly Turner-Sotelo, NP, Trang N. Le, MD; Francesco S. Celi, MD, MHSc, ENDO 2022, Atlanta Georgia, 6/11/2022
Nursing perception of implementation of continuous glucose monitoring technology in patients with hyperglycemia during the COVID-19 pandemic
Jessica A. Wood, NP; Kelly Turner-Sotelo, NP; Alejandra Lozada, MD; Paula Talley, NP; Trang N. Le, MD; Francesco S. Celi, MD, MHSc, ENDO 2022, Atlanta Georgia, 6/11/2022
The CGM Experience of Minority Adults With Type 1 Diabetes in the South Bronx
Faustina Lozada, MD; Vivien Leung, MD; Susel Ortega, MD., ENDO 2021, 3/20/2021
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Member, Trainee and Career Development Core Committee - Endocrine Society 2022 - 2023
Participant, Excellence in Clinical Endocrinology and Leadership (ExCEL) - Endocrine Society 2022 - 2022