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Maria Lopes-Virella, MD, Endocrinology, Charleston, SC

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Endocrinology • Charleston, SC

Professor, Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine

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  • Office

    171 Ashley Ave
    Charleston, SC 29425
    Phone+1 843-792-1414
    Fax+1 843-937-6110

Education & Training

  • Medical University of South Carolina
    Medical University of South CarolinaResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1978 - 1979
  • University of Lisbon Faculty of Medicine
    University of Lisbon Faculty of MedicineClass of 1967

Certifications & Licensure

  • SC State Medical License
    SC State Medical License 1979 - 2025
  • American Board of Pathology Clinical Pathology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Lectures

  • Diabetes and Hypertriglyceridemia: Cardiovascular Risk, Mechanisms, and Indications for Treatment 
    ENDO 2019 - New Orleans, LA - 3/26/2019
  • TLR4 Antagonist Reduces Atherosclerosis in Diabetic LDL Receptor-Deficient Mice 
    Charleston, SC - 6/15/2014

Grant Support

  • Biomarkers Of Vascular Disease Progression In Type 1 Diabetes MellitusNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2008–2011
  • Markers And Mechanisms Of Macrovascular Disease In IDDMNational Center For Research Resources2004–2005
  • Markers And Mechanisms Of Vascular Disease In DiabetesNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2002–2005
  • Modified LDL, Autoimmunity And Vascular Disease In DiabetesNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2001–2005
  • Macrophage Activation And Lipoprotein MetabolismNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1994–2001
  • Modified LDL, Autoimmunity And Vascular Disease In IDDMNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1996–2000
  • Lipoprotein Metabolism And Cell Lipoprotein InteractionsNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1985

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