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Michael Lopez, MD, Child Neurology, Birmingham, AL

MichaelA.LopezMDPhD

Child Neurology Birmingham, AL

Neuromuscular Medicine

Assistant Professor

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  • Office

    1600 6th Avenue South
    Birmingham, AL 35233

Education & Training

  • Baylor College of Medicine (Houston)
    Baylor College of Medicine (Houston)Residency, Pediatrics, 2012 - 2014
  • University of Michigan Medical School
    University of Michigan Medical SchoolClass of 2012
  • Baylor College of Medicine
    Baylor College of MedicinePh.D., Structural and Computational Biology and Molecular Biophysics, 2005 - 2010
  • Drexel University
    Drexel UniversityB.S., Chemical Engineering, Cum Laude, 2001
  • Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University
    Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Neuromuscular Medicine (Neurology)

Certifications & Licensure

  • AL State Medical License
    AL State Medical License 2018 - 2024
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2017 - 2019
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Best Oral Presentation, Structural and Computational Biology and Molecular Biophysics Graduate Program 2010
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb Fellowship in Academic Medicine National Medical Fellowship, 2004

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Angiostrongylus cantonensis Infection: A Cause of Fever of Unknown Origin in Pediatric Patients  
    Foster CE, Nicholson EG, Chun AC, et al, Clinical infectious diseases, 1/30/2016
  • Genome-wide Mechanosensitive MicroRNA (MechanomiR) Screen Uncovers Dysregulation of Their Regulatory Networks in the mdm Mouse Model of Muscular Dystrophy  
    Mohamed J, Hajira A, Lopez M, Boriek A, Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1/1/2015
  • Novel deletion of lysine 7 expands the clinical, histopathological and genetic spectrum of TPM2-related myopathies  
    Davidson AE, Siddiqui FM, Lopez MA, et al, Brain: a journal of neurology, 1/1/2013
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Abstracts/Posters

  • A Case Series Expanding the Phenotypic Variations in Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type I
    Lopez MA, American Academy of Neurology, 68th Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, 1/1/2016
  • Clinical and Radiographic Features of a Pediatric Case of Tumefactive Demyelination
    Lopez MA, American Academy of Neurology, 68th Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, 1/1/2016
  • Does Midcostal Diaphragm Curvature Correlate with Severity of COPD? C29 - Skeletal Muscle Function and Dysfunction.
    Lopez MA, Sharafkhaneh A, Velasco CA, Hoffman EA, and Boriek AM, J Respir Crit Care Med, 1/1/2009
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Lectures

  • Pediatric Neurological Emergencies 
    Baylor College of Medicine - 1/18/2016
  • A Brief Tour of Neuromuscular Disease 
    Baylor College of Medicine - 1/12/2015
  • The Role of Inflammation in Diaphragm Dysfunction 
    Shenandoah, Houston, TX - 1/18/2011
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Other

  • Case of the Month: Bronchopulmonary Sequestration – intralobar type. 
    Lopez, MA. Agarwal, P, Society of Thoracic Radiology, Peer-Reviewed Electronic Case
    1/1/2012
  • The Respiratory Pump in Muscular Dystrophy: Dysregulation of Mechanosensitive Signaling Pathways 
    Lopez MA, Ph.D. Dissertation
    Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX - 1/1/2010