
Ximena Lopez, M.D.
Associate Professor
Department Pediatrics
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Biography
Dr. Lopez did her residency in Pediatrics at the University of Illinois at Chicago, IL, and her fellowship in Pediatric Endocrinology at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
She has performed research in the area of type 2 diabetes and obesity in adults and pediatrics and has participated in several multicenter clinical trials with new drugs for type 2 diabetes.
Education
- Medical School
- Universidad La Salle/Facuitad de Medicina (2000)
- Residency
- University of Illinois at Chicago (2005), Pediatrics
- Fellowship
- Massachusetts General Hospital (2008), Pediatric Endocrinology
Research Interest
- Gender dysphoria in children and adolescents
- Metabolic effects of endocrine therapy in adolescents with gender dysphoria
- Neurobiology of transgender children and adolescents
Publications
Featured Publications
- Counseling in Pediatric Populations at Risk for Infertility and/or Sexual Function Concerns.
- Nahata L, Quinn GP, Tishelman AC Pediatrics 2018 Aug 142 2
- Gender dysphoria in youth: a review of recent literature.
- Cartaya J, Lopez X Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes 2017 Nov
- Statement on gender-affirmative approach to care from the pediatric endocrine society special interest group on transgender health.
- Lopez X, Marinkovic M, Eimicke T, Rosenthal SM, Olshan JS Curr. Opin. Pediatr. 2017 May
- Approach to Children and Adolescents with Gender Dysphoria.
- Lopez X, Stewart S, Jacobson-Dickman E Pediatr Rev 2016 Mar 37 3 89-98
- A role of the Inflammasome in the low storage capacity of the abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue in obese adolescents.
- Kursawe R, Dixit VD, Scherer PE, Santoro N, Narayan D, Gordillo R, Giannini C, Lopez X, Pierpont B, Nouws J, Shulman GI, Caprio S Diabetes 2015 Dec
- Association of Non-High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol with Psychosocial Dysfunction in Children and Adolescents with Obesity.
- Serrano-Gonzalez M, McConnel C, Bokhary M, Oden J, Lopez X Child Obes 2015 Sep
- Effect of pioglitazone on plasma ceramides in adults with metabolic syndrome.
- Warshauer JT, Lopez X, Gordillo R, Hicks J, Holland WL, Anuwe E, Blankfard MB, Scherer PE, Lingvay I Diabetes Metab. Res. Rev. 2015 May
- Liraglutide's safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics in pediatric type 2 diabetes: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
- Klein DJ, Battelino T, Chatterjee DJ, Jacobsen LV, Hale PM, Arslanian S Diabetes Technol. Ther. 2014 Oct 16 10 679-87
- Cromolyn sodium for insulin-induced lipoatrophy: old drug, new use.
- Phua EJ, Lopez X, Ramus J, Goldfine AB Diabetes Care 2013 Dec 36 12 e204-5
- Plasma ceramides are elevated in female children and adolescents with type 2 diabetes.
- Lopez X, Goldfine AB, Holland WL, Gordillo R, Scherer PE J. Pediatr. Endocrinol. Metab. 2013 Apr 1-4
Books
Featured Books
Hypoglycemia in Infants and Children. In Pediatric Nutrition, 7th Edition, R. Kleinman, F. Greer, eds.
McManus S, Lopez X, Levitsky L. (2013). American Academy of Pediatrics
Honors & Awards
- Best grades of graduating class from Medical School
Universidad La Salle Medical School, Mexico City (2000) - Graduation from Medical School with Honors
Universidad La Salle Medical School, Mexico City (2000)
Professional Associations/Affiliations
- American Academy of Pediatrics, Endocrinology Executive Committee Member (2016-2019)
- Pediatric Endocrine Society, Co-chair of the Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Youth SIG (2015)
- World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) (2014)
- Diabetes National Medical Advisor, Novo Nordisk, Spain (2008-2010)