Montgomery High School Alumni
San Diego, California (CA)
Alumni Stories
J. Antonio G. López, MD
Class of 1973
J. Antonio G. López, MD, FACC, FAHA, FACP, FCCP, FASE, FASA, FNLA, FASH, FASPC
Current position:
• Clinical Research Medical Director, Cardiometabolic and Neurology Therapeutic Area, Global Development, Amgen
Previous experience
• Medical Director, Cardiovascular, US Medical Organization, Amgen
• Medical Advocacy Relations Lead, Cardiovascular, US Medical Organization, Amgen
• Medical Advocacy Lead, Repatha, US Medical Organization, Amgen
• Director of Preventive Cardiology and Cardiovascular Rehabilitation, Director of the Lipid Clinic, Director of the LDL Apheresis Program and Chair of Cardiology, Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, Boise Idaho
• Chair of Research and Education, Director of the CIMT Program and the Director of the Hypertension Consultation Service, Saint Alphonsus Medical Group Heart Care, Boise Idaho
• Director of Preventive Cardiology, Lipid Clinic, Cardiovascular Rehabilitation and the Prevention Center, Prairie Heart Institute, Springfield Illinois
• Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine (Cardiology), Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield Illinois
• Director of the Lipid Clinic and Cardiovascular and Outreach Clinics, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City Iowa
• Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine
• Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California at San Diego
• Director of Cardiac Care and the Coronary Care Unit, VA Medical Center, Iowa City Iowa
• Associate Investigator, VA Medical Center, Iowa City Iowa
• Associate, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine
Education
• Medical Doctorate ‘Cum Laude’ Harvard Medical School
• Residency in Internal Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center/UCLA School of Medicine
• Research Fellow, Cardiac Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
• Fellow, Cardiovascular Diseases and Interventional Cardiology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Awards/Fellowships
• Harvard Medical School Research Fellowship, 1981
• Soma Weiss Undergraduate Assembly, Harvard Medical School, 1983
• Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Merit Scholar, 1983
• Midwest-Trainee Award, American Fed. for Clinical Research/Central Society for Clinical Research, 1987
• Veterans Administration, Associate Investigator Award, 1987
• American Federation for Clinical Research-National Trainee Award, 1988
• American College of Chest Physicians-Alfred Soffer Research Award, 1988
• American College of Cardiology-Second prize, National Young Investigator Award, 1989
• Veterans Administration Merit Review Award, 1990
• University of California at San Diego (UCSD), Chicano Alumni Association, Recognition Award for Exceptional Contributions to the Field of Medicine, 2001
• Chapter President’s Service Award, Pacific Lipid Association, 2014
• Spirit of the US Award, Courage, Amgen, 2016
• Fellow, American Heart Association, Council of Clinical Cardiology
• Fellow, American Heart Association, Council of Arteriosclerosis, Vascular Biology, and Thrombosis
• Fellow, American Heart Association, Council of and Epidemiology and Prevention
• Overseas Fellow, Royal Society of Medicine.
• Fellow, American College of Cardiology
• Fellow, American College of Physicians
• Fellow, Interamerican College of Physicians and Surgeons
• Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians
• Fellow, American Society of Echocardiography
• Fellow, American Society of Angiology
• Fellow, National Lipid Association
• Fellow, American Society of Hypertension
• Fellow, American Society for Preventive Cardiology
• Spirit of the US Award-Courage, Repatha-Shaping the Access Environment Project Team Amgen, 2016
• Physician of the Year, Hispanic Health Leadership Award, National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA), 2018
• Distinguished Alumnus Award for Achievement, University of Iowa Roy J. Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, 2018
• Cardiovascular Medicine Distinguished Alumnus Award, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Iowa, 2018
Current position:
• Clinical Research Medical Director, Cardiometabolic and Neurology Therapeutic Area, Global Development, Amgen
Previous experience
• Medical Director, Cardiovascular, US Medical Organization, Amgen
• Medical Advocacy Relations Lead, Cardiovascular, US Medical Organization, Amgen
• Medical Advocacy Lead, Repatha, US Medical Organization, Amgen
• Director of Preventive Cardiology and Cardiovascular Rehabilitation, Director of the Lipid Clinic, Director of the LDL Apheresis Program and Chair of Cardiology, Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, Boise Idaho
• Chair of Research and Education, Director of the CIMT Program and the Director of the Hypertension Consultation Service, Saint Alphonsus Medical Group Heart Care, Boise Idaho
• Director of Preventive Cardiology, Lipid Clinic, Cardiovascular Rehabilitation and the Prevention Center, Prairie Heart Institute, Springfield Illinois
• Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine (Cardiology), Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield Illinois
• Director of the Lipid Clinic and Cardiovascular and Outreach Clinics, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City Iowa
• Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine
• Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California at San Diego
• Director of Cardiac Care and the Coronary Care Unit, VA Medical Center, Iowa City Iowa
• Associate Investigator, VA Medical Center, Iowa City Iowa
• Associate, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine
Education
• Medical Doctorate ‘Cum Laude’ Harvard Medical School
• Residency in Internal Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center/UCLA School of Medicine
• Research Fellow, Cardiac Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
• Fellow, Cardiovascular Diseases and Interventional Cardiology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Awards/Fellowships
• Harvard Medical School Research Fellowship, 1981
• Soma Weiss Undergraduate Assembly, Harvard Medical School, 1983
• Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Merit Scholar, 1983
• Midwest-Trainee Award, American Fed. for Clinical Research/Central Society for Clinical Research, 1987
• Veterans Administration, Associate Investigator Award, 1987
• American Federation for Clinical Research-National Trainee Award, 1988
• American College of Chest Physicians-Alfred Soffer Research Award, 1988
• American College of Cardiology-Second prize, National Young Investigator Award, 1989
• Veterans Administration Merit Review Award, 1990
• University of California at San Diego (UCSD), Chicano Alumni Association, Recognition Award for Exceptional Contributions to the Field of Medicine, 2001
• Chapter President’s Service Award, Pacific Lipid Association, 2014
• Spirit of the US Award, Courage, Amgen, 2016
• Fellow, American Heart Association, Council of Clinical Cardiology
• Fellow, American Heart Association, Council of Arteriosclerosis, Vascular Biology, and Thrombosis
• Fellow, American Heart Association, Council of and Epidemiology and Prevention
• Overseas Fellow, Royal Society of Medicine.
• Fellow, American College of Cardiology
• Fellow, American College of Physicians
• Fellow, Interamerican College of Physicians and Surgeons
• Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians
• Fellow, American Society of Echocardiography
• Fellow, American Society of Angiology
• Fellow, National Lipid Association
• Fellow, American Society of Hypertension
• Fellow, American Society for Preventive Cardiology
• Spirit of the US Award-Courage, Repatha-Shaping the Access Environment Project Team Amgen, 2016
• Physician of the Year, Hispanic Health Leadership Award, National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA), 2018
• Distinguished Alumnus Award for Achievement, University of Iowa Roy J. Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, 2018
• Cardiovascular Medicine Distinguished Alumnus Award, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Iowa, 2018
Recent Members
| Andrew T Quinata | 1985 |
| Bea Anton | 1996 |
| Christian Galaz | 2003 |
| Jesus Alvarez | 2008 |
| Jesus Canelo | 2025 |
| Jose Jara | 2001 |
| Richard Zakosky | 1984 |
| Ruben Ruben Sandez | 1998 |
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