Curriculum Vitae

Board Certification

• Micrographic (Mohs) Dermatologic Surgery, American Board of Dermatology2021 to present
• Dermatology, American Board of Dermatology2017 to present

Licensure

• Florida Medical License ME 1336062017 to present
• Minnesota Medical License 583942014 to 2019
• Illinois Medical License 125.0634582013 to 2014

Education and Training

• Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

  7/2017 to 6/2018

  Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology Fellowship

• Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

  7/2014 to 6/2017

  Dermatology Residency

• Presence Saint Joseph Hospital, Chicago, Illinois

  6/2013 to 6/2014

  Internal Medicine Internship

• University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida

  8/2009 to 5/2013

  Doctor of Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine. Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society

• Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida

  6/2005 to 5/2009

  BS Chemistry and BS Biochemistry, both summa cum laude, with minors in Mathematics and Biology

Professional Positions

• Tampa Mohs Surgery

  2018 to present

  Mohs Surgeon. More than 10,000 Mohs micrographic surgery procedures performed

• James A. Haley Veterans Hospital

  2018 to 2020

  Dermatologist and Mohs Surgeon

Professional Society Memberships

• American College of Mohs Surgery2019 to present
• American Academy of Dermatology2014 to present
• Hillsborough County Medical Association2009 to 2013, 2019 to present
• Minnesota Dermatologic Society2014 to 2018
• Minnesota Medical Association2014 to 2018
• Zumbro Valley Medical Society2014 to 2018

Service, Teaching, and Peer Review

• Dermatologic Surgery, peer reviewer2017 to 2018
• Hawthorne Clinic, volunteer clinician, Rochester, MN2015, 2017
• Stay Out of the Sun Run for Melanoma Research and Education, volunteer skin cancer screening clinician2015
• USF Morsani College of Medicine Doctoring Course, volunteer instructor2012 to 2013
• USF Morsani College of Medicine, volunteer medical student tutor2012 to 2013
• USF Honors College MCAT Preparatory Course, volunteer instructor2013

Research Grants

• USF Morsani College of Medicine Scholarly Concentration Research Grant

  2010

  Nitric Oxide's Role in the Chronic Ischemic Wound in the Aging Patient

• American Cancer Society Fisher Fellowship

  2007

  Determining pKas of Photochemically Activated Analogues of Anticancer Enediyne Antibiotics

Peer-Reviewed Publications

1. Pride RLD, Lopez JJ, Brewer JD, Price DL, Otley CC, Roenigk RK, Arpey CJ, Baum CL. Outcomes of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Primary Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck. Dermatologic Surgery. 2022 Feb;48(2):157-161. PMID: 34889209

2. Lopez JJ, Warner NS, Arpey CJ, Baum CL, Brewer JD, Otley CC, Gazelka HM, Roenigk RK. Opioid Prescribing for Acute Postoperative Pain After Cutaneous Surgery. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2019 Mar;80(3):743-748. PMID: 30287315

3. Lopez JJ. Commentary on Reactive Eccrine Syringofibroadenoma Associated With Basal Cell Carcinoma. Dermatologic Surgery. 2018 May;44(5):740-741. PMID: 28961639

4. Lopez JJ, Chen B, Ghosh K, Peters MS. Low-Grade Malignant Proliferating Tricholemmal Tumor Associated With Occult Ductal Carcinoma In Situ of the Breast. The American Journal of Dermatopathology. 2016 Oct;38(10):e144-6. PMID: 27149331

5. Sutton E, Lopez JJ, Dao LN, Wetter DA. Disseminated Herpes Zoster in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2016 Mar;50(3):e159-60. PMID: 26803194

6. Lopez JJ. Disorders of the Follicular Pilosebaceous Unit (Editor, Chapter 6). In: Ramos AJ. Dermatology for the USMLE. High Yield Press. 2016. ISBN 978-0-692-52529-6.

7. Lopez JJ, Baum CL. Positive Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in a Solid Organ Transplant Recipient With a Primary Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Nasal Tip. JAAD Case Reports. 2015 Nov 24;1(6):S2-4. PMID: 27051802

8. Applebaum MA, Miller BT, Lopez J, Doren EL, Laronga C, Smith PD. Change in Body Mass Index After Breast Reconstruction and Associated Complications. Eplasty. 2015 Sep 28;15:e43. PMID: 26464749

9. Moor AN, Tummel E, Prather JL, Jung M, Lopez JJ, Connors S, Gould LJ. Consequences of Age on Ischemic Wound Healing in Rats: Altered Antioxidant Activity and Delayed Wound Closure. Age (Dordrecht, Netherlands). 2014 Apr;36(2):733-48. PMID: 24443098

10. Doren EL, Van Eldik Kuykendall L, Lopez JJ, Laronga C, Smith PD. Free Nipple Grafting: An Alternative for Patients Ineligible for Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy?. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2014;72(6):S112-5. PMID: 24374396

11. Lopez JJ, Coris EE. Cutaneous Myiasis Masquerading as Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. 2013 Sep;23(5):397-9. PMID: 23391987

12. Cohen GF, Lopez JJ, Divine JM, Etzkorn JR. Technique for Facial Contour Correction With Autologous Fat Transfer. Cosmetic Dermatology. 2012 Jun;25(6):272-74.

13. Etzkorn JR, Divine JM, Lopez JJ, Cohen GF. Autologous Fat Transfer: Techniques, Indications, and Future Investigation. Cosmetic Dermatology. 2011 Oct;24(10):470-76.

Extramural Oral Presentations

• Lopez JJ, Muzic JG, Price DL, Brewer JD, Baum CL. Outcomes of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Primary Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck. American College of Mohs Surgery 48th Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida. Scientific Abstract Session, April 29, 2016.
• Lopez JJ, Peters MS, Newman CC. Palisaded Neutrophilic and Granulomatous Dermatitis. Minnesota Dermatologic Society Meeting, Rochester, Minnesota. Case Presentation, September 26, 2015.
• Lopez JJ, Wieland CN, el-Azhary RA. Simultaneous Onset of Eosinophilic Fasciitis and Rheumatoid Arthritis. American Academy of Dermatology 2015 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California. Gross and Microscopic Dermatology Symposium, March 21, 2015.
• Lopez JJ, el-Azhary RA. Eosinophilic Fasciitis. Minnesota Dermatologic Society Meeting, Rochester, Minnesota. Case Presentation, September 27, 2014.
• Lopez JJ, Laronga C, Doren EL, Sun W, Lee J, Fulp WJ, Smith PD. Changes in Patient Weight After the Diagnosis and Treatment of Breast Cancer. Academic Surgical Congress, New Orleans, Louisiana. Quick Shot Presentation, February 5-7, 2013.
• Fluman SC, Moor AN, Tummel EK, Lopez JJ, Jung MY, Gould LJ. The Role of Glutathione in Chronic Ischemic Wounds in the Elderly. Academic Surgical Congress, Las Vegas, Nevada. Quick Shot Presentation, February 14-16, 2012.
• Lopez JJ, Moor AN, Tummel EK, Jung MY, Gould LJ. Nitric Oxide's Role in Chronic Ischemic Wounds. Academic Surgical Congress, Huntington Beach, California. Quick Shot Presentation, February 1-3, 2011.

Poster Presentations

• Wang MZ, Barrick BJ, Anderson KR, Watson KD, Lopez JJ, Onajin O, Barbosa NS, Kelley BF, Hale CW, Comfere NI. Dermatitis Action Plan Utilization. Mayo Clinic 2017 Quality Conference, Rochester, Minnesota. March 15, 2017.
• Lopez JJ, Chen B, Ghosh K, Peters MS. Trichilemmal Carcinoma: Excision of a Rare Adnexal Neoplasm at an Unusual Site Reveals Occult Ductal Carcinoma In Situ of the Breast. American Society of Dermatopathology 52nd Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California. October 8-11, 2015. PMID: 26818897.
• Doren EL, Lewis JD, Lopez JJ, Laronga C, Smith PD. Free Nipple Grafting: An Alternative for Patients Ineligible for Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy? American Association of Plastic Surgeons 92nd Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana. April 20-23, 2013.
• Lopez JJ, Laronga C, Doren EL, Sun W, Fulp WJ, Smith PD. The Effect of Body Mass Index on Breast Reconstruction Outcomes. San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, San Antonio, Texas. December 4-8, 2012.
• Moor AN, Prather JL, Connors S, Lopez JJ, Tummel EK, Jung MY, Gould LJ. Age and Ischemia Alter the Antioxidant Enzyme Balance in a Rat Wound Model. Wound Healing Society Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia. April 19-22, 2012.
• Fluman SC, Moor AN, Tummel EK, Lopez JJ, Prather JL, Jung MY, Gould LJ. The Role of Glutathione in Chronic Ischemic Wounds in the Elderly. 22nd Annual USF Health Research Day, Tampa, Florida. February 24, 2012.
• Lopez JJ, Moor AN, Tummel EK, Jung MY, Gould LJ. Nitric Oxide's Role in Ischemic Wounds. 21st Annual USF Health Research Day, Tampa, Florida. February 25, 2011. Outstanding Poster Award.

Honors and Awards

• Silver Mayo Quality Fellow, Mayo Clinic2017
• Carol M. Petrucelli, MD Outstanding Student in Dermatology, USF2013
• Luther McEachern Memorial Award, USF2013
• Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Medicine Honor Society2013
• Stephen K. Klasko Dean's Award for Leadership, USF2012
• Commendation for Clinical Excellence, USF2012
• American Medical Association Foundation Scholars Fund Award2011
• Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Chapter of Florida2009
• Honors Medallion Recipient, Florida State University2009
• Eagle Scout2004

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