Positions
- Tenured Associate Professor
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Pediatrics-Cardiology
ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States
- Inclusion and Equity Ambassador
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ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States
Addresses
- TCH-West Tower (Clinic)
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Room: TXWT-19345
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 826-5604
Education
- Postdoctoral Training at University of Texas Center for Clinical Research
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Clinical Research Curriculum Health Services Research, 2014
- Postdoctoral Training at Columbia Summer Research Institute
- New York, New York, United States
- Comparative Effectiveness Research Summer Training Program, 2013
- Fellowship at ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Pediatric Cardiology Advanced Imaging Fellow, 2012
- Fellowship at ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ Of Medicine
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Pediatric Cardiology, 2011
- MPH from Harvard School Of Public Health
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Commonwealth Fund Fellow, Minority Health Policy, 2008
- Residency at University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Chief Resident, Pediatrics, 2007
- Residency at University Of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Pediatrics, 2006
- Postdoctoral Training at Mayo Clinic Clinical Research Training Program
- 06/2002 - Rochester, Minnesota, United States
- MD from Rush Medical College
- Chicago, IL, United States
- 2003
- BA from University Of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
- Urbana, Illinois, United States
- Biology, 1998
Certifications
- General Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics
- 2010
- Pediatric Cardiology
- American Board of Pediatrics
- 2014
Honors & Awards
- Top Doctor, Pediatric Cardiology
- 2016, 2017
- Houstonia Magazine
- Award Recipient
- Health Disparities Research Loan Repayment Program, 2010 & 2013
- National Institutes of Health (07/2010 - 06/2015)
- Norton Rose Fullbright Teaching and Evaluation Award
- ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine (09/2020)
- Public Health and Medical Subcommittee member, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner’s Health Equity Response (HER) Task Force
- City of Houston (04/2020)
- Member, Department of Pediatrics Diversity Executive Steering Committee
- Texas Children's Hospital (09/2020)
- Faculty-At-Large representative, TCH Medical Executive Committee
- Texas Children's Hospital (01/2020 - 01/2022)
- Dan McNamara Teacher of the year Award, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics
- Texas Children's Hospital (06/2020 - 06/2020)
- Young investigator award, Department of Pediatrics
- ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine (03/2020)
- Research Mentorship Award (Assistant Professor), Department of Pediatrics
- ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine (11/2019)
- Building Mobile Technologies to Reduce Health Disparities in Congenital Heart Disease
- K23 Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award
- National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health (09/2016 - 09/2021)
Websites
Professional Development
- Determining transition readiness in congenital heart disease: Assessing the utility of the Transition Readiness Questionnaire
- Conference (Participant, 2017)
- Sponsor: American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference
- Primary mentor for cardiology fellow poster presentation
- Neurocognitive and Health Disparities in Congenital Heart Disease
- Conference (Presenter, 2017)
- Sponsor: Health Disparities, Education, Awareness, Research & Training (HDEART) Consortium,
- Oral Presentation
- @CHDTRANSITION: #PATIENTCENTERED #TAILOREDLEARNING #MOBILEREADY #EMRFRIENDLY
- Conference (Presenter, 2017)
- Sponsor: 6th Annual BCM Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference
- Poster presentation
- Tackling Health Disparities in Congenital Heart Disease: The Quest for Improving Pediatric to Adult Care Transition
- Conference (Presenter, 2017)
- Sponsor: Texas Children's Research Seminar
- Oral presentation
- Association of Fractures with Furosemide Therapy in Pediatric Medicaid Patients with Congenital Heart Disease
- Conference (Participant, 2017)
- Sponsor: American College of Cardiology
- Mentor for oral presentation
Selected Publications
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Kranjac AW, Kimbro RT, Denney JT, Osiecki KM, Moffett BS, Lopez, KM. " " Matern Child Health J. 2017 Jul ; 21 (7) : 1552-1562.
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Lopez KN, Marengo LK, Canfield MA, Belmont JW, Dickerson HA. " " Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2015 Nov ; 103 (11) : 941-50.
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Lopez KN, Morris SA, Sexson Tejtel S, Espaillat A, Salemi JL.. " " CIRC. 2020 Aug ;
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Lopez KN. " " American College of Cardiology. ;
Memberships
- ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine
- Fetal Heart Society
- American College of Cardiology Adult Congenital and Pediatric Cardiology Quality Work group on Adolescent Transition and Transfer Metrics
- Committee leader
- American College of Cardiology Adult Congenital and Pediatric Cardiology Quality Work group on Development of Transition Tools
- Committee member
- Texas Children’s Policy and Advocacy Center
- Co-Investigator
- Research in Fellow Training (RIFT) program at Texas Children’s Hospital
- Founding member
- National Birth Defects Prevention Network
- Data Committee member
- American Society of Echocardiography
- Member
- National Hispanic Medical Association
- Policy Committee member
- Kinder Institute for Urban Research
- Faculty Affiliate
- Congenital Heart Public Health Consortium
- Committee member
- American Heart Association
- Member
- Academy Health
- Member
- American College of Cardiology
- Member
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Member
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