Alejandro J. Lopez, DO

Departments

Cooper University Health Care Titles

  • Neurosurgeon

Other Languages

Spanish

Professional Type

Cooper University Physician

NPI

1740641273

Education & Training

Medical SchoolChicago College of Osteopathic Medicine at Midwestern University, Chicago, IL
InternshipNeurological Surgery - Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
ResidencyNeurological Surgery - Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ
FellowshipSpinal Disorders - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Memberships

  • American College of Osteopathic Surgeons
  • American Association of Neurological Surgeons
  • Congress of Neurological Surgeons

Awards and Honors

  • Alejandro J. Lopez Award for Excellence in Neurovascular Surgery
    Eponymous Award established at Cooper University Hospital, 2023
  • Resident Leadership Award - Cooper University Hospital, 2022-2023
  • Arnold P. Gold Humanism Honor Society

Publications

Pease M, Zaher M, Lopez AJ, Yu S, Egodage T, Semroc S, Arefan D, Jankowitz B. Multicenter and prospective trial of anti-epileptics for early seizure prevention in mild traumatic brain injury with a positive computed tomography scan. Surg Neurol Int. 2022 Jun 10;13:241. doi: 10.25259/SNI_38_2022. PMID: 35855176; PMCID: PMC9282794.

Lopez AJ, Badger C, Kennedy BC. Hemispherotomy for pediatric epilepsy: a systematic review and critical analysis. Childs Nerv Syst. 2021 Jul;37(7):2153-2161. doi: 10.1007/s00381-021-05176-x. Epub 2021 Apr 27. PMID: 33907902.

Badger CA, Lopez AJ, Heuer G, Kennedy BC. Systematic review of corpus callosotomy utilizing MRI guided laser interstitial thermal therapy. J Clin Neurosci. 2020 Jun;76:67-73. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2020.04.046. Epub 2020 Apr 15. PMID: 32305273.

Lopez AJ, Jankowitz B. MISTIE III: Making Intracerebral Hemorrhage a Surgical Disease. World Neurosurg. 2019 Nov;131:283. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.08.082. PMID: 31658553.

Lopez AJ, Scheer JK, Dahdaleh NS, Patel AA, Smith ZA. Lumbar Spinous Process Fixation and Fusion: A Systematic Review and Critical Analysis of an Emerging Spinal Technology. Clin Spine Surg. 2017 Nov;30(9):E1279-E1288. doi: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000000411. PMID: 27438402.