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Dr. Jesse Lopez DO

5/10/05 – present           Attending Surgeon, AkasaCare Regenerative Medicine & Surgery, Formerly Heartland Surgical Care and Metabolic Weight Loss Center, Overland Park, KS 66210

PAST POSITIONS
1993 – 12/99                 Attending Surgeon, Henry County Health Center, Mount Pleasant, IA
1993 – 12/99                 Director, Henry County Surgical Care, P.C., Mount Pleasant, IA
01/00 – 5/10/05             Attending Surgeon, College Park Family Surgical Specialties, Overland Park, KS

POST GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION
Trauma and General Surgical Residency, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine at Midwestern University, Chicago Osteopathic Hospital Medical Centers, Chicago, IL          1989 – 1993
Rotating General Surgical Internship, Riverside Hospital, Wichita, KS           1988 – 1989

EDUCATION
1984 – 1988          D.O., Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, Kansas City, MO
1980 – 1984          B.A. in chemistry, William Jewell College, Kansas City, MO

BOARD CERTIFICATIONS
1989               National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners
5/11/99           Board Certified American Osteopathic Board of Surgery, #1547
Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Instructor
Advanced Trauma Life Support, Instructor

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American College of Osteopathic Surgeons
American Osteopathic Association
American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons
American Academy of Antiaging Medicine
American Academy of Cosmetic Surgeons

PREVIOUS COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
1995 – 1996                         Quality Assurance Committee, Henry County Medical Center
2003 – 2004                         Quality Assurance Committee, St. Luke’s South Hospital
2004 – 2005                         Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, Overland Park Regional Medical Center
2013 – Present                    ACOS- In Depth Review Committee
2013 – Present                    Bariatric Patient Selection Committee

Past ACOS Committee Service
                                           Position                      from Date             thru Date
ACA GRANT/EXHI                M                          10/24/2010         9/16/2011
ACA GRANT/EXHI                M                          11/1/2009           10/23/2010
ETHICS                                 M                            9/22/1999          10/2/2000
ETHICS                                 M                            9/29/1998          10/11/1999
ETHICS                                 M                            9/23/1997           9/22/1998
ETHICS                                 M                            9/17/1995           9/23/1997
INDEPTH                              M                            9/25/2016          10/13/2017
INDEPTH                              M                           10/7/2015            9/24/2016
INDEPTH                              M                            9/20/2014           10/6/2015
INDEPTH                              M                           11/17/2013           9/20/2014
YOUNG SURG                      M                           9/24/2000            10/4/2001
YOUNG SURG                      M                           9/22/1999            10/2/2000
YOUNG SURG                      M                           9/29/1998            10/11/1999
YOUNG SURG                      M                           9/23/1997            9/22/1998
YOUNG SURG                      M                           9/17/1995            9/23/1997

PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS
1997 – 1999                        Medical Director, Prehospital Trauma Life Support, Jefferson County
1997 – 1999                        Medical Director, Prehospital Trauma Life Support, Ray County
1998 – 1999                        Medical Director, Prehospital Trauma Life Support, VanBuren County
1998 – 1999                        Henry County Medical Society, Secretary of Treasury
1996 – 1999                        National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners, Level III Test, Committee
1998 – 1999                        Peer Reviewer, General Surgery, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Iowa
1998 – 1999                       Chairman, Multidisciplinary Trauma Committee. Facilitate the accreditation of Henry County
Health Center Level III Trauma Center including all administrative and medical/surgical functions.

PUBLICATIONS
Cook, MA, and Lopez, JJ. (1996). An Introduction to Abdominal Radiographs. Surgical Physician Assistant, 2(3):32-39, 43.
Cook, MA, and Lopez, JJ. (1996). Case & Comment: An Uncommon Cause of Right Upper Quadrant Pain. Patient Care. 30(5):188-189.
Cook, MA, Lopez, JJ. and Manfredi, OL. (1996). Contemporary Imaging and Management of Infantile Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis. Applied Radiology. 25(3):24-29.
Cook, MA, and Lopez, JJ. (1995). Computed Tomography of Acute Traumatic Intracranial
Hemorrhage. Surgical Physician Assistant. 1(91):16-21.
Lopez, JJ. and Cook, MA. (1995). Radiology Quiz: Acute Diverticulitis and Abscess. Resident
Jesse J. Lopez, Jr., D.O. and Staff Physician. 41(2):18.
Cook, MA, and Lopez, JJ. (1995). Radiology Quiz: Adult Polycystic Kidney Disease. Hospital Physician. 31(9):38-39.
Lopez, JJ. and Cook, MA. (1995). Imaging Rounds: Hepatic Trauma. Surgical Physician Assistant.  1(7):36-39.

PROFESSIONAL ADDRESS
Heartland Surgical Care, 7201 W 110^th Street Ste. 120, Overland Park KS 66210

Hospital Privileges
Menorah Medical Center, Overland Park, KS, 66223                                        

MEDICAL LICENSURE
Kansas

PRESENTATIONS
“Trauma Emergencies,” Jefferson County EMS Association, March 5, 1994.
“Management of Trauma via Team Approach,” A.C.O.S
Annual Convention, 1992, Chicago, IL
Managing Bariatric Surgical Complication for the General Surgeon, 2015
ACOS Surgery In-Depth Review Seminar.
New Trends in Bariatric Surgery. 2016 Annual Clinical Assembly of Osteopathic Surgeons

CIVIC ACTIVITIES
1994-1996                           Board of Directors, Henry County United Way (volunteer).
1994-1996                           Board of Directors, REC Center, Mount Pleasant, IA (volunteer).                                                  Facility dedicated to health and well being of residents of Henry County, IA, Chairman of Scholarship Committee.
1998-2000                           Board of Directors, Mount Pleasant Christian School (volunteer).
1996-2000                           Chairman, Ad Hoc Committee of Human Rights (volunteer). The committee was chaired by the mayor and city council to study, evaluate and develop solutions to deal with racial intolerance. This also includes the academically disadvantaged.
1996-1997                           Coach, Girls Softball Association (volunteer).
1996, 1997, 1999                Coach, Boys Baseball Little League (volunteer).
1995-2000                           Volunteer counselor, such as assisting those with chemical dependency and suicidal ideations.  This included acting as a court liaison, securing translators for non-English speaking patients, and immobilizing churches to help meet material needs of people in the community.

MEDICAL MISSIONS
August 1996                        Surgical/Medical Mission trip to Tajikistan, Central Asia. ORA International.
October 1991                      Surgical/Medical Mission trip to Ecuador. Christian Medical and Dental Society.
1983                                       Humanitarian/Medical Mission trip to Mexico. William Jewell College Campus Ministries[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]