Jonathan S. LoPresti, MD, PhD

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Areas of Treatment:

Specialties:

  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Title:

  • Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
  • Director, Thyroid Clinic

Department:

Locations:

Sub-specialties:

  • Internal Medicine

Background:

A native of Los Angeles, Dr. LoPresti received both his medical degree and his Ph.D. in physiology from the University of Southern California.  He first joined the Trojan family in 1974 as a biology undergraduate and finished his residency at the LAC+USC Medical Center ten years later.   Dr. LoPresti has contributed to over fifty presentations, recently lecturing on a case of an aggressive Papillary Thyroid Cancer arising in the third trimester of pregnancy. In addition, he has had leadership roles in the American Thyroid Association and has been published in numerous journals, abstracts and book chapters.

Education:

  • University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, B.S. (Biology), 1974
  • University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, Ph.D. (Physiology), 1980 University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, M.D., 1981

Internships:

  • LAC+USC Medical Center (Straight Medicine), Los Angeles, CA, July 1981 - July 1982

Residencies:

  • LAC+USC Medical Center (Medicine), Los Angeles, CA, July 1982 - 1984

Fellowships:

  • LAC+USC Medical Center (Endocrinology), Los Angeles, CA, July 1984 - June 1987

Board Certification:

  • Internal Medicine
  • Endocrinology

Professional Society Memberships:

  • American Federation of Clinical Research
  • American Thyroid Association
  • Endocrine Society

Awards:

  • Dept of Medicine Attending of the Year for Internal Medicine, Gold Team, Master Professor, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1997
  • Professor of the Year for fourth year students, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1998

Languages:

  • English