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Jonathan S. Lopresti, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine

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Overview

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.

Awards

  • Department of Medicine, USC: Attending of the Year for Internal Medicine, 1997
  • Keck School of Medicine of USC: Professor of the Year for Fourth Year Students, 1998
  • Keck School of Medicine of USC: Faculty Teaching Award, Year II, 2015
  • Keck School of Medicine of USC: Faculty Teaching Award, Year IV, 2015

Publications

  • Thyrotropin (TSH)-releasing hormone stimulation test responses employing third and fourth generation TSH assays. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1993 Feb; 76(2):494-8.. View in PubMed
  • Amiodarone-induced hyperthyroidism: thyroidectomy under local anesthesia. Am Heart J. 1991 Oct; 122(4 Pt 1):1160-1.. View in PubMed
  • Characteristics of 3,5,3′-triiodothyronine sulfate metabolism in euthyroid man. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1991 Oct; 73(4):703-9.. View in PubMed
  • Influence of fasting and refeeding on 3,3′,5′-triiodothyronine metabolism in man. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1991 Jan; 72(1):130-6.. View in PubMed
  • Does a hidden pool of reverse triiodothyronine (rT3) production contribute to total thyroxine (T4) disposal in high T4 states in man. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1990 May; 70(5):1479-84.. View in PubMed
  • Serum triiodothyronine values. Prognostic indicators of acute mortality due to Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia associated with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Arch Intern Med. 1990 Feb; 150(2):406-9.. View in PubMed
  • Applications of a new chemiluminometric thyrotropin assay to subnormal measurement. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1990 Feb; 70(2):453-60.. View in PubMed
  • Alterations in 3,3’5′-triiodothyronine metabolism in response to propylthiouracil, dexamethasone, and thyroxine administration in man. J Clin Invest. 1989 Nov; 84(5):1650-6.. View in PubMed
  • Unique alterations of thyroid hormone indices in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Ann Intern Med. 1989 Jun 15; 110(12):970-5. LoPresti JS , Fried JC, Spencer CA, Nicoloff JT . View in PubMed
  • Effect of carbohydrate refeeding on free fatty acids after a fast in obese diabetic and obese non-diabetic females. Metabolism. 1989 Mar; 38(3):208-14.. View in PubMed

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