Carolina Ortiz-Lopez, MD

Assistant Professor, Medicine-Hospital Medicine


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Medical School
  • MD, Universidad de Antioquia, Facultad de Medicina (2007)
Internship
  • University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Program (2014)
Residency
  • Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L Foster School of Medicine Program, Chief Resident, Internal Medicine (2018)
Languages
English, Spanish
Department
Medicine-Hospital Medicine

Professional Titles

  • Assistant Professor
  • Clinical Co-Director of POCUS

Publications

  • Maw A, Ortiz-Lopez C, Morris M, Jones CD, Gee E, Tchernodrinski S, Kramer HR, Galen B, Dempsey A, Soni NJ. Hospitalist Perspectives of Available Tests to Monitor Volume Status in Patients With Heart Failure: A Qualitative Study. Cureus. 2020 Jun 26;12(6):e8844. doi: 10.7759/cureus.8844. PMID: 32617243; PMCID: PMC7325405.
  • A Hybrid Medicine Procedure-Long Stay Service Increases Procedure Volume And Improves Continuity. Henry Kramer, Carolina Ortiz-Lopez. SHM: Hospital Medicine 2021.
  • Maw AM, Morris MA, Glasgow RE, Barnard J, Ho PM, Ortiz-Lopez C, Fleshner M, Kramer HR, Grimm E, Ytell K, Gardner T, Huebschmann AG. Using Iterative RE-AIM to enhance hospitalist adoption of lung ultrasound in the management of patients with COVID-19: an implementation pilot study. Implement Sci Commun. 2022 Aug 12;3(1):89. doi: 10.1186/s43058-022-00334-x. PMID: 35962441; PMCID: PMC9372925.
  • Ward T, Ortiz-Lopez C, and Smith T. (2022-05-13). A 59-year-old with a rash and fever. The Human Diagnosis Project, Global Morning Report. Available online at: https://www.humandx.org/o/50cuogmz4igxl0sao5d8s6xey
  • 5-minute cases POCUS - Cholecystitis
  • ACP POCUS 4: Focused Cardiac Imaging

Professional Memberships

  • Society of Hospital Medicine, Member
  • American College of Physicians, Member

Practice Locations

UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital (UCH)
12605 E. 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0000

Hospital Affiliation
  • University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Internal Medicine, Board Certification
Clinical Interests
Point-of-Care Ultrasound, Bedside Procedures, Medical Education