Keila Lopez, MD

Professional Titles

• Director, Policy and Faculty Development

Recognitions

• Jack Cooper Millisor Chair in Pediatric Heart Disease, Children's Hospital Foundation (2025)
• Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Excellence Award, American Academy of Pediatrics (2024)
• Top Doctor, Pediatric Cardiology, Houstonian Magazine (2024)
  2016-2017, 2020-2024
• 2023 Class of Extraordinary Women Leaders, Children's Heart Foundation (2023)
• National Latino Leader Award, Council for Latino Workplace Equity, National Diversity Council (2023)
• Top Hispanic & Latino Doctor Award, Castle Connolly (2023)
• Top Doctor Award, Castle Connolly (2023)
  Given to 7% of all U.S. board-certified physicians

Publications

• Burns J, Lloyd WR, Lopez KN, Reese JA, Deen JF. Improving American Indian Adolescent and Young Adult Cardiovascular Health: The Importance of the Strong Heart Family Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Oct 7;14(19):e042895. PubMed PMID: 41025491
• Lawson NR, Achuff BJ, Ankola A, Guffey D, Lopez K, Afonso N. Sedation and analgesia doses do not differ across demographic factors in pediatric cardiac surgery patients. Front Pediatr. 2025;13:1577461. PubMed PMID: 40740825
• Lopez KN, Truong D, Anderson BR, Baker-Smith CM, Bradford TT, Dionne A, Dummer K, Forsha DE, Franklin WJ, Handler S, Harahsheh AS, Hasbani K, Liu I, Jone PN, Lang SM, McHugh KE, Oster M, Portman MA, Preminger T, Russell M, Sanil Y, Sexson Tejtel KS, Shakti D, Shea R, Trachtenberg F, Wang S, Wong JPP, Newburger JW. Sociodemographic Disparities in Severity of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children: The National Cross-Sectional MUltisystem Inflammatory Syndrome In Children (MUSIC) Study. J Pediatr. 2025 Oct;285:114670. PubMed PMID: 40447131
• Powell-Wiley TM, Brewer LC, Burke LE, Hernandez R, Landsbaugh Kaar J, Kepper M, Kline CE, Lopez KN, Roberson S, Spees CK, Jerome GJ. Role of Technology in Promoting Heart Healthy Behavior Change to Increase Equity in Optimal Cardiovascular Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2025 May 6;151(18):e972-e985. PubMed PMID: 40190270
• Agopian AJ, Benjamin RH, Oluwafemi OO, Sheriff FR, Lopez KN, Findley TO, Kim Y, Tortolero Emery S. Maternal race and ethnicity and mortality differences among infants with birth defects: A statewide cohort analysis in Texas. Journal of Pediatrics.

Practice Locations

Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
13123 East 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-1234

Denver Health
777 Bannock St
Denver, CO 80204
303-436-6000

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Pediatric Cardiology, Board Certification (2014)
• Pediatrics, Board Certification (2010)