Overview
Maria Lopes is an Endocrinologist in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Lopes is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Abdominal Obesity Metabolic Syndrome, and Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH).
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 85 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Lopes has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Dr. Joseph Mathews is the Director of Endocrinology for Palmetto Primary and Specialty Care Physicians, the largest independent practice in South Carolina and has extensive training in Endocrine diseases. He started his education at The College of Charleston, where he graduated cum laude with a B.S. in Biology. Afterwards, he earned his Doctor of Medicine from The Medical University of South Carolina, where he stayed on to complete his residency training in Internal Medicine and then his fellowship in Endocrinology, and served as the Chief Fellow. The American Board of Internal Medicine has awarded him board certification in both Internal Medicine in addition to Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism. He has advanced training in diabetes treatments, including insulin pumps, as well as neck ultrasound, thyroid biopsies, and clinical densitometry. He is the only physician in the low country to earn ECNU certification status, a professional certification in the field of neck ultrasonography for physicians who perform consultations and diagnostic evaluations for thyroid and parathyroid disorders through both diagnostic ultrasound and ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration. Dr. Mathews has also earned distinction as a Fellow of the American College of Endocrinology and the College of Physicians because of his recognized accomplishments and achievements over and above the practice of medicine. Dr. Mathews is highly rated in 85 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hereditary Paraganglioma-Pheochromocytoma Syndrome, Pheochromocytoma, Hashimoto Thyroiditis, and Obesity in Children.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)Dr. Lopes isDistinguished. Learn about Type 1 Diabetes (T1D).
- Advanced
- Abdominal Obesity Metabolic Syndrome
- Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
- Type 2 Diabetes (T2D)Dr. Lopes isAdvanced. Learn about Type 2 Diabetes (T2D).
- Experienced
- Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency (ASMD)
- Diabetic NephropathyDr. Lopes isExperienced. Learn about Diabetic Nephropathy.
- Diabetic NeuropathyDr. Lopes isExperienced. Learn about Diabetic Neuropathy.
- Familial HypertriglyceridemiaDr. Lopes isExperienced. Learn about Familial Hypertriglyceridemia.
- Niemann-Pick DiseaseDr. Lopes isExperienced. Learn about Niemann-Pick Disease.
- Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseDr. Lopes isExperienced. Learn about Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.