Overview
Dr. Lopez Chacon is a pediatric neurologist at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida. He specializes in neuromuscular medicine, any problems with the nerve, muscle or their connections, treating conditions such as spinal muscular atrophy, myasthenia gravis and muscular dystrophies. He also performs electromyography and nerve conductions studies in children of all ages. He joined the hospital staff in 2024. He was previously division chief of pediatric neuromuscular medicine at Boys Town National Research Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Dr. Lopez Chacon earned his medical degree from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador — School of Medicine. He completed a pediatric residency at John Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County in Illinois. He completed a residency in child neurology at Ann and Robert Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. He then completed a pediatric neuromuscular medicine fellowship at Northwestern Memorial Hospital/Ann and Robert Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. He speaks English and Spanish.
His top areas of expertise are Primary Lateral Sclerosis and Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA).
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
601 5th Street South, Suite 560, Suite 560, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
601 5th Street South, Suite 230, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
Clinical Research
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- Primary Lateral SclerosisDr. Chacon isExperienced. Learn about Primary Lateral Sclerosis.
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)Dr. Chacon isExperienced. Learn about Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA).