Dr. Oscar L. Lopez

Oscar Lopez, MD, FAAN, is a neurologist and serves as chief of the Division of Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology and director of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center. He is also a professor of Neurology, Psychiatry, and Clinical and Translational Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from the University of La Plata and completed his residency at Rivadavia Hospital, followed by his fellowship at UPMC.Dr. Lopez’s clinical interests include cognitive disorders of multiple etiologies, and his research interests include clinical symptoms and progression of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, biomarkers, and risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease in cognitively normal persons. He has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the Royal Society of Medicine, the American Neurological Association, the American Society of Behavioral Neurology, and the International Psychogeriatric Association.View the full list of Dr. Lopez’s publications on PubMed. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Lopez%2C+OL.

Dr. Lopez is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, Memory Loss, Vascular Dementia, and Carotid Artery Surgery.

He is actively involved in clinical research, co-authoring 415 peer reviewed articles and participating in 7 clinical trials. Dr. Lopez is currently accepting new patients.