
Orlando Lopez-Roman
Gastroenterologist | Gastroenterology
800 Peakwood Drive Suite 2E Houston Texas, 77090About
Orlando Lopez-Roman, MD, works at North Houston Specialty Physicians in Houston, Texas. He specializes in gastrointestinal health, including screening for colon cancer, acid reflux, anemia, GI bleeding, abdominal pain, and liver diseases. Dr. Lopez-Roman provides various endoscopic procedures for his patients in addition to testing for h.pylori bacteria, celiac screening and other necessary labs and imaging in order to help diagnose disease. He has worked in the Veterans Hospital in Puerto Rico as well, and was awarded in 2011 for his excellence in clinical research on H pylori that he conducted while there. He also has completed specialty training in Clinical Nutrition and Small bowel disease at the University of Chicago.
Education and Training
Unviersity of Texas Southwestern Medical School - MD
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine- Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
Provider Details
Awards
- Juan Tomasini Clinical Research Award, Puerto Rican Gastroenterology Association - 2011
Fellowships
- Veterans Affairs Caribbean Healthcare System
Professional Society Memberships
- American College of Gastroenterology, American Gastroenterological Association, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Articles and Publications
A Case Report Published in the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Journal. Oral presentation at DDW on H pylori research
What do you attribute your success to?
Persistance and the desire to treat patients with compassion and the best of care.
Areas of research
H pylori
Hobbies / Sports
- Music, Piano, Drums, all sports
Favorite professional publications
- American Journal of Gastroenterology, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, GIE
Areas of research
H pylori
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