Mandi J. Lopez

Assistant Professor of Veterinary Surgery
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences (1/16/2004)
Orthopedic Research Scientist
BS, Humboldt State University, 1988
DVM, University of California, Davis, 1993
MS, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1997
PhD, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2001
Dipl. American College of Veterinary Surgeons

Email mlopez@vetmed.lsu.edu
Departmental Phone 225-578.9500

Clinical Service & Clinical Interests
Research interests include design and implementation of surgical implants and devices, biomechanical testing, motion analysis, hip dysplasia, cranial cruciate ligament disease, suspensory ligament desmitis, and ostoearthritis.

Biographic Sketch

Dr. Lopez received her DVM from the University of California-Davis before completing an agricultural practice internship at Kansas State University and a combined Large Animal Surgery and Master’s degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. With National Institutes of Health funding, she then completed a Ph.D. in applied biomechanics at the University of Wisconsin followed by an NIH-supported post-doctoral fellowship in applied biomechanics for the study of osteoarthritis also at the University of Wisconsin. Dr. Lopez jointed the VCS faculty in 2004 to design, equip, and implement a comparative, translational program for the advancement of orthopedic science. The program is made possible by funding by the Governor’s Biotechnology Initiative and the Board of Regents. Work within the program has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the American Kennel Club Health Foundation, the American College of Veterinary Surgeons Foundation, the Equine Health Studies Program, the Veterinary Clinical Sciences Department, the School of Veterinary Medicine and the Collic Health Foundation.