Juan C. Lopez-Mattei, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.A.S.E., F.S.C.C.T., F.S.C.M.R.
Department of Cardiology, Division of Internal Medicine Division
About Dr. Lopez-Mattei
Juan C. Lopez-Mattei, MD is a cardiologist trained in Puerto Rico who completed an additional two year fellowship in Cardiovascular Imaging at Houston Methodist Hospital in Texas Medical Center. He is an Assistant Professor at the Division of Internal Medicine at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and holds a joint appointment in the Division of Diagnostic Imaging. He is full-time clinical faculty in the Department of Cardiology. He is the Co-Director of MD Anderson Cardiac Radiology Services. His research interests include the use of cardiovascular MRI and echocardiography in evaluating the cardiovascular complications of cancer patients.
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Co-Director, Cardiac Radiology Services, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiology, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2005 | Ponce School of Medicine, Ponce, PR, PRI, MD, Medicine |
Postgraduate Training
| 2011-2013 | Clinical Fellowship, Cardiovascular Imaging (Level III Echocardiography, Cardiac Magnetic Resonance & Cardiac CT Fellowship), Houston Methodist Hospital- Weill Cornell, Houston, TX |
| 2008-2011 | Clinical Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, San Juan V.A. Medical Center, San Juan, PR |
| 2005-2008 | Clinical Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, PR |
Board Certifications
| 2017 | Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography Level 3 Training Requirements Verification |
| 2013 | Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology, Council for Certification in Cardiovascular Imaging |
| 2013 | Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Level III Competence Certification |
| 2012 | Adult Comprehensive Echocardiography, American Board of Echocardiography |
| 2012 | Certification Board of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, Council for Certification in Cardiovascular Imaging |
| 2011 | Cardiovascular Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine |
| 2008 | Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine |
Honors & Awards
| 2018 | Super Doctors® Rising Stars 2018, Super Doctors® |
| 2018 | Elected Fellow, Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance |
| 2017 | Super Doctors® Rising Stars 2017, Super Doctors® |
| 2017 | Listed in Marquis Who'sWho in Medicine and Healthcare, Marquis Who'sWho® |
| 2017 | Elected Fellow, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography |
| 2013 | Cardiovascular Imaging Section's Travel Award, American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions |
| 2013 | Elected Fellow, American College of Cardiology |
| 2013 | Elected Fellow, American Society of Echocardiography |
| 2013 | Doximity Fellow, Doximity App |
| 2011 | Award for Excellence for Establishing the Fellows in Training Delegate Position, Puerto Rico American College of Cardiology |
| 2010 | Chief Fellow, Cardiology, San Juan V.A Medical Center |
| 2008 | Internal Medicine In-training Exam Highest Score Award, UPR School of Medicine Internal Medicine Training Program |
| 2005 | Clinical Distinction Award, Ponce School of Medicine |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Varghese B, Ting K, Lopez-Mattei J, Iliescu C, Kim J, Kim P. Aspergillus endocarditis of the mitral valve with ventricular myocardial invasion, cerebral vasculitis, and intracranial mycotic aneurysm formation in a patient with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. Med Mycol Case Rep 21:49-51, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29755935.
- Donisan T, Balanescu DV, Lopez-Mattei JC, Kim P, Leja MJ, Banchs J, Marmagkiolis K, Herrmann J, Gregoric I, Durand JB, Iliescu CA. In Search of a Less Invasive Approach to Cardiac Tumor Diagnosis: Multimodality Imaging Assessment and Biopsy. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 11(8):1191-1195, 2018. PMID: 30092973.
- Palaskas N, Thompson K, Gladish G, Agha AM, Hassan S, Iliescu C, Kim P, Durand JB, Lopez-Mattei JC. Evaluation and Management of Cardiac Tumors. Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med 20(4):29, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29556752.
- Hassan SA, Palaskas N, Kim P, Iliescu C, Lopez-Mattei J, Mouhayar E, Mougdil R, Thompson K, Banchs J, Yusuf SW. Chemotherapeutic Agents and the Risk of Ischemia and Arterial Thrombosis. Curr Atheroscler Rep 20(2):10, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29423705.
- Liu VY, Agha AM, Lopez-Mattei J, Palaskas N, Kim P, Thompson K, Mouhayar E, Marmagkiolis K, Hassan SA, Karimzad K, Iliescu CA. Interventional Cardio-oncology: Adding a New Dimension to the Cardio-oncology Field. Front Cardiovasc Med 5:48, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29868614.
- Agha AM, Parwani P, Guha A, Durand JB, Iliescu CA, Hassan S, Palaskas NL, Gladish G, Kim PY, Lopez-Mattei J. Role of cardiovascular imaging for the diagnosis and prognosis of cardiac amyloidosis. Open Heart 5(2):e000881, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30305910.
- Giza DE, Boccalandro F, Lopez-Mattei J, Iliescu G, Karimzad K, Kim P, Iliescu C. Ischemic Heart Disease: Special Considerations in Cardio-Oncology. Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med 19(5):37, 2017. PMID: 28425056.
- Giza DE, Mougdil R, Lopez-Mattei JC, Kim P, Iliescu C. Association between ibrutinib and mid-cavitary Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: a case report and a review of chemotherapy-induced Takostubo’s cardiomyopathy. European Heart Journal - Case Reports, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Hassan SA, Lopez-Mattei J, Sanchez L, Banchs J. Improved reliability in left ventricular ejection fraction assessment by adopting quantitative methods. Echocardiography 33(12):1936-1937, 2016. PMID: 27917602.
- Faiz SA, Iliescu C, Lopez-Mattei J, Patel B, Bashoura L, Popat U. Resolution of myelofibrosis-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Pulm Circ 6(4):611-613, 2016. PMID: 28090305.
- Munoz E, Iliescu G, Vejpongsa P, Charitakis K, Karimzad K, Lopez-Mattei J, Yusuf SW, Marmagkiolis K, Iliescu C. Takotsubo Stress Cardiomyopathy: "Good News" in Cancer Patients?. J Am Coll Cardiol 68(10):1143-4, 2016. PMID: 27585514.
- Lopez-Mattei JC, Ibrahim H, Shaikh KA, Little SH, Shah DJ, Maragiannis D, Zoghbi WA. Comparative Assessment of Mitral Regurgitation Severity by Transthoracic Echocardiography and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Using an Integrative and Quantitative Approach. Am J Cardiol 117(2):264-70, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26684513.
- Chaikriangkrai K, Lopez-Mattei JC, Lawrie G, Ibrahim H, Quinones MA, Zoghbi W, Little SH, Shah DJ. Prognostic Value of Delayed Enhancement Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Mitral Valve Repair. Ann Thorac Surg 98(5):1557-63, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25240782.
- Chaikriangkrai K, Lopez-Mattei JC, Flores-Arredondo J, Lin H, Reardon M, Chang SM, Shah D. Magnetic resonance imaging of a Scimitar vein and aortic dissection. Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J 10(4):257, 2014. PMID: 25624983.
- Simprini LA, Afroz A, Cooper MA, Klem I, Jensen C, Kim RJ, Srichai MB, Heitner JF, Sood M, Chandy E, Shah DJ, Lopez-Mattei J, Biederman RW, Grizzard JD, Fuisz A, Ghafourian K, Farzaneh-Far A, Weinsaft J. Routine Cine-CMR for Prosthesis Associated Mitral Regurgitation - A Multicenter Comparison to Echocardiography. J Heart Valve Dis 23(5):575-582, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25799706.
- Yusuf SW, Solhpour A, Banchs J, Lopez-Mattei JC, Durand JB, Iliescu C, Hassan SA, Qazilbash MH. Cardiac amyloidosis. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 12(2):265-77, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24386926.
- Lopez-Mattei JC, Shah DJ. When to consider cardiovascular magnetic resonance in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement?. Curr Opin Cardiol 28(5):505-11, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23852024.
- Lopez-Mattei JC, Shah DJ. The Role of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in Valvular Heart Disease. Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J 9(3):142-148, 2013. PMID: 24066197.
- Lopez-Mattei JC, Nabi F, Little SH, Shah D. Museum of TMH Multimodality Imaging Center: Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm. Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J 9(2):114, 2013. PMID: 23805348.
- Figueroa Y, Altieri PI, Banchs H, Hernández J, López JC, Escobales N, Crespo MJ. Syncope in Puerto Rico. Bol Asoc Med P R 99(3):207-10, 2007. PMID: 19610576.
- Reddy N, Moudgil R, Lopez-Mattei JC, Karimzad K, Mouhayar EN, Somaiah N, Conley AP, Patel S, Giza DE, Iliescu C. Progressive and Reversible Conduction Disease with Checkpoint Inhibitors. Can J Cardiol. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28822650.
- Hassan SA, Banchs J, Iliescu C, Dasari A, Lopez-Mattei J, Yusuf SW. Carcinoid heart disease. Heart. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28596302.
- Bhatti S, Hendel RC, Lopez-Mattei J, Schwartz RG, Raff G, Einstein AJ. Frequent MUGA testing in a myeloma patient: A case-based ethics discussion. J Nucl Cardiol. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27272150.
- Lopez-Mattei J, Kim P, Iliescu C. Editorial commentary: Update on cardio-oncology: Novel cancer therapeutics and associated cardiotoxicities. Trends Cardiovasc Med. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29958808.
- Zarifa A, Hadi M, Lopez-Mattei J, Lee HJ, Iliescu C, Hassan S, Palaskas N, Durand JB, Mouhayar E, Kim J, Kim P. Cardiotoxicity of immune-checkpoint inhibitors: A rare but serious adverse event. Journal of Immunotherapy and Precision Oncology. e-Pub 2018.
- Parwani P, Lopez-Mattei J, Choi AD. Building Bridges in Cardiology and Radiology: Why Collaboration is the Future of Cardiovascular Imaging for Fellows in Training and Early Career Professionals. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 11(11):1713. e-Pub 2018.
- Potts J, Iliescu CA, Lopez-Mattei JC, Martinez SC, Holmvang L, Ludman P, Debelder MA, Kwok S, Rashid M, Fischman DL, Mamas MA. PCI in Cancer Patients: A Report of the Prevalence and Outcome in the United States. European Heart Journal.
- Moudgil R, Hassan S, Palaskas N, Lopez-Mattei J, Banchs J, Yusuf SW. Evolution of Echocardiography in subclinical detection of Cancer Therapy related Cardiac Dysfunction. Echocardiography. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29749652.
- Giza DE, Lopez-Mattei J, Vejpongsa P, Munoz E, Iliescu G, Kitkungvan D, Hassan SA, Kim P, Ewer MS, Iliescu C. Stress-Induced Cardiomyopathy in Cancer Patients. Am J Cardiol. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29096885.
- Lopez-Mattei J, Iliescu C, Durand JB, Hassan S, Kim P, Sierra-Galan L, Gladish G. The role of cardiac MRI in cardio-oncology. Future Cardiol. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28639454.
Abstracts
- Laeeq R, Banchs JA, Iliescu C, Durand JB, Lopez-Mattei JC. The use of dobutamine echocardiography for recovery prediction in cancer patients with newly diagnosed left ventricular dysfunction. Presented at 21st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Heart Failure Society of America, 2017.
- Dana Ionescu, Danielle Stone, James Stone, Jean-Bernard Durand, Juan Lopez-Mattei, Gloria Iliescu, Kaveh Karimzad, Cezar Iliescu. Midcavitary Tako-Tsubo syndrome in cancer patients. ASCO 2017, 2017.
- Dana Elena Giza, MD, Juan Lopez Mattei, Peter Kim, Ezequiel Munoz, MD; Joerg Hermann, MD; Gloria Iliescu, MD; Eric Yang, MD; Saamir Hassan, Cezar Iliescu, MD.. Stress-induced Cardiomyopathy Triggered by Chemotherapy: When Should Cancer Therapy be Re-started?. American College of Cardiology Scientific Session, 2017.
Book Chapters
- Lopez-Mattei, J. Evaluation of a Cardiac Mass. In: MD Anderson Practices in Onco-Cardiology. Department of Cardiology, MD Anderson Cancer Center: Houston, TX, 29,30, 2016.
- Juan C. López-Mattei, Miguel Quiñones. Evaluación de prótesis cardíacas. In: ECOCARDIOGRAFÍA E IMAGEN CARDIOVASCULAR EN LA PRÁCTICA CLÍNICA. 1st. Distribuna Editorial: SIAC, 2014.