Clinical Development Director & Medical Monitor

Nieves Lopez-Barrera, MD

Medical Doctor with 18+ years of progressive experience in the United States as a medical director, medical monitor, senior clinical coordinator, and research manager in both device and pharmaceutical settings. Focused on NASH, ALD, PBC, HIV, COVID-19, and oncology research, working extensively on therapy initiatives for research for a cure. Outstanding team leader and player. Developed (and implemented) protocols, standards of practice, rules/regulations. Expert in assessing and caring for physical and emotional needs of wide-ranging patient populations. Remain calm and focused in the most urgent of circumstances. Personable with all patients and staff; go out of the way to ensure their comfort. Naturally meticulous, never take shortcuts, continually prepared for all scenarios.

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Professional Experience

Clinical Development Director / Medical Monitor

GSK • San Francisco, USA
04/2023 - Present

Areas of specialty: NASH, ALD

  • Lead Clinical Program Management: Oversee strategic and clinical plans for liver disease studies, ensuring regulatory compliance and study delivery.
  • Collaborate with Cross-Functional Teams: Work with internal and external stakeholders to optimize study designs and timelines, addressing patient needs and business goals.
  • Support Regulatory and Strategic Initiatives: Facilitate regulatory interactions, contribute to strategic projects, and mentor Clinical Sciences staff.
View Clinical Studies (3)
HORIZON Study 17-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase type 13 Minimization for the treatment of NASH (HORIZON): A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase 2b Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of GSK4532990 in Adults with Pre-Cirrhotic Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis.
SKYLINE Study A Phase 2a, Single Dose, Open-label, Dose Exploration Study to Assess the PK-PD Activity, Safety, and Tolerability of GSK4532990 in Adult Participants With NASH or Suspected NASH.
STARLIGHT Study A Study to Investigate the Safety and Efficacy of GSK4532990 Compared With Placebo in Adult Participants Aged 18 to 65 Years With Alcohol-related Liver Disease (STARLIGHT).

Associate Medical Director

Gannex Pharma L.C. • Remote, USA
09/2021 - 12/2022

Areas of specialty: NASH, PBC, HIV, COVID-19, Oncology

  • Cross-functional team membership and people management.
  • Clinical Development Planning.
  • Regulatory submissions.
  • CRO Management: Function as the medical monitor of clinical studies and work closely with the CRO to achieve study timelines and goals.
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ASC41-201 Phase 2a/2b, double-blind, randomized, multicenter, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of ASC41, a THRβ agonist, in adults with NASH.
ASC61-101 Open-label, multicenter, single-arm Phase 1 clinical trial to investigate safety, tolerability, PK and PD of ASC61 in subjects with advanced solid tumors.
ASC42-103 Phase 1, open-label, drug-drug interaction study to evaluate the effect of ASC42 on the PK of atorvastatin tablets in healthy volunteers.
ASC43F-101 Phase 1, open-label, single-dose study to evaluate safety, tolerability and PK of ASC43F, a fixed-dose combination of ASC41 (THRβ agonist) and ASC42 (FXR agonist) in healthy subjects.
ASC10-102 Phase 1b, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate safety, tolerability, efficacy and PK of ASC10 tablets in mild or moderate COVID-19 patients.

Research Manager

Quest Clinical Research • San Francisco, CA, USA
01/2018 - 08/2021
  • Managed and created site SOPs, CAPAs, note to files, sponsor discrepancies, and IRB submissions.
  • Managed and created site source documents, sponsor-specific source documents, and trainings.
  • Collaborated with patient subjects on phase I, II, & III efficacy of controlled drugs.
  • Supervised clinical trials; orchestrated patient care and administrative duties.
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NASH / Liver Disease
Viking Therapeutics VK2809 Phase 2b study to assess efficacy, safety, and tolerability of VK2809 in subjects with biopsy-proven NASH with fibrosis.
Intercept 747-303 Phase 3, long-term, placebo-controlled study evaluating safety and efficacy of obeticholic acid in subjects with NASH.
Tobira/Allergan 3152-201-002 Open-label rollover study of cenicriviroc for the treatment of liver fibrosis in adults with NASH.
Tobira/Allergan 3152-301-002 (AURORA) Phase 3 study to evaluate efficacy and safety of cenicriviroc for liver fibrosis in adults with NASH.
Genfit GFT505-315-1 Phase 3 study to evaluate efficacy and safety of elafibranor in patients with NASH and fibrosis.
Novartis CLJN452A2202 3-part adaptive design study to assess safety, tolerability and efficacy of tropifexor (LJN452) in NASH patients.
Boehringer Ingelheim 1386-0004 Phase 2 study to investigate safety, tolerability, PD, and PK of BI 1467335 during 12-week treatment in NASH patients. (Completed)
Gilead GS-US-384-1943 Phase 3 study evaluating safety and efficacy of selonsertib in subjects with NASH and bridging (F3) fibrosis. (Completed)
Gilead GS-US-384-1944 Phase 3 study evaluating safety and efficacy of selonsertib in subjects with compensated cirrhosis due to NASH. (Completed)
Pfizer C1171002 Phase 2A study to evaluate safety, tolerability, and PD of PF-05221304 for 16 weeks in subjects with NAFLD. (Completed)
Intercept 747-117 Phase 1 study to evaluate safety, PK, and PD of obeticholic acid in subjects with NASH with fibrosis. (Completed)
HIV
CytoDyn PRO 140_CD03 Multi-center study to assess PRO 140 SC as long-acting single-agent maintenance therapy for 48 weeks in virologically suppressed subjects with CCR5-tropic HIV-1 infection.
Taimed TMB-365-101 Phase 1, single dose escalation study of safety, tolerability, PK, and antiretroviral activity of IV TMB-365 in HIV-1 infected participants.
AbbVie M19-939 Phase 1b study to evaluate safety, PK, and PD of multiple doses of ABBV-181 in HIV-1 infected adults.
Janssen NOPRODHPB0008 Collection of immune cells by leukapheresis to assess immune cell phenotype and function in patients with chronic HIV infection. (Completed)
Oncology
CytoDyn PRO 140_CD07_TNBC Phase Ib/II study of leronlimab (PRO 140) combined with carboplatin in patients with CCR5+ metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (mTNBC).
CytoDyn PRO 140_CD07_TNBC (Compassionate Use) Compassionate use study of leronlimab in combination with treatment of physician's choice in patients with CCR5+ mTNBC.
CytoDyn PRO 140_CD09-Basket Leronlimab (PRO 140) in patients with CCR5+ locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors.
Other
Paratek PTK-0796-UUTI-17201 Phase 2 study to evaluate safety and efficacy of oral omadacycline vs. nitrofurantoin in female adults with cystitis. (Completed)
LaJolla LJ401-HH01 Phase 2 study with LJPC-401 for the treatment of iron overload in adult patients with hereditary hemochromatosis. (Completed)

Senior Clinical Research Coordinator / Outreach Coordinator

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) – Movement Disorders and Neuromodulation Center • San Francisco, CA, USA
12/2016 - 10/2017

Areas of specialty: Parkinson, other movement disorders

  • Educated patients regarding proper procedures and information needed pre-trial.
  • Monitored patients for safety concerns and side effects. Prepared patients for procedures.
  • Assessed patient health and safety on experimental medications. Reported SAEs and collected medical records.
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PCORI – Outpatient Palliative Care in Parkinson's Disease Study to improve outcomes for persons living with PD and their family caregivers. Investigated whether outpatient interdisciplinary palliative care improves patient-centered outcomes for PD patients at high risk for poor outcomes.
NIH R01 – More Than a Movement Disorder Two-center (U. Colorado, UCSF) community-based comparative effectiveness study of outpatient palliative care for PD and related disorders (PSP, CBD, MSA, Lewy Body Dementia). Randomized stepped-wedge design comparing usual care vs. usual care augmented by palliative training and telemedicine support.

Research Assistant Professor

University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) • IL, USA
10/2010 - 01/2016

Implemented the clinical trial SPRINT (Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial). Responsible for all research-related activities including physical assessment, phlebotomy, blood pressure management, administration of questionnaires, and collection and transmission of clinical data and specimens.

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Recruitment of participants, management of internal and external regulatory issues, and establishing record-keeping systems in accordance with federal guidelines. Performed cognitive testing including MoCA, Digit Symbol Coding, Logical Memory, Hopkins Verbal Learning, Trail Making, Boston Naming, Rey-O, and Digit.

Positions held: Research Assistant Professor (08/2012 – 01/2016), Visiting Research Specialist (10/2010 – 08/2012).

Research Study Coordinator

Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center – Armour Academic Center • Chicago, IL, USA
05/2008 - 01/2010

Planned activities of a portfolio of patient-oriented research studies and coordinated the workflow for a team of physicians, nurses, psychometricians, research assistants, and phlebotomists, as needed for clinical and biological data collection. Managed collection, completion, and organization of research data ensuring integrity and completeness of data.

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Thorough knowledge of study protocols. Served as a resource to study staff, including clinicians and research assistants. Disseminated study information to professionals within the university and community.

Administered neuropsychological and physical function testing (ADAS-cog, MMSE, CDR, Cantab, NPI, DAB). Assisted in the implementation of the Memory and Aging Project Study with Spanish and English speaking participants.

Community outreach: recruited study participants at numerous sites throughout the United States, performed memory screenings at health fairs, and presented educational seminars for caregivers of Alzheimer's disease patients, nurses, and community members.

Areas of specialty: Alzheimer's disease, other types of dementia.

Positions held: Research Study Coordinator (08/2009 – 01/2010), Assistant Research Coordinator (05/2008 – 07/2009), Research Coordinator (05/2008 – 07/2009).

Heart Failure Unit – Pharmacology Therapies

Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clínico San Carlos. Madrid (Spain) • 2000 – 2005

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  • Enrolled patients in lifestyle modification programs (sodium restriction, weight monitoring, adherence to rest, self-monitoring). Conducted 12-lead ECGs, vital signs and clinical laboratory monitoring.
  • Focused on controlling cardiovascular risk factors: hypertension, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, atherosclerotic disease and early detection of cardiac structural anomalies — significantly reducing emergency visits and inpatient hospitalizations.
  • Oversaw a clinic to reduce arrhythmia-related admissions. Prescribed and monitored arrhythmia drugs, treated anemia, avoided NSAIDs. Effective treatment of hypertension decreased left ventricular hypertrophy and cardiovascular mortality.
  • Longitudinal study of beta blockers in a geriatric inpatient population with heart failure.

Collaboration in Project e-CARDS and e-NEA CARDS

Editorial Científica Digital. Entorno Digital de Comunicación S.L. • 2004

Internal Medicine Specialist

Hospital Mediterráneo. Almería (Spain) • 06/2019 - 09/2019

Internal Medicine Specialist

Belen Polyclinic. Cusco (Peru) • 08/2018

Emergency Department Physician

Hospital Severo Ochoa. Leganés, Madrid (Spain) • 01/2006 - 07/2006

Emergency Department Physician

Fundación-Hospital Alcorcón. Madrid (Spain) • 08/2005 - 12/2005

Internal Medicine Residency

Hospital Clínico San Carlos. Madrid (Spain) • 2000 – 2005

Formative rotations: Cardiology, Intensive Care, Neurology, Rheumatology, Radiodiagnostic, Palliative Care, Nephrology, Anesthesia & Resuscitation. International Observership at Infectious Diseases and AIDS Department, Jackson Memorial Medical Center, Miami (FL, USA), 10 weeks in 2005.

Education

MD, Medicine and Surgery

Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Granada • Granada, Spain
1999

Internal Medicine Residency

Hospital Clínico "San Carlos" – Universidad Complutense de Madrid • Spain
2000 – 2005

Department of Internal Medicine IV. Formative rotations: Cardiology, Intensive Care, Neurology, Rheumatology, Radiodiagnostic, Palliative Care, Nephrology, Anesthesia & Resuscitation. International Observership at Infectious Diseases and AIDS Department, Jackson Memorial Medical Center, Miami (FL, USA).

Clinical Research Coordinator Certification

Association of Clinical Research Professionals (USA)
2009

Expertise & Skills

Signature Strengths

Deep Medical Knowledge • Medical Monitoring • Clinical Research & Analysis • Patient Evaluations • Patient Relationship Management • Staff Management • Pharmacovigilance • Creating Testing Protocols • Partnering with Staff, Vendors & Physicians • Research & Medical Documentation • Drafting & Presenting Reports • Multitasking • Project Management • Study Set-up • Government Compliance: HIPAA, OSHA, EMA, FDA, IRB (Institutional Review Board), IBC (Institutional Biosafety Committee) • Document Specialist • Strong Psychosocial Skills • Well Organized

Certifications

  • Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program)
  • ICH Good Clinical Practice
  • Data Privacy Training & Research Aspects of HIPAA
  • NIH: Protecting Human Research Participants
  • IV / Blood Draw & CPR / Basic Life Support
  • ECG, Holter Certification & Fibroscan operator training
  • Transporting Dangerous Goods (IATA/ICAO, Category A/B)
  • Annual Bloodborne Pathogens
  • Hazard Communication Awareness Training

Publications & Research Output

A proven track record of contributing to medical science and education.

44
Peer-reviewed Journals
34
Abstracts & Comms
10
Books & Chapters
2
Online Courses
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Maurizio Bonacini, Farah Kassamali, Swathi Kari, Nieves Lopez Barrera, Mohamed Kohla.

Racial differences in prevalence and severity of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

World J Hepatol. 2021 Jul 27;13(7):763-773. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v13.i7.763.

Zhang WR, Craven TE, Malhotra R, Cheung AK, Chonchol M, Drawz P, Sarnak MJ, Parikh CR, Shlipak MG, Ix JH; SPRINT Research Group (Collaborator: Lopez Barrera N).

Kidney Damage Biomarkers and Incident Chronic Kidney Disease During Blood Pressure Reduction: A Case-Control Study.

Ann Intern Med. 2018 Nov 6;169(9):610-618.

Berlowitz DR, Foy CG, Kazis LE, Bolin LP, Conroy MB, Fitzpatrick P, Gure TR, Kimmel PL, Kirchner K, Morisky DE, Newman J, Olney C, Oparil S, Pajewski NM, Powell J, Ramsey T, Simmons DL, Snyder J, Supiano MA, Weiner DE, Whittle J; SPRINT Research Group (Collaborator: Lopez Barrera N).

Effect of Intensive Blood-Pressure Treatment on Patient-Reported Outcomes.

N Engl J Med. 2017 Aug 24;377(8):733-744.

Rodriguez CJ, Still CH, Garcia KR, Wagenknecht L, White S, Bates JT, Del Cid MV, Lioudis M, Lopez Barrera N, Moreyra A, Punzi H, Ringer RJ, Cushman WC, Contreras G, Servilla K, Rocco M; SPRINT Research Group.

Baseline blood pressure control in Hispanics: characteristics of Hispanics in the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial.

J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2017 Feb;19(2):116-125.

Kurella Tamura M, Pajewski NM, Bryan RN, Weiner DE, Diamond M, Van Buren P, Taylor A, Beddhu S, Rosendorff C, Jahanian H, Zaharchuk G; SPRINT Study Research Group (Collaborator: Lopez Barrera N).

Chronic kidney disease, cerebral blood flow, and white matter volume in hypertensive adults.

Neurology. 2016 Feb 26.

Pajewski NM, Williamson JD, Applegate WB, Berlowitz DR, Bolin LP, Chertow GM, Krousel-Wood MA, Lopez-Barrera N, Powell JR, Roumie CL, Still C, Sink KM, Tang R, Wright CB, Supiano MA; SPRINT Study Research Group.

Characterizing Frailty Status in the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial.

J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2016 Jan 11.

SPRINT Research Group (Collaborator: Lopez-Barrera N), Wright JT Jr, Williamson JD, Whelton PK, Snyder JK, Sink KM, Rocco MV, Reboussin DM, Rahman M, Oparil S, Lewis CE, Kimmel PL, Johnson KC, Goff DC Jr, Fine LJ, Cutler JA, Cushman WC, Cheung AK, Ambrosius WT.

A Randomized Trial of Intensive versus Standard Blood-Pressure Control.

N Engl J Med. 2015 Nov 26;373(22):2103-16.

Ambrosius WT, Sink KM, Foy CG, Berlowitz DR, Cheung AK, Cushman WC, Fine LJ, Goff DC Jr, Johnson KC, Killeen AA, Lewis CE, Oparil S, Reboussin DM, Rocco MV, Snyder JK, Williamson JD, Wright JT Jr, Whelton PK; (Collaborator: Lopez Barrera N).

The design and rationale of a multicenter clinical trial comparing two strategies for control of systolic blood pressure: the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT).

Clin Trials. 2014 Oct;11(5):532-46.

López-Barrera N, Latorre González G, Medrano Izquierdo P, Escribano Gascón A y García García M.

Acute Infectious Meningitis.

Tiempos Médicos. Rev de Educación Médica Continuada. 2005 Sep, N621, Pág.7.

Martinez-Colubi M, Medrano Izquierdo P, Perez-Somarriba Moreno J, López-Barrera N y Ruiz Luna R.

Urinary Tract Infection in women.

Tiempos Médicos. Rev de Educación Médica Continuada. 2005 Sep, N621, Pág.35.

Merino P, Membrado S, Herreros B, López D, López N, Ruiz I.

Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy cases during nine years in Hospital Clínico San Carlos.

Revista Clínica Española. Vol 204, Suppl 1, Sep 2004, pág.39.

Merino P, Membrado S, Herreros B, López D, López N, Ruiz I.

Visceral Leishmaniasis: Clinical Data, epidemiology and diagnosis.

Revista Clínica Española. Vol 204, Suppl 1, Sep 2004, pág.141.

Garzarán A, López N, Herreros B, Palacios G, Muñoz I, Medrano P.

Pharmacologic Therapies in a Heart Failure Unit.

Revista Clínica Española. Vol 204, Suppl 1, Sep 2004, pág.183.

Herreros B, López N, Garzarán A, Palacios G, Muñoz I, López D.

Clinical evolution of a Heart failure unit's patients.

Revista Clínica Española. Vol 204, Suppl 1, Sep 2004, pág.183.

Herreros B, López N, Garzarán A, Palacios G, Muñoz I, López D.

Description of a Heart failure unit's working in an internal medicine department.

Revista Clínica Española. Vol 204, Suppl 1, Sep 2004, pág.183.

Herreros B, Muñoz I, López N, Palacios G, Merino P, López D, Jimeno A.

Left recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis in a patient with apical pleuritis.

Revista Clínica Española. Vol 204, Suppl 1, Sep 2004, pág.216.

Herreros B, López N, Jimeno A, Medrano P, López D, Muñoz I, Pérez J.

Causes of changed diagnosis in the internal medicine ward.

Revista Clínica Española. Vol 204, Suppl 1, Sep 2004, pág.351.

Herreros B, López N, Medrano P, Jimeno A, López D, Muñoz I, Pérez J.

Concordance between diagnosis made in the emergency room and the ones made in the internal medicine ward.

Revista Clínica Española. Vol 204, Suppl 1, Sep 2004, pág.352.

Herreros B, Merino P, López D, Muñoz I, Palacios G, López N.

Descending aortitis: an uncommon form of presentation of giant cell arteritis.

Revista Clínica Española. Vol 204, Suppl 1, Sep 2004, pág.395.

Herreros B, Palacios G, López N, Garzarán A, Medrano P, Monzón S.

How to start investigating anaemia without an obvious cause?.

European Journal of Internal Medicine. Vol 14, Suppl 1, 2003, pg.64.

Palacios G, Herreros B, Monzón S, López N, Garzarán A, Ruiz I.

Risk factors for peripheral embolism in atrial fibrillation.

European Journal of Internal Medicine. Vol 14, Suppl 1, 2003, pg.99.

Herreros B, De Blas B, López N, Palacios G, Garzarán A, Ruiz I.

Infectious colitis by non-common microorganisms.

Anales de Medicina Interna. Nº Extr, Oct 2003, pg.51-52.

López N, Herreros B, Palacios G, Garzarán A, Jimeno A, López D.

Prolonged fever and cervical spine pain.

Anales de Medicina Interna. Nº Extr, Oct 2003, pg.51.

Herreros B, Palacios G, López N, López D, Pérez J, Medrano P.

Evolutionary factors in aspiration pneumonias.

Anales de Medicina Interna. Nº Extr, Oct 2003, pg.52.

Herreros B, López N, Palacios G, López D, Pérez J, Medrano P.

Differences by sex in aspiration pneumonia.

Anales de Medicina Interna. Nº Extr, Oct 2003, pg.52.

Palacios G, Herreros B, Garzarán A, López N, Ruiz I, Medrano P.

Odinofagia and epigastralgia in a 28 year-old man with HIV.

Anales de Medicina Interna. Nº Extr, Oct 2003, pg.57.

Domínguez L, Herreros B, López N, Palacios G, Jimeno A, Santillana T.

Leucocytoclastic vasculitis in a solid tumor.

Anales de Medicina Interna. Nº Extr, Oct 2003, pg.67-68.

Herreros Ruiz-Valdepeñas B, Palacios García-Cervigón G, Garzarán Teijeiro A, López-Barrera N, Ruiz Ribera I y Tarquis Alfonso P.

Hypertension as a cardiovascular risk factor.

Tiempos Médicos. Rev de Educación Médica Continuada. 2003 Enero, N596, Pág.7.

Garzarán Teijeiro A, López-Barrera N, Ruiz Ribera I, Casado García J, Medrano Izquierdo P y Vergas García J.

Diabetes and cardiovascular effects.

Tiempos Médicos. Rev de Educación Médica Continuada. 2003 Enero, N596, Pág.29.

Garzarán A, López N, Herreros G, Medrano P, Palacios G, Varela MP.

What are the clinical differences between men and women in SAOS diagnosis?.

Revista Clínica Española. Vol 202, Suppl 1, Nov 2002, pg.25.

Varela MP, López N, Garzarán A, Gómez A, Herreros B, Santillana T.

Types of clinical presentation in tuberculosis infection in an internal medicine department.

Revista Clínica Española. Vol 202, Suppl 1, Nov 2002, pg.141.

Herreros B, Palacios G, Garzarán A, López N, Medrano P, Ruiz I, Varela MP.

Peripheral embolism y atrial fibrillation: predisposed factors and treatment importance.

Revista Clínica Española. Vol 202, Suppl 1, Nov 2002, pg.218.

González-Castillo J, Herreros B, Cubo P, Palacios G, Muñoz S, López N.

Etiologic study of syncopes.

Revista Clínica Española. Vol 202, Suppl 1, Nov 2002, pg.231.

Herreros B, Palacios G, Garzarán A, López N, Medrano P, Ruiz I.

Etiology of anaemia without an obvious cause in an internal medicine hospital.

Revista Clínica Española. Vol 202, Suppl 1, Nov 2002, pg.261.

Gargantilla P, López N, Herreros B, Garzarán A, Palacios G, Gómez A.

Do we use appropriate doses of ACE Inhibitors?.

Revista Clínica Española. Vol 202, Suppl 1, Nov 2002, pg.263.

Mubark A, Herreros B, Palacios G, Garzarán A, López N, Díaz A.

Thyroid dysfunction and amiodarone.

Revista Clínica Española. Vol 202, Suppl 1, Nov 2002, pg.318.

Herreros B, Santillana T, Gargantilla G, Varela MP, Palacios G, López N.

EEN Study of lung and cardiac pathology.

Archivos de Bronconeumología. Vol 38, Suppl 2, Jun 2002, pg.108.

Cabello Clotet N, López Barrera N, Ortuño Andériz F y Santillana López T.

Disabling back pain in a 53 year-old woman.

Revista Clínica Española. 2002 Mayo, Vol 202, N5, pag.291.

Fernández Alonso E, Gómez García A, López Barrera N, Palacios García-Cervigón G, Varela Jul P, Vergas García J y Villarroel González-Elipe P.

Urinary Tract Infections.

Tiempos Médicos. Rev de Educación Médica Continuada. 2001 Noviembre, N584, pág.7.

Gargantilla Madera P, Herreros Ruiz-Valdepeñas B, Garzarán Teijeiro A, López-Barrera N, Fernández Alonso E, Vergas García J y Pardo Redondo A.

Acute Infectious Gastroenteritis.

Tiempos Médicos. Rev de Educación Médica Continuada. 2001 Noviembre, N584, pág.35.

López N, Garzarán A, Gargantilla P, Herreros B, Palacios G, Gómez A.

Syncope and electrocardiographic alterations in young patients.

Anales de Medicina Interna. Nº Extr, Nov 2001, pg.40.

Sopelana D, Herreros B, Mubarak A, Gómez A, Gargantilla P, González-Castillo J, López N, Garzarán A.

Young patient with tetraparesis in an emergency service.

Anales de Medicina Interna. Nº Extr, Nov 2001, pg.71-72.

Varela MP, Gómez A, Gargantilla P, Herreros B, Casado J, López N, Lázaro C.

Clinical presentation of abdominal tuberculosis infection in an internal medicine department.

Anales de Medicina Interna. Nº Extr, Nov 2001, pg.64.

Herreros B, Palacios G, Gargantilla P, Varela MP, López N, Garzarán A.

Presentation of lung cancer in young patients.

Anales de Medicina Interna. Nº Extr, Nov 2001, pg.30.

Itziar Irurzun-Arana, Hardik Chandasana, Nieves Lopez-Barrera, Nikhil Vergis, Diogo Ferrinho, Sumanta Mukherjee, Mindy Magee, Stuart Kendrick, Brandon Swift.

GSK4532990 pharmacokinetic–pharmacodynamic (PK–PD) modelling supports quarterly and monthly siRNA dosing for MASH in the HORIZON phase 2b study.

Liver Meeting, EASL Congress, 2025, Amsterdam (Netherlands).

Llanero M, Martinez M-Colubi M, Perez-Somarriba J, Medrano Izquierdo P, Ruiz Luna R, López N.

Digital arteriography as an important diagnostic test in Sneddon syndrome.

5th EFIM, Paris (France), Aug–Sep 2005.

Martínez M, Pérez-Somarriba J, Ruiz R, Medrano P, Latorre G, López N, García M, Escribano A, Manzano MC, Cinza R.

Postcardiotomy syndrome: A case that illustrates the process to arrive to a correct diagnosis.

5th EFIM, Paris (France), Aug–Sep 2005.

López N, Perez-Somarriba J, Martínez M, Ruiz R, Medrano P, Latorre G, López D, Jimeno A, Ruiz I, Palacios G.

Malaria infection in a 40-year-old woman as an example of growing tropical diseases in our country (Spain).

5th EFIM, Paris (France), Aug–Sep 2005.

Merino P, Membrado S, Herreros B, López D, López N, Ruiz I.

Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy cases during nine years in Hospital Clínico San Carlos of Madrid.

27th World Congress of Internal Medicine, Granada (Spain), Sep–Oct 2004.

Merino P, Membrado S, Herreros B, López D, López N, Ruiz I.

Visceral Leishmaniasis: Clinical Data, epidemiology and diagnosis.

27th World Congress of Internal Medicine, Granada (Spain), Sep–Oct 2004.

Garzarán A, López N, Herreros B, Palacios G, Muñoz I, Medrano P.

Pharmacological Therapies in a heart failure unit.

27th World Congress of Internal Medicine, Granada (Spain), Sep–Oct 2004.

Herreros B, López N, Garzarán A, Palacios G, Muñoz I, López D.

Clinical evolution of patients in a heart failure unit.

27th World Congress of Internal Medicine, Granada (Spain), Sep–Oct 2004.

Herreros B, López N, Garzarán A, Palacios G, Muñoz I, López D.

Description of a Heart failure unit's working in an internal medicine department.

27th World Congress of Internal Medicine, Granada (Spain), Sep–Oct 2004.

Herreros B, Muñoz I, López N, Palacios G, Merino P, López D, Jimeno A.

Left recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis in a patient with apical pleuritis.

27th World Congress of Internal Medicine, Granada (Spain), Sep–Oct 2004.

Herreros B, López N, Jimeno A, Medrano P, López D, Muñoz I, Pérez J.

Causes of changed diagnosis in the internal medicine ward.

27th World Congress of Internal Medicine, Granada (Spain), Sep–Oct 2004.

Herreros B, López N, Medrano P, Jimeno A, López D, Muñoz I, Pérez J.

Concordance between diagnosis made in the emergency room and the ones made in the internal medicine ward.

27th World Congress of Internal Medicine, Granada (Spain), Sep–Oct 2004.

Herreros B, Merino P, López D, Muñoz I, Palacios G, López N.

Descending aortitis: an uncommon form of presentation of giant cell arteritis.

27th World Congress of Internal Medicine, Granada (Spain), Sep–Oct 2004.

Herreros B, Palacios G, López N, Garzarán A, Medrano P, Monzón S.

How to start investigating anaemia without an obvious cause?.

4th Congress EFIM, Berlin (Germany), Sep 2003.

Palacios G, Herreros B, Monzón S, López N, Garzarán A, Ruiz I.

Risk factors for peripheral embolism in atrial fibrillation.

4th Congress EFIM, Berlin (Germany), Sep 2003.

Herreros B, De Blas B, López N, Palacios G, Garzarán A, Ruiz I.

Infectious colitis by non-common microorganisms.

IX Congreso Soc. Med. Interna Madrid-Castilla La Mancha, Cuenca, Oct 2003.

López N, Herreros B, Palacios G, Garzarán A, Jimeno A, López D.

Prolonged fever and cervical spine pain.

IX Congreso Soc. Med. Interna Madrid-Castilla La Mancha, Cuenca, Oct 2003.

Herreros B, Palacios G, López N, López D, Pérez J, Medrano P.

Evolutionary factors in aspiration pneumonias.

IX Congreso Soc. Med. Interna Madrid-Castilla La Mancha, Cuenca, Oct 2003.

Herreros B, López N, Palacios G, López D, Pérez J, Medrano P.

Differences by sex in aspiration pneumonia.

IX Congreso Soc. Med. Interna Madrid-Castilla La Mancha, Cuenca, Oct 2003.

Palacios G, Herreros B, Garzarán A, López N, Ruiz I, Medrano P.

Odinofagia and epigastralgia in a 28 year-old man with HIV.

IX Congreso Soc. Med. Interna Madrid-Castilla La Mancha, Cuenca, Oct 2003.

Domínguez L, Herreros B, López N, Palacios G, Jimeno A, Santillana T.

Leucocytoclastic vasculitis in a solid tumor.

IX Congreso Soc. Med. Interna Madrid-Castilla La Mancha, Cuenca, Oct 2003.

López Barrera N, Herreros Ruiz Valdepeñas B, Gómez García AM, Garzarán Teijeiro A, Palacios García Cervigón GJ.

Patient with cervical spine pain and fever.

IX Reunión Soc. Madrid-Castilla La Mancha Med. Interna, U. de Alcalá, Madrid, Jan 2003.

Garzarán A, López N, Herreros G, Medrano P, Palacios G, Varela MP.

What are the clinical differences between men and women in SAOS diagnosis?.

XXV Congreso Nacional de la SEMI, Madrid, Nov 2002.

Varela MP, López N, Garzarán A, Gómez A, Herreros B, Santillana T.

Types of clinical presentation in tuberculosis infection in an internal medicine department.

XXV Congreso Nacional de la SEMI, Madrid, Nov 2002.

Herreros B, Palacios G, Garzarán A, López N, Medrano P, Ruiz I, Varela MP.

Peripheral embolism y atrial fibrillation: predisposed factors and treatment importance.

XXV Congreso Nacional de la SEMI, Madrid, Nov 2002.

González-Castillo J, Herreros B, Cubo P, Palacios G, Muñoz S, López N.

Etiologic study of syncopes.

XXV Congreso Nacional de la SEMI, Madrid, Nov 2002.

Herreros B, Palacios G, Garzarán A, López N, Medrano P, Ruiz I.

Etiology of anaemia without an obvious cause in an internal medicine hospital.

XXV Congreso Nacional de la SEMI, Madrid, Nov 2002.

Gargantilla P, López N, Herreros B, Garzarán A, Palacios G, Gómez A.

Do we use appropriate doses of medicine?.

XXV Congreso Nacional de la SEMI, Madrid, Nov 2002.

Mubark A, Herreros B, Palacios G, Garzarán A, López N, Díaz A.

Thyroid dysfunction and amiodarone.

XXV Congreso Nacional de la SEMI, Madrid, Nov 2002.

Herreros B, Santillana T, Gargantilla G, Varela MP, Palacios G, López N.

EEN Study of lung and cardiac pathology.

XXXV Congreso Nacional de la SEPAR, Maspalomas, Gran Canaria, Jun 2002.

López Barrera N, Garzarán Teijeiro A, Gargantilla Madera P, Herreros Ruiz B, Palacios García G, Gómez García A.

Syncope and electrocardiographic alterations in young patients.

VIII Congreso Soc. Madrid-Castilla La Mancha Med. Interna, Ciudad Real, Nov 2001.

Sopelana D, Herreros B, Mubarak A, Gómez A, Gargantilla P, González-Castillo J, López N, Garzarán A.

A young patient with tetraparesis in an emergency service.

VIII Congreso Soc. Madrid-Castilla La Mancha Med. Interna, Ciudad Real, Nov 2001.

Varela MP, Gómez A, Gargantilla P, Herreros B, Casado J, López N, Lázaro C.

Clinical presentation of abdominal tuberculosis infection in an internal medicine department.

VIII Congreso Soc. Madrid-Castilla La Mancha Med. Interna, Ciudad Real, Nov 2001.

Herreros B, Palacios G, Gargantilla P, Varela MP, López N, Garzarán A.

Presentation of lung cancer in young patients.

VIII Congreso Soc. Madrid-Castilla La Mancha Med. Interna, Ciudad Real, Nov 2001.

Published Book

"Las Alergias" (Allergies) ↗

Nieves Lopez-Barrera, Author.

Editorial Edimat Libros S.A. 2003.

Book Chapters – Emergency Medicine, First Aid and Life Support Handbook

Escuela Madrileña de Socorrismo y Formación Sanitaria. S.Coop.

  • Conscience Disorders
  • Respiratory Emergency
  • Acute Chest Pain
  • Acute Abdominal Pain
  • Ophthalmology Emergency
  • Allergic Reactions & Anaphylaxis
  • Pharmacologic Intoxication
  • Ethanol Intoxication
  • Drugs Overdose

Course of Dislipemias

Nieves Lopez-Barrera, Author.

medifusion.com, January 2005.

Clinical Cases Library about Hyperlipemia in Specialty Care

Nieves Lopez-Barrera, Author.

PharmaConsult Services S.A., October 2004.

Vice-president

Centro San Bonifacio (Chicago, IL) • 07/2008 – 01/2010

Mission is to promote personal and collective self-development within the immigrant Hispanic community through concrete projects based on real needs related to health, education, solidarity and human rights.

Founder and Facilitator, "Sin Aviso" Support Group

Rush Medical Center – Memory Clinic (Chicago, IL) • 2007 – 2010

Collaborated with medical personnel, family members, and caregivers to serve Alzheimer patients. Established critical Early On-Set educational support program for Spanish-speaking community with zero budget, generating funding through successful fundraisers and events.

Founder and Health Care Provider

Community Health (Chicago) • 06/2007 – 01/2010

Founded the Depression Support Group in Spanish. CommunityHealth is Illinois' largest volunteer-based medical facility providing free care to the uninsured and underserved, funded solely through private donations.

Courses & Continuing Education

  • Illinois Latino Nonprofit Leadership Academy Latino Policy Forum, 3 workshops (9 days total), 2012
  • Financial Management of Clinical Trials: What Every Coordinator Should Know ACRP Webinar, Oct 2008
  • ESL Advanced Grammar Review Rush University Medical Center, Oct 2008
  • ELI 250 Electrocardiograph Training Quintiles ECG Services, Oct 2008
  • ADAS-Cog Certification i3 Research, Jul 2008
  • MMSE Certification i3 Research, Jul 2008
  • ADAS Certification Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study, Jul 2008
  • Cantab Training Certification Cambridge University (UK), Jul 2008
  • INF 4.5 CRC Modules Phase Forward, Jun 2008
  • Pfizer Impala Training Jun 2008
  • Electrocardiograph Training Biomedical System Corporation, Apr 2008
  • The Protection of Human Subjects in Research Rush University Medical Center, Mar 2008
  • HIPAA Training Rush University Medical Center, Mar 2008
  • Phlebotomy Certification Medtexx Medical Corporation, Feb 2008
  • Introduction to Epic Rush University Medical Center, Jan 2008
  • English as a Second Language Rush University Medical Center, Nov 2007
  • Hazardous Materials and Dangerous Goods Transportation Training Rush University Medical Center, Nov 2007
  • Tutor Training for English as a Second Language Literacy Works, Chicago, Jun 2007
  • American English Pronunciation Rush University Medical Center, May 2007
  • 2007 Biological Therapeutics for Autoimmune Diseases Symposium Northwestern University, Chicago, Apr 2007
  • Charts and Graphs in Excel and PowerPoint Rush University Medical Center, Apr 2007
  • Giving and Receiving Feedback Rush University Medical Center, Mar 2007
  • Talking about Performance Rush University Medical Center, Mar 2007
  • Business-Writing, Grammar and Proofreading II Rush University Medical Center, Mar 2007

2005

  • HIV/AIDS 2005 Pictorial; CROI Update 2005; Transitioning Care of the HIV Patient; Gene Expression Patterns in HIV and KSHV Infection; Importance of STDs for Society; Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) and AIDS; Persistence of Drug-Resistance Mutations in Acute HIV Infection School of Medicine, University of Miami
  • 12th Symposium about Digestive Diseases Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid
  • 7th Heart Failure Annual Meeting Internal Medicine Spanish Society, Santiago de Compostela
  • Third Course of Clinical Electrocardiography Instituto Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid
  • Pharmacokinetic Interactions in Statin Therapy; Contact Dermatitis; Allergic Diseases Prevalence; Minor Surgery in General Practice; Extra-esophageal Manifestations of GERD; Asthma Etiology; GERD; Bronchiectasis Formación Médica Continuada, Colegio Médicos de Madrid

2004

  • 6th Heart Failure Annual Meeting Internal Medicine Spanish Society, León (Spain)
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias Diagnosis and Treatment Course (20h, 3.7 credits) C. de Formación Continuada, Madrid
  • 10th Symposium about Oncogenes and Cancer UCM, Madrid
  • Depression: Diagnosis (0.8 credits) & Treatment (1.2 credits) Comisión Nacional de Formación Continuada
  • 11th Symposium about Digestive Diseases Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid
  • 11th Congress of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Bilbao (Spain)
  • 27th World Congress of Internal Medicine ISIM, Granada (Spain)

2003

  • 5th Heart Failure Annual Meeting Internal Medicine Spanish Society, Córdoba
  • Dislipemias: Diagnosis and Treatment (60h, 4.1 credits) Comisión Nacional de Formación Continuada
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias Treatment (20h) Cardiac Electrophysiology Dept., Hospital Clínico San Carlos
  • First Practice Course of Cardiology Up-to-Date (12h) Cardiology Spanish Society, Madrid
  • 11th Congress of Madrid-Castilla La Mancha Internal Medicine Society Cuenca (Spain)

2002

  • Pain Treatment Up-to-Date and Improvement Course (5.5 credits) Comisión Nacional de Formación Continuada
  • 25th National Congress of Internal Medicine Spanish Society Madrid
  • 6th EPOC and Antimicrobial Agents Meeting Quimiotherapy Spanish Society, Madrid
  • 4th Antimicrobial Agents Course: Clinical Practice (24h) Microbiology Dept., UCM, Madrid

2001

  • Nosocomial Infectious Diseases Prevalence Study in Spanish Hospitals (EPINE) Public Health and Infection Control Spanish Society

2000

  • MIR Asturias Intensive Course (650h) Medical Association of Asturias
  • Discussions about Medical Ethics and Deontology Medicine Faculty, Universidad de Granada, 1999
  • 2nd Medical-Legal National Symposium (30h) Instituto de Ciencias Médicas y Jurídicas, Granada, 1998
  • First Medical-Legal National Symposium: Medicine in Criminal Law (30h) Instituto de Ciencias Médicas y Jurídicas, Granada, 1997
  • Emergency Module III: HIV+ Patient in Emergency Department (14h) ICU, Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, 1997
  • First Conference of Intensive Health and Agriculture Consejería de Salud, Poniente Hospital, El Ejido (Almería), 1997
  • Emergency Module I: Community Infections and Emergency Medicine (12h) ICU, Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, 1996
  • Emergency Practice Course (20h) Colegio Mayor Fray Luis de Granada, U. de Granada, 1995
  • Cardiopulmonary Basic Resuscitation and First Aids (32h) Training Centre of Spanish Cruz Roja, Granada, 1995