Maria Fernanda Lopes-Virella

Background

Lopes-Virella, Maria Fernanda was born on December 25, 1942 in Vila Nova de Fozloa, Portugal. Daughter of Osvaldo Rui and Irene Leal (Pereira) Lopes. came to the United States, 1975.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, U. Lisbon, Portugal, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy, 1990.

Career

Intern Medical School, U. Lisbon, 1967-1968; internal medicine resident, U. Lisbon, 1971-1973; endocrinology fellow, Medical University of Southern California, Charleston, 1975-1978; pathology resident, Medical University of Southern California, Charleston, 1977-1979; assistant professor department medicine and pathology, Medical University of Southern California, Charleston, 1979-1983; associate professor department medicine and pathology, Medical University of Southern California, Charleston, 1983-1989; professor medicine, Medical University of Southern California, Charleston, since 1989; clinical investigator, VA Medical Center, Charleston, 1984-1986; staff physician, VA Medical Center, Charleston, since 1987. Guest editor Diabetes, 1992. Member of advisory panel Journal Women's Health.

Member Diabetes Care, 1992-1995. Member endocrinology merit review board Department Veterans Affairs, 1991-1994. Member nutrition study section National Institutes of Health, 1991-1995, member site visit for program projects.

Consultant VA Career Development Program, B.C. Health Care Research Foundation.

Achievements

• Maria Fernanda Lopes-Virella has been listed as a noteworthy Medicine and pathology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Volunteer cholesterol education program American Heart Association, Columbia and Charleston, 1990-1992. Volunteer career day at various H.S. and colleges, Charleston and Columbia, since 1992. Fellow Council on Atherosclerosis, American Heart Association, American College Nutrition, American College Pathology.

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Federation for Clinical Research, Southern Society.for Clinical Research, American Diabetes Association (member South Carolina. affiliate research review committee 1987-1992, member of national research review committee 1988-1991, John A. Colwell award 1986).

Interests

• Avocations: reading, gardening, aerobics, tennis.

Connections

Married Gabriel T. Virella, October 15, 1967. Children: Isabel, Sara.

Father:

Osvaldo Rui Lopes

Mother:

Irene Leal (Pereira) Lopes

Spouse:

Gabriel T. Virella

child:

Sara Lopes-Virella

child:

Isabel Lopes-Virella