Luis M. Lovato, MD, FACEP
TITLES:
Associate Clinical Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Director of Critical Care, Department of Emergency Medicine
Olive View-UCLA Medical Center
NATIONAL CONFERENCE LECTURE TITLES:
Avoiding Procedural Risk, An Interactive Approach to EKGs, megaLLSA Review
MEDICAL INTERESTS:
Invasive Procedures, Procedural Sedation and Analgesia, Acute Asthma
OTHER INTERESTS:
Antiques, Keyboards, UCLA Basketball, Los Angeles Lakers
RECENT PUBLICATIONS:
- Lovato LM. Living with the LLSA: Deep-Vein Thrombosis and Acute Infectious Diarrhea. Emergency Medicine News, 2008;30(4):18-19. link
- Lovato LM. Living with the LLSA: Shoulder Dislocations and Doctor’s Relations with Pharma. Emergency Medicine News, 2008;30(5):26-27. link
- Lovato LM. Living with the LLSA: Mild Traumatic Brain Injury; CT vs. MRI for Evaluating Hyperacute Stroke. Emergency Medicine News, 2008;30(6):23-24. link
PERSONAL PROFILE:
Dr. Lovato is a Southern California native. He finished medical school at UCLA in 1996, followed by combined residency training in Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center. Dr. Lovato sits on the editorial board of Emergency Medicine News and has a monthly column entitled “Living with the LLSA,” providing comprehensive reviews of required reading for diplomats of the American Board of Emergency Medicine. He also is a medical editor and managing editor for eMedicine’s Clinical Procedures, an extensive online multimedia resource for practicing physicians. Dr. Lovato plays keyboards for the rock band Gravely Disabled. In his spare time he acquires antiques, art, and collectibles for The AtoZ Mart, a family owned an operated business serving the greater Whittier area since 1957. He lives with his wife and son in Whittier, California.
