Dr. Lopez has worked at La Clínica FreSalud for seven years. With four Central Coast locations, La Clínica FreSalud is one of the nation’s first privately-funded clinics for farmworkers and their dependents, providing a culturally competent approach to prevention, intervention, and maintenance healthcare. Dr. Lopez, who is of Mexican descent, knows how to relate to his patients, many of whom have diabetes and hypertension. He believes that cultural humility is the key to improving patient health literacy. Prior to attending medical school at the Autonomous University of Guadalajara (Mexico), Dr. Lopez was a chiropractor in Ventura County from 1988-2000. He has seen the obesity crisis worsen in both the United States and Mexico. He applied to be a Champion Fellow in order to obtain cutting-edge knowledge to curtail the epidemic in both countries.