Dr. Alfredo Lopez Yunez is a board certified neurologist and the founder of Alivio Medical Center. Originally from Colombia, he completed his medical training at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and continued his studies in clinical genetics at the National University of Colombia.

After moving to the United States, Dr. Lopez completed further medical training in Chicago, including an Internal Medicine internship at Ravenswood Hospital and a Neurology residency at Loyola University.

In 1997, he joined the Indiana University School of Medicine, where he served as an Associate Professor and Co Director of the Stroke Unit at Wishard Hospital, now Eskenazi Health.

In 2001, Dr. Lopez founded Alivio Medical Center, combining his work in neurology with a commitment to accessible healthcare and community service. His academic work includes research in stroke and neuroscience, participation in the Indiana Health Study, and more than 40 published medical articles.