José obtained his VMD from the University of Pennsylvania in 1996 and went on to complete a 1-year Equine Internship at Mid-Atlantic Equine Medical Center (Ringoes, New Jersey, USA), followed by a 3-year Large Animal Surgical Residency with a special focus on Equine Sports Medicine at Tufts University in North Grafton, Massachusetts. He became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS) in 2001 and the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation (ACVSMR) in 2013. 

Following his residency, José obtained a Lecturer position in the Section of Equine Sports Medicine and Imaging at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, where he remained for 2 years. From 2002 through 2022, he returned to Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine as an Assistant and then Associate Professor in Large Animal Surgery, where he helped develop the Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery Service, of which he served as its Director from 2014-2022. While at Tufts, he focused his work on the diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal disorders and the use of advanced imaging in the equine athlete. In 2022, he returned to the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center, where he is currently an Associate Professor of Large Animal Surgery, focusing on equine orthopedics, including arthroscopy and fracture repair, lameness diagnosis and treatment, and advanced imaging.

Dr. García-López is currently one of the Large Animal Regents of the ACVS. He is also a faculty member of AO VET North America (AO VET NA), of which he served as Chair from 2021-2024, and is currently the VET representative for the AO NA Board of Directors. He regularly lectures and provides consultations at the national and international level.