Associate Professor
UCSD Department of Surgery
San Diego, California, United States
Nicole Lopez, MD, is board certified in general surgery, complex general surgical oncology, colon and rectal surgery and clinical informatics.
She is particularly interested in caring for patients with hereditary, advanced, recurrent, and metastatic colorectal cancers.
She is the director of the UC San Diego National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC). She serves on American College of Surgeons Cancer Surgery Standards Program Committee as Vice Chair of the Surgical Information Transformation Committee (SITC) as well as on the NAPRC Accreditation Committe and Template Committe. Additionally, she on the Colorectal Disease Site Working Group for the Society of Surgical Oncology.
Dr. Lopez's research focuses on ways to improve surgical care and systems of care using big data and health information technology.
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Sunday, May 10, 2026
4:22 PM - 4:27 PM ET