MonicaEsperanzaLopezMDMS(She/Her)
Pediatric (General) Surgery • Nashville, TNAssociate Professor, Vice-Chair, Surgical Quality and Evidence-based Programs, Pediatric Surgery, Vanderbilt University
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Office
2200 Children's Way
Nashville, TN 37232Phone+1 615-936-1050
Summary
- Dr. Monica Lopez is a Pediatric Surgeon in Nashville, TN at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She received her medical degree from Yale School of Medicine and has been in practice 15 years. She is experienced in pediatric general surgery and pediatric endocrine surgery.
Education & Training
Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Pediatric Surgery, 2007 - 2009
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 2002 - 2007
Yale School of MedicineClass of 2002
Certifications & Licensure
TN State Medical License 2021 - 2026
TX State Medical License 2007 - 2025- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Pediatric Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- Timing of Inguinal Hernia Repair in Premature Infants Start of enrollment: 2013 Jun 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 21 citationsA prospective same day discharge protocol for pediatric appendicitis: Adding value to a common surgical condition.Yangyang R. Yu, Carolyn M. Smith, Kimberly K. Ceyanes, Bindi Naik-Mathuria, Sohail R. Shah
Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2017-10-09 - 29 citationsTime-driven activity-based costing to identify opportunities for cost reduction in pediatric appendectomyYangyang R. Yu, Paulette I. Abbas, Carolyn M. Smith, Kathleen E. Carberry, Hui Ren
Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2016-12-01 - 31 citationsPerioperative determinants of transient hypocalcemia after pediatric total thyroidectomyYangyang R. Yu, Sara C. Fallon, Jennifer L. Carpenter, Ioanna Athanassaki, Mary L. Brandt
Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2017-05-01
Committees
- Chair, APSA Quality and Safety Committee 2022 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Member
Other Languages
- Spanish
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