Specialty in orthopedic care brings additional expertise to the Medical Center’s medical team
Belleville, NJ – Nicole Montero Lopez, MD, a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon has joined the medical staff at Clara Maass Medical Center, a facility of RWJBarnabas Health. Dr. Montero Lopez, who is also a provider with RWJBarnabas Health medical group specializes in upper extremity surgery and microsurgery with a special interest in hand, wrist and elbow surgery, as well as fracture care.
“We are very pleased to welcome Dr. Montero Lopez to our team. Her talent and knowledge of breakthrough treatment will provide our community with additional access to the very best in treatment for a host of orthopedic conditions” said Mary Ellen Clyne, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Clara Maass Medical Center.
“My goal as an orthopedic surgeon is to work with patients to restore function in a way that is most meaningful. This is the greatest service I can provide and I am excited to be a part of the Clara Maass Medical Center team” said Montero Lopez.
A native of Hudson County New Jersey, Dr. Lopez completed an undergraduate degree in Psychology (with honors) at New York University (NYU) College of Arts and Sciences in New York and London, she completed her medical education at NYU School of Medicine. While there, she developed a specific interest in orthopedics and she completed a clinical research fellowship in Orthopedic Trauma Research at the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases. Additionally, Dr. Lopez completed a fellowship in Hand, Upper Extremity and Microsurgery at University of California-Irvine.
Fluent in English and Spanish, Dr. Montero Lopez has published and submitted numerous articles, and has presented at the Eastern Orthopedic Association Annual Conference and the American Association for Hand Surgery Annual meeting.
For an appointment with Dr. Montero Lopez in her office located at 50 Newark Avenue in Belleville, call (973) 969-1020. Dr. Lopez will accept most major insurances.
About Clara Maass Medical Center
Founded in 1869 as the Newark German Hospital, Clara Maass Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, is celebrating 150 years of service to the community. Conveniently located in Belleville, NJ, Clara Maass Medical Center is a 472-bed hospital that offers a complete continuum of care to residents of northern New Jersey. Clara Maass has completed a state-of-the-art campus expansion of its Emergency Department, Operating Rooms and Post Anesthesia Care Unit with the addition of a four-story, 87,000 square foot medical office building that features a private Intensive Care Unit, main entrance and lobby, retail pharmacy and patient registration area. Designated by the New Jersey Department of Health as a Primary Stroke Center, the Medical Center has earned national recognition in patient safety and quality from Healthgrades and The Leapfrog Group. The Medical Center leads the state in performing advanced treatment in ophthalmology, and has earned certifications in Disease-Specific Care from The Joint Commission in Acute Coronary Syndrome, Congestive Heart Failure, Hip and Knee Replacement, Cardiac Rehabilitation and Advanced Certification in Palliative Care, and has earned accreditation in Bariatric Surgery by the Aetna Institute of Quality program. In partnership with Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey -- the state's only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Clara Maass Medical Center offers a world class team of researchers and specialists to fight most types of cancer, providing close-to-home access to the latest treatment and clinical trials. Committed to the health and wellness of its community, the Center of Excellence for Latino Health at Clara Maass Medical Center was established to address the social determinants of health within the local Hispanic community. The first in the country to be named for a nurse, the hospitals’ namesake, Clara Louise Maass was posthumously inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame Class of 2017. For a physician referral or more information about Clara Maass Medical Center, call 1-888-724-7123 or visit www.rwjbh.org/claramaass.
About Barnabas Health Medical Group
RWJBarnabas Health medical group is a multi-specialty group practice comprising of highly trained and experienced world class primary and specialty care physicians. Our physicians provide compassionate and innovative cutting edge care for people at every stage of life at easily accessible facilities conveniently located throughout New Jersey. Backed by the vast continuum of resources throughout RWJBarnabas Health, our dedicated physicians and expertly trained supporting staff continuously strive for clinical excellence. For more information, visit rwjbh.org/medicalgroup.