Dr. Hana Gabrielle Lopez-Quinones, MD, FACS

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Get to know General Surgeon Dr. Hana Gabrielle Lopez-Quinones, who serves patients in Bronx, New York.

An experienced general surgeon, Dr. Lopez-Quinones is affiliated with NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi in Bronx, New York.

NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi offers the best of care – in the best of places. They strive to provide state of the art medical care, delivered with compassion, dignity, and respect. Many of their physicians are recognized leaders in important clinical research, thereby assuring our patients of the latest advancements in treatment options. From preventive medicine such as annual examinations and screenings, to comprehensive pediatric care, nutrition, and vaccinations, to cutting-edge specialty services, they provide patients and their families with first class care in a wide range of services and specialties.

Back in 2011, Dr. Lopez-Quinones earned her medical degree from the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine. She then went on to complete her residency in general surgery at the same educational venue in 2016, before completing her fellowship in burn surgery at the Jacobi Medical Center in 2018. Finally, she completed a fellowship in surgical critical care at Lincoln Hospital in 2019.

Recognized as a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), the doctor is board-certified in general surgery and surgical critical care by the American Board of Surgery (ABS). The ABS is an independent, non-profit organization located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded for the purpose of certifying surgeons who have met a defined standard of education, training, and knowledge.

General surgery is a surgical specialty that focuses on abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, appendix and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland. A general surgeon performs a wide range of abdominal surgeries for many forms of intestinal and abdominal wall neoplasms, gallbladder disease, gastric and pancreatic disease. They follow the patient through critical care and surgical recovery all the way to outpatient care. 

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