Jessica Buicko Lopez, MD, FACS
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About Dr. Buicko Lopez
Jessica L. Buicko, MD, FACS, is a fellowship-trained endocrine and breast surgeon specializing in all aspects of endocrine surgery, including thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, and neuroendocrine tumors, as well as breast cancer diagnostics and surgical therapy. Dr. Buicko graduated from Johns Hopkins University as a scholar-athlete, where she earned a degree in Biology. She then continued her studies at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, graduating with distinction (Alpha Omega Alpha and Iron Arrow Honor Societies). She then completed a general surgery residency at the University of Miami. During residency, she received many honors, including being named Resident-of-the-Year on multiple occasions. Dr. Buicko went on to complete her fellowship in Advanced Endocrine and Metabolic Surgery at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell and Memorial Sloan Kettering and underwent advanced training in breast surgical oncology and minimally invasive surgery, including both robotic and laparoscopic surgery at these institutions. Dr. Buicko has authored or co-authored over 50 scientific publications and eight book chapters and is board-certified by the American Board of Surgery. She is a member of the American College of Surgeons, the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, and has the distinction of being an oral board examiner for the American Board of Surgery, as well as writing examination questions for annual surgery resident national testing.