Ernesto Otero Lopez, MD

About

ERNESTO OTERO LOPEZ, MD is an orthopedic surgery located at 201 CEDAR ST SE in ALBUQUERQUE, NM.

Ernesto Otero Lopez is one of 121 orthopedic providers listed in ALBUQUERQUE, NM on AdvOrtho.

Practice at a glance

In 2024, 100% of Ernesto Otero Lopez's identifiable Medicare procedure volume was spine work. Their most frequent service was insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion for 34 Medicare patients.

Most-performed procedures, 2024

• Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion

  57

  34 patients · above the national median of 36

• Fusion of additional segment of spine

  21

  13 patients · below the national median of 48

• Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments

  20

  20 patients · near the national median of 17

• Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc

  18

  17 patients · near the national median of 19

• Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back

  17

  16 patients · near the national median of 18

• Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc

  15

  15 patients · near the national median of 17

Training and practice

Ernesto Otero Lopez has been in practice since 2009, after graduating from University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine.

• Practices with New Mexico Orthopaedic Associates PC (74 clinicians)
• Affiliated with Lovelace Medical Center and Presbyterian Hospital

Registry record

• Licensed in Puerto Rico and New Mexico - licensed beyond the practice state, which roughly one in five providers here is
• Practices within a group or organization

Credentials: Doctor of Medicine (MD)

An MD degree indicates completion of a medical doctorate program focused on allopathic medicine. MDs complete four years of medical school followed by residency training in their chosen specialty. Orthopedic surgery residencies typically last five years and include extensive training in surgical and non-surgical treatment of musculoskeletal conditions.