Dr. Lisa Lopez, MD

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Get to know Pathologist Dr. Lisa Lopez, who serves patients throughout the State of Texas.

As an accomplished, board-certified pathologist, Dr. Lopez serves all people by providing personalized health and wellness through exemplary care, education, and research. Currently, she is affiliated with Baylor Scott & White Health, which is the largest not-for-profit health care system in Texas and one of the largest in the United States.

Among her hospital affiliations, she is associated with Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Brenham, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – College Station, Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital – Temple, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Llano, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Marble Falls, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Round Rock, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Taylor, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Hillcrest, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Lakeway, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Buda, and Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Austin.

In 1996, Dr. Lopez earned her medical degree from Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine in Bryan, Texas. Upon graduation, she went on to complete her residency in pathology at Scott and White Memorial Hospital in Temple in 2001. 

Following her training, the doctor became board-certified in general pathology and anatomic pathology & clinical pathology by the American Board of Pathology, which is one of the 24 member boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties. 

Pathology is a branch of medical science that involves the study and diagnosis of disease through the examination of surgically removed organs, tissues, bodily fluids, and in some cases, the whole body. Pathologists are physicians who specialize in the diagnosis and management of diseases by laboratory methods. 

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