Biography

Nicole Nevarez, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in hepatobiliary cancer, metastatic colorectal cancer, and peritoneal cancer.

Dr. Nevarez earned her medical degree at the University of Michigan Medical School. She completed a residency in general surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center, where she also completed a clinical research fellowship. She received advanced training through a complex general surgical oncology fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Certified by the American Board of Surgery, she joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2026.

Dr. Nevarez is a member of the American College of Surgeons, the Parkland Surgical Society, and the Society of Surgical Oncology. She has contributed to the books Blumgart’s Surgery of the Liver, Biliary Tract, and Pancreas and Clinical Scenarios in Surgery. Her research has been featured in leading publications, including Journal of Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and Journal of Pediatric Surgery.

Personal Note

When she’s not at work, Dr. Nevarez enjoys exercising at Orangetheory Fitness, reading, and traveling.

  • Medical Education - The University of Michigan School of Medicine (2013-2017), M.D.
  • Residency - The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (2017-2024), General Surgery
  • Fellowship - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Complex General Surgical Oncology (2024-2026), Surgical Oncology
  • Parkland Surgical Society
  • Society of Surgical Oncology
  • American College of Surgeons
  • Books
    • Gastric trauma in The Parkland Trauma Handbook (4th ed.)
      Adams E, Nevarez NM, Stuke LE, Foteh KI (2025)
    • Surgical management of colorectal liver metastases in The SAGES Manual of Contemporary Indications and Management for Hepatic and Biliary Disease
      Chang GY, Nevarez NM, Karagkounis G (2025)
    • Hepatic resection for biliary tract cancers: gallbladder cancer in Blumgart’s Surgery of the Liver, Biliary Tract, and Pancreas (7th ed.)
      Nevarez NM, Yopp AC (2022)
    • Liver mass in chronic liver disease in Clinical Scenarios in Surgery (2nd ed.)
      Nevarez N, Sonnenday CJ (2018)
  • Enhanced recovery pathways after cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC)
  • Health disparities in hepatobiliary cancers

Clinical Focus

  • Hepatobiliary Cancer
  • Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
  • Peritoneal Cancer

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