Nicole Ortiz, MD

Dr. Nicole Ortiz is originally from San Diego, California and is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles. She spent the year following her undergraduate degree working for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, researching the effects of climate change on marine mammals.

She then relocated to New York and obtained her medical degree at Stony Brook University. She went on to complete her internal medicine internship at New York University and her residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Montefiore Medical Center, where she served as chief resident. She concluded her training with a fellowship in Interventional Pain Management, during which she was named a Top Doctor of 2024 by Best in New York Magazine – Doctors Edition.

Dr. Ortiz is active in the community and has spent more than 5 years volunteering with Adaptive Sport Medicine, which makes sports and exercise accessible to the limb-loss community and the mobility- impaired. Her passion is driven by the bonds she builds with her patients and the enjoyment she finds in restoring their quality of life.

In her free time, Dr. Ortiz can be found enjoying as much musical theater as she can find and traveling with her partner to as many countries as they can visit.

Board Certifications
American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation American Academy of Pain Medicine

Medical Education
SUNY at Stony Brook School of Medicine

Internship
NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine

Residency
Montefiore Medical Center

Office Location
Kearny Mesa – T: (858) 215-4512 | 5643 Copley Dr., Ste. 110, San Diego, CA 92111