Dr. Nicole Datrice Hill earned her medical degree at the University of California Irvine. A southern California native, she then stayed on at UC Irvine to complete her General Surgery residency.  She was a Clinical Fellow in Surgical Oncology at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland, where she also pursued basic science research on epigenetics in cancer. Following training, she practiced in California for seven years at Kaiser Permanente Fresno, building the medical center’s Breast Surgery Program, and serving as its Cancer Liaison Physician, as well as Assistant Physician in Chief. Dr. Hill fell in love with the beauty and culture of New Mexico, and is honored to serve the breast care needs of the region as a part of Breast Surgery Associates of New Mexico.