Gina M. Lopez, MD

Gina M. Lopez, MD, MPH, is an emergency medicine physician at Boston Medical Center (BMC). She is also an assistant professor of emergency medicine and the director of Workplace Safety at Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. Dr. Lopez is dedicated to creating an equitable and safe clinical environment. She works with nursing and public safety colleagues to review incidents of workplace violence and lead policy implementation related to the highest safety risk populations in the emergency department. She is active on committees which review restraint use and public safety flags and also works to minimize bias and charged language associated with behavioral health. Additionally, she supervises medical students and residents in the emergency department promoting trauma informed care and awareness of implicit biases. Dr. Lopez also leads a multidisciplinary group that establishes customized care plans for patients with challenging behavioral health histories including self-harm or violence in the hospital.