Dr. Melinda Beth Nickels, MD

Dr. Nickels is a board-certified general surgeon by the American Board of Surgery. She graduated from Texas Tech University Health Services Center and still practices in Lubbock, Texas, where she was born and raised.
Dr. Nickels performs all aspects of general surgery and is also a trauma surgeon. Other common procedures she performs include gallbladder removal, hernia repairs, colon surgery, and partial small bowel removal, among others. Dr. Nickels also participates in women’s health by performing a wide variety of complicated breast surgery, fecal incontinence surgery, hysterectomy, and bladder suspension surgery.
Dr. Nickels’ well-rounded surgical skills are combined with patience and empathy; she cares about every aspect of a patient’s experience. Dr. Nickels enjoys spending time with her family, and is an avid horse and dog enthusiast.

• Covenant Health System

Swat Surgical Associates Llp

3509 22nd St

Lubbock

TX

79410

USA

+18067253000

• Surgery
• Trauma Surgery
• Other Specialty

• Appendectomy
• Wound Care
• Gallbladder Removal
• Laparoscopic Gallbladder Removal
• Small Bowel Resection
• Hernia Repair
• Cholecystectomy
• Laparoscopic Appendectomy
• Bariatric Surgery
• Breast Biopsy
• Breast Reconstruction
• Mastectomy
• Hernia Repair
• Oophorectomy
• Skin Surgery

• Malignant Neoplasm of Esophagus
• Liver Cancer
• Breast Disorders
• Malignant Neoplasm of Colon
• Pancreatic Cancer
• Benign Neoplasm of Breast
• Ventral Hernia
• Cholelethiasis or Cholecystitis
• Inguinal Hernia
• Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
• Hemorrhoids
• Intestinal Obstruction
• Abdominal Hernia
• Malignant Neoplasm of Female Breast