Nimmi Kapoor MD

Nimmi Singh Kapoor is a Breast Surgical Oncologist and an Associate Professor of Surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. After graduating with summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa honors from UCLA, she earned her medical degree at Weill Cornell Medical College, graduating with both Alpha Omega Alpha designation and Honors in Research. She then attended New York Presbyterian Hospital Cornell for General Surgery residency and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center for Surgical Oncology residency training. During her residency in NYC, she also completed a research fellowship with a focus on breast and endocrine cancers. She then returned to her home in California and completed a Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship at both John Wayne Cancer Institute and Cedars Sinai Medical Center. While in practice, she became certified in Cancer Genetics and Risk Assessment through the City of Hope. Later she also sought out dedicated training in Oncoplastic Breast Surgery through the American Society of Breast Surgeons.

Prior to joining UCLA, Dr. Kapoor worked for Cedars Sinai and created the Breast Program at Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center where she served as Medical Director. She has authored dozens of papers in high-impact journals, has written several textbook chapters, and has won numerous awards for her research endeavors. Over the past decade, she has been instrumental in expanding access to quality breast cancer care to residents throughout the San Fernando Valley. She has been named a Top Doctor in Los Angeles Magazine and a Super Doctor in Los Angeles Times numerous times over. Dr. Kapoor currently practices out of the UCLA-Encino Oncology location, continuing her commitment to bringing excellence in cancer care to the community. Her areas of interest include oncoplastic surgery, genetic testing and risk assessment, breast ultrasound applications, breast cancer prevention, and neoadjuvant chemotherapy clinical trials.

In her free time, Dr. Kapoor enjoys traveling with her family, scuba diving, and hiking with her dogs.