Ramon E. Rivera, MD

 Education

• Fellowship, Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy, The Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans
• Fellowship, Gastroenterology, The Graduate Hospital, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia 
• Chief Medical Resident, The Graduate Hospital, MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine, Philadelphia
• Residency, Internal Medicine, The Graduate Hospital, MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine, Philadelphia
• Doctor of Medicine, Universidad Iberoamericana, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Accreditations/Associations

• American Board of Internal Medicine
• American Board of Gastroenterology
• American College of Gastroenterology
• American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Honors/Awards

• 2007-2008 ASGE Scholarship for Advanced Fellows, DAVE Project/Massachusetts General Hospital 
• ACG National Fellows Forum Award 
• Guth Humanistic Award, The Graduate Hospital, MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine, Philadelphia
• Resident of the Year, The Graduate Hospital, MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine, Philadelphia

Publications/Presentations

• Jhamb S, Decker C, Romero R, Rivera RE, Conway WC. Intrahepatic stones from congenital biliary dilatation. Ochsner J. 2015; 15(1).
• Kanth R, Samji NS, Inaganti A, Komanapalli SD, Rivera R, Antillon MR, Roy PK, Rivera RE. Endotherapy in symptomatic pancreas divisum: a systematic review. Pancreatology. 2014; 14(4).
• Peifer KJ, Shiels AJ, Azar R, Rivera RE, Eagon JC, Jonnalagadda S. Successful endoscopic management of gastrojejunal anastomotic strictures after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.Gastrointest Endosc. 2007; 66(2).
• Rivera RE, Eagon JC, Soper NJ, Klingensmith ME, Brunt LM. Experience with laparoscopic gastric resection: results and outcomes for 37 cases. Surg Endosc. 2005; 19(12).