M. PatriciaRiveraMD

Pulmonology • Rochester, NY

Critical Care Medicine, Pleural Disease

Professor of Medicine and Chief of Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center

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Office
400 Red Creek Dr
Ste 110
Rochester, NY 14623
Phone+1 585-486-0147

Education & Training

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1988 - 1992
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/NorthwellResidency, Internal Medicine, 1985 - 1988
Stony Brook University Health Sciences Center School of MedicineClass of 1985

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1987 - 2025
NC State Medical License 1993 - 2024
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

72 citations
Using Prediction Models to Reduce Persistent Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Draft 2020 USPSTF Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines.
Rebecca Landy, Corey Young, Martin Skarzynski, Li C. Cheung, Christine D. Berg
Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2021-11-02
6 citations
A bronchoscopy-associated pseudo-outbreak of Mycobacterium mucogenicum traced to use of contaminated ice used for bronchoalveolar lavage.
Judie Bringhurst, David J. Weber, Melissa B. Miller, Melissa C Jones, M. Patricia Rivera
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2020-01-01
107 citations
Addressing Disparities in Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility and Healthcare Access. An Official American Thoracic Society Statement.
M. Patricia Rivera, Hormuzd A. Katki, Nichole T. Tanner, Matthew Triplette, Lori C. Sakoda
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2020-10-01