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Office
2 Medical Park Rd
Ste 300
Columbia, SC 29203Phone+1 803-434-8800Fax+1 803-929-0492
Summary
- Dr. Rivera is a board-certified general surgeon. She earned her medical degree from Yale School of Medicine before completing her general surgery residency at the University of Nevada. She then completed a two-year fellowship at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, NY where she studied head and neck surgery and microsurgical reconstruction.
Dr. Rivera has been published in peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. She has also presented nationally on various topics including robotic surgery and melanoma.
When Dr. Rivera’s out of the office, she’s on her farm raising chickens and geese.
Education & Training
- University at Buffalo (Roswell Park Cancer Institute)Fellowship, Head & Neck Surgical Oncology/Microvascular Reconstruction, 2016 - 2018
- Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLVResidency, Surgery, 2011 - 2016
- Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLVInternship, Surgery, 2010 - 2011
- Yale School of MedicineClass of 2010
Certifications & Licensure
- SC State Medical License 2017 - 2025
- FL State Medical License 2018 - 2020
- NY State Medical License 2015 - 2019
- NV State Medical License 2010 - 2016
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsThe role of FDG-PET-CT is limited in initial staging of nodal metastasis for thin cutaneous melanomaDaniel Cheng, Christopher F. McNicoll, Daniel Kirgan, Maris S. Jones, Mariangela R. Rivera
American Journal of Surgery. 2021-04-01 - 1 citationsAn oral presentation of dermatofibromasarcoma protuberans with literature review: A case report.Carlos Ranjan Martinez, Elizabeth McDougal, Jarom Gilstrap, Harold I. Friedman, Mariangela Rivera
International Journal of Surgery Case Reports. 2020-09-28 - 9 citationsTargeted amino acid supplementation in diabetic foot wounds: pilot data and a review of the literature.Maris S. Jones, Mariangela R. Rivera, Cassandra L. Puccinelli, Michael Y. Wang, Shelley J. Williams
Surgical Infections. 2014-12-15
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
Other Languages
- Spanish
Industry Relationships
- trainer, AlmaTrainer for the Alma Beautifill device2021 - Present
External Links
- The Ratiohttp://Theratiobybodymath.com
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