Professional Status:
Private Practice - Group/Partnership, Full-Time
Awards and Honors:
Grace Malstrom Besser Scholarship for outstanding medical academic achievement
Publications:
2004-2007, Effects of Exercise Training on Recovery from Calf Muscle Desaturation in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease and Claudication.
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at UCLA/ VAGLAHS
Dec 2005, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Cedar-Sinai Medical Center
May 2007, Effectiveness of an Intensive, 3-month, Exercise Program for Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease and Claudication, University of California Los Angeles Medical Center
Professional Interests:
Sports and Triathlons
Physician Treats:
Musculoskeletal (Orthopedic) Diseases & Disorders,
Sports injuries,
Interventional Pain Medicine
Physician Performs:
Electromyography (Emg),
Nerve conduction studies
Foreign Languages Spoken:
Spanish
Experience / Training
Medical School:
Northwestern University Medical School Chicago, IL 2003
Internship:
Rhc St Francis Hospital Evanston, IL 2004
Residency:
Ucla Medical Center Los Angeles, CA 2007
Positions:
UCLA School of Medicine, Problem Based Learning Instructor
Los Angeles, CA
Undergraduate School:
Loyola University Chicago, IL 1999
Professional Status:
Private Practice - Group/Partnership
Procedure
Procedure
Number per Year (Approximate)
Electromyography (Emg)
-
Nerve conduction studies
-
Health Plan / Other
Health Plans:
Accepts most major Health Plans. Please contact our office for more information.
Participates in Clinical Trials:
No
Disciplinary Actions
HealthGrades has examined disciplinary actions within the last five years from the Office of Inspector General and 50 state medical boards.
HealthGrades could not detect any disciplinary actions for Dr. Anthony Rivera, MD
as of 12/08/2009. Note: HealthGrades reports on state and federal disciplinary actions (if any) from the previous five years.
Malpractice History
HealthGrades did not find any closed malpractice claims for
Dr. Anthony
Rivera, MD
in the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, or West Virginia.
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