Dr. Cynthia Ivelisse Rivera M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
4300 Alton Rd Greene Pavillion Sui Miami Beach FL, 33140About
Dr. Cynthia Rivera is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Miami Beach, FL. Dr. Rivera specializes in infections that are difficult to diagnose or unresponsive to treatments, such as HIV or airborne infections from a foreign country. Infectious disease specialists usually work with conditions that are not treatable by a primary physician but it is important to keep contact with the primary physician in order to receive information about the patients history and for deciding which diagnostic tests are appropriate.
Education and Training
University of Nebraska College of Medicine 2004
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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