Meet the Pediatric Liver Transplant Physicians

Yolanda Rivas, MD

Gender: Female
Department: Pediatrics
Email: yrivas@montefiore.org
Practice Specialty: Pediatrics - Gastroenterology
Medical Education: University of Carabobo, Venezuela
Residency: SUNY Downstate
Fellowship: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Board Certified: Pediatric Gastroenterology
Main Location: The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore
3415 Bainbridge Avenue
Bronx, NY 10467-2403
Phone: (718) 741-2450
Fax: (718) 515-5426
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Montefiore Weiler Hospital
1825 Eastchester Road
Bronx, NY 10461-2301
Phone: (718) 741-2330
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Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210th Street
Bronx, NY 10467-2401
Phone: (718) 920-4321
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Montefiore Medical Group-Eastchester
440 White Plains Road
Eastchester, NY 10709-2827
Phone: (718) 741-2450
Fax: (718) 515-5426
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Academic Title: Assistant Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Administrative Title: Director of Endoscopy
Director, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Fellowship Program, The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore
Clinical Focus: Therapeutic endoscopy, including pancreatico-biliary tract abnormalities, endoscopic dilatations, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, polyposis syndromes
Research Focus: Therapeutic endoscopy, polyposis syndromes, inflammatory bowel disease
Languages: Spanish
Biography: Dr. Rivas graduated from the University of Carabobo School of Medicine in Valencia, Venezuela, where she also spent her internship. After serving as a surgery assistant at Guerra Mendez Medical Center in Valencia, Dr. Rivas completed her Pediatric Residency at SUNY Health Science Center in Brooklyn and her Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Fellowship at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore. She directs the Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Fellowship Program at The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore.