Desiree Rivera
Experienced in Short Stature (Growth Disorders)

Dr. Desiree Rivera

Pediatric Gastroenterology | Hospital Medicine
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
Saint Petersburg, FL 
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Experienced in Short Stature (Growth Disorders)
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
Saint Petersburg, FL 
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Overview

Dr. Rivera-Nieves specializes in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition in the Department of Medicine. She sees patients on our main campus in St. Petersburg and at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Outpatient Care, Sarasota. She joined the medical staff in 2020. Dr. Rivera-Nieves earned her medical degree from the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara in Jalisco, Mexico. She completed a pre-internship medical program at New York Medical College in Valhalla, New York. She then completed a family medicine internship from Vidant Medical Center, East Carolina University/Brody School of Medicine in Greenville, North Carolina, followed by a pediatric residency in general pediatrics from Vidant Medical Center, East Carolina University/Brody School of Medicine. Dr. Rivera-Nieves also completed a pediatric gastroenterology fellowship from Orlando Health, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children/University of Florida in Orlando, Florida.

Dr. Rivera is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Short Stature (Growth Disorders). Her top areas of expertise are Lactose Intolerance, Atresia of Small Intestine, Fecal Impaction, and Small Bowel Bacterial Overgrowth.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 3 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Residency
The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Pediatrics, 2015
Specialties
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Hospital Medicine
Licenses
Pediatric Gastroenterology in FL
Board Certifications
American Board Of Pediatrics
Fellowships
Shands at the University of Florida, Pediatric Gastroenterology, 2018
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
Call: 727-898-7451

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


3 Total Publications

Avoiding Surgery: Endoscopic Treatment of Congenital Duodenal Stenosis.
Avoiding Surgery: Endoscopic Treatment of Congenital Duodenal Stenosis.
Journal: JPGN reports
Published: September 16, 2022
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Sarasota, FL 
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941-960-1314
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Temple Terrace, FL 
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813-987-2911
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