Ernesto
Rivera, M.D.
Dr. Rivera is an interventional
cardiologist who joined the Amarillo Heart Group on January 1, 2003.
Dr. Rivera was previously in private practice in Fort Smith, Arkansas for 13
years. He served as an Assistant Clinical Professor of the University
of Arkansas. Dr. Rivera relocated to Amarillo with his wife and two
sons to join the Amarillo Heart Group.
Dr. Rivera completed medical school at
the University of El Salvador. He completed his internal residency and
cardiology fellowship at Mount Sinai Medical Center, Case Western University
in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Rivera served as the Director of the Cardiac
Catheterization Laboratory at Sparks Regional Medical Center in Ft. Smith
Arkansas.
Dr. Rivera was also the Director of
Cardiovascular Research at Sparks Regional Medical Center. He has
participated in multiple clinical trials as the Principal Investigator.
Dr. Rivera is the Medical Director of Clinical Research at Amarillo Heart
Group. Multiple clinical trials are ongoing and several others will
begin in the near future. These trials include among others - acute
myocardial infarction, peripheral vascular disease, and pain management post
coronary by-pass surgery.
Special Skills include: Stent
Placement; Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty-simple and
complex lesions; Diagnostic Right and Left Cardiac Catherization;
Exercise Stress Testing; Two-Dimensional Doppler Echocardiography;
Peripheral Vascular Studies including Diagnostic and Percutaneous treatment;
Temporary and Permanent Pacemaker Implantation; Intra-Aorta Balloon
Counterpulsation Insertion and Removal; Acute Post-Bypass care;
Bilingual-Spanish/English.
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