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Mariela Rivera, M.D.

  1. Acute Care Surgeon
  2. General Surgeon
  3. Surgeon
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Departments

Specialty Groups

Location

  1. Rochester, Minnesota

Languages

English

Existing patients

  1. Trauma care
  • Trauma surgery
  • Surgical critical care
  • General surgery
  1. 2011
    FellowMayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  2. 2010
    ResidentUniversity of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, University Hospital
  3. 2004
    InternshipSan Juan City Hospital
  4. 2003
    MDUniversity of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
  5. 1999
    BSUniversity of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras

Certifications

  1. 2013
    Surgical Critical CareAmerican Board of Surgery
  2. 2012
    General SurgeryAmerican Board of Surgery

Awards and honors

  1. 2021
    Mayo Clinic Emerging Educator Award for 2021Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
  2. 2018
    Diversity Champion Award Diversity and Inclusion Award
  3. 2018
    Teacher of the Year Award 2018General Surgery Residency Program, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education
  4. 2006
    Prize to Best Research/Basic ScienceF.L. Raffucci Surgical Forum Awards
  5. 2003
    Graduated Cum LaudeUniversity of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, University Hospital
  6. 2003
    Prize to Best Research/Clinical ScienceF.L. Raffucci Surgical Forum Awards
  7. 1999
    Graduated Magna Cum LaudeUniversity of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
  8. 1996
    Dean's ListUniversity of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras

Professional memberships

  1. 2023 - 2025
    American College of Surgeons
  2. 2023 - 2024
    Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Medicine
  3. 2023 - 2025
    Association of Program Directors in Surgery
  4. 2023 - present
    The Association for Surgical Education
  5. 2023 - present
    Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Medicine
  6. 2023 - present
    American Medical Association
  7. 2022 - present
    Latino Medical Student Association
  8. 2021 - present
    University of De Puerto Rico Medical Science Campus External Review
  9. 2021 - 2022
    University of De Puerto Rico Medical Science Campus Special External Review Committee
  10. 2021 - 2022
    POCUS Workgroup, Mayo Clinic Enterprise
  11. 2021 - present
    Mayo Employee Resource Group, Somos Latinos
  12. 2021 - present
    International College of Surgeons
  13. 2021 - present
    Department of Surgery Education Committee
  14. 2020 - present
    Department of Surgery Diversity & Inclusion Subcommittee
  15. 2020 - present
    ACS CEI Committee on Dissemination of Educational Resources
  16. 2020 - present
    American College of Surgeons - Accrediated Education Institutes
  17. 2019 - present
    Simulation Center Executive Committee
  18. 2019 - present
    Simulation Based Research Committee
  19. 2019 - present
    Medical Physics Certification Program
  20. 2019 - present
    Medical Physics Certification Program Steering Committee
  21. 2019 - present
    Association of Program Directors in Surgery
  22. 2019 - present
    Surgery & Surgical Specialties Graduate Education Committee, Department of Education Administration
  23. 2018 - present
    General Surgery Residency Program Clinical Competency Committee
  24. 2018 - 2021
    Critical Care IMP Education Subcommittee, Critical Care Independent Multidisciplinary Program
  25. 2018 - present
    Greater Leadership of Women (GLOW) MERG
  26. 2017 - 2021
    Rochester Diversity and Inclusion Committee
  27. 2017 - present
    Mayo Clinic - Priestley Society
  28. 2017 - 2022
    Program Evaluation Committee, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship; Program Evaluation Committee
  29. 2017 - 2022
    Clinical Competency Committee, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship; Clinical Competency Committee
  30. 2016 - 2021
    Mayo Employee Resource Group, Somos Latinos
  31. 2016 - 2017
    CLABSI Line Selection & Ordering Workgroup
  32. 2016 - 2022
    Society of Critical Care Medicine
  33. 2016 - 2021
    Critical Care Interest Group
  34. 2016 - 2018
    Organ Tissue Eye Donation, Mayo Clinic Rochester Committees
  35. 2016 - 2018
    Critical Care IMP Education Subcommittee, Critical Care Independent Multidisciplinary Program
  36. 2016 - 2018
    Mayo Midwest Ethics Committee
  37. 2015 - 2021
    Adult Trauma Subcommittee - ICU Liasion
  38. 2015 - present
    Minnesota Surgical Society
  39. 2015 - present
    American College of Surgeons
  40. 2015 - present
    Sociedad Medicos Graduados Escuela de Medicina de Puerto Rico
  41. 2014 - 2017
    Post Graduate and Fellowship Education Commitee, Society of Critical Care Medicine
  42. 2013 - 2017
    Program Evaluation Committee, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship; Program Evaluation Committee
  43. 2013 - 2017
    Clinical Competency Committee, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship; Clinical Competency Committee
  44. 2013 - present
    Program Evaluation Committee, General Surgery Residency Program; Program Evaluation Committee
  45. 2013 - 2022
    ICU Executive Committee
  46. 2013 - 2021
    ICU Performance Improvement Committee
  47. 2013 - present
    Department of General Surgery Residency Committee
  48. 2012 - 2022
    ICU Clinical Practice Committee
  49. 2011 - 2020
    ICU Advanced Practitioners Liaison
  50. 2011 - 2019
    Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma
  51. 2011 - present
    Pediatric Trauma Performance Improvement Committee, Division of Trauma, Critical Care & General Surgery, Department of Surgery
  52. 2011 - present
    Spinal Cord Injury Subcommittee, Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
  53. 2010 - 2022
    Society of Critical Care Medicine
  54. 2010 - 2013
    ICU Performance Improvement Committee
  55. 2010 - present
    Trauma Performance Improvement Committee, Division of Trauma, Critical Care & General Surgery, Department of Surgery
  56. 2010 - present
    Mayo Clinic Alumni Association
  57. 2007 - 2012
    Association of Women Surgeons
  58. 2007 - 2009
    American Association for Cancer Research
  59. 2007 - present
    American College of Surgeons
  60. 1999 - 2004
    American Medical Student Association
  61. 1999 - present
    Golden Key International Honour Society
  62. 1997 - 1999
    American Chemistry Association

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