stomach doctor for children in Clearwater Florida
About Dr. Desiree Rivera-Nieves, M.D.
Dr. Sara Karjoo

Dr. Rivera's primary location is in Sarasota.
She also has priviliges in John Hopkins All Childrens and Sarasota Memorial..

 

• 6/1/2006- 6/3/2010 Faculty of Medicine, Autonomous University of Guadalajara, j alisco, Mexico
Degree: Medical Doctor
• 6/30/2010- 6/30/2011
Pre-Internship Medical Program, New York Medical College, Valhalla, N.Y.

• 7/1/2011- 6/30/2012
Vidant Medical Center, East Carolina University/Brody School of
Medicine
Family Medicine Internship, Greenville, North Carolina
Program Director: Jonathon Firnhaber, MD
• 7/1/2012- 6/30/2015
Vidant Medical Center, East Carolina University/Brody School of
Medicine
General Pediatrics Residency, Greenville, North Carolina
Program Director: Karin Hillenbrand, MD
• 7/1/2015- 6/30/2018
Orlando Health, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children/University of
Florida, Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship, Orlando, Florida
Program Director: Karoly Horvath, MD, Ph.D

7/23/2018-Current
Assistant Clinical Professor
Pediatric Gastroenterology
University of Florida-UF Health Shands Children's Hospital
Gainesville, Florida
• 6/1/2015 - 6/30/2015
Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Vidant Roanoke-Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, North Carolina
• 6/1/2015- 6/30/2015
General Pediatrics
Our Children's Clinic
Greenville, North Carolina

• 10/2015
American Board of Pediatrics
• 6/2013
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)

• American Academy of Pediatrics
• North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology,
and Nutrition (NASPGHAN)

• 10/2017
Fellows Committee and Public Affairs & Advocacy Committee of the
North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology,
and Nutrition (NASPGHAN)

• 11/3/2017- 1/31/2020
Florida Medical License- ME134386
• 4/2018- 4/2021
DEA Registration 2,2N,3,3N,4,S.


She manages children with all GI problems, but I also have a special interest in children with short bowel, feeding problems, constipation, and celiac disease. Hobbies are playing the piano , knitting, and gardening.