Dr. Luis Rivera MD
General Surgeons — Santa Ana, CA
Contact Dr. RiveraDr. Luis Rivera specializes in general surgery, occupational medicine, family practice in Santa Ana, California. Details of Dr. Rivera's 36 years experience as an MD and education at Universidad de Chile are available on your free doctor report.
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Primary Location for Dr. Rivera
800 N Tustin Ave
Suite A
Santa Ana, CA 92705
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Dr. Luis Rivera identified specializing in
General SurgeryGeneral Surgery
A surgeon manages a broad spectrum of surgical conditions affecting almost any area of the body. The surgeon established the diagnosis and provides the preoperative, operative, and postoperative care to surgical patients and is usually responsible for the comprehensive management of the trauma victim and the critically ill surgical patient. The surgeon uses a variety of diagnostic techniques, including endoscopy, for observing internal structures, and may use specialized instruments during operative procedures. A general surgeon is expected to be familiar with the salient features of other surgical specialties in order to recognize problems in those areas and to know when to refer a patient to another specialist., Occupational Medicine and Family PracticeFamily Practice
A family physician is concerned with the total health care of the individual and the family, and is trained to diagnose and treat a wide variety of ailments in patients of all ages. The family physician receives a broad range of training that includes internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, and geriatrics. Special emphasis is placed on prevention and primary care of entire families, utilizing consultations and community resources when appropriate..
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Dr. Luis Rivera has been confirmed to have a license in CaliforniaEducation
Dr. Rivera attended medical school at Universidad de Chile Facultad de Medicina and graduated in 1977 having 36 years experience.Get more education details on your free report
While there is no proven correlation between the quality of one's educational institution and the quality of one's professional competence, it is often an indicator. Medical schools have various levels of selectivity (some are harder to get into than others), and both the quality of their clinical training and level of research are measured. Additional medical training in both residency and fellowships and the facilities they are conducted at also provide a history of the doctors' level of training and experience.
Aliases
Patients may also know Dr. Luis Rivera MD as:
- Luis E Rivera
- L Rivera
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