Cynthia (she/her) is an Infectious Diseases specialist for Midway Specialty Care Center Miami Beach and the Associate Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, Florida.  She is also the Program Director for the Infectious Diseases fellowship at Mount Sinai Medical Center.

Dr. Rivera is a graduate of University of Nebraska Medical Center. She then moved to Miami to complete an Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine at University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital. After a year as Chief Medical Resident and another year specializing in medical education, she started her Infectious Diseases fellowship, also at University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital.  Her interests include medical education, treatment and prevention of HIV, maintenance of overall sexual health, wellness and burnout initiatives for medical trainees and treatment of patients with hepatitis C, both mono-infected and co-infected with HIV.  

In July of 2022, she completed the Contemplative Medicine Fellowship at the New York Zen Center, along with many other clinicians nationally and internationally.  In addition, she serves as the President of Mindo Futures, a 501c3 organization dedicated to health and educational initiatives in rural Ecuador and elsewhere.   She directs the Well-Being and Cognition curriculum for physicians-in-training at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach.

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