Obstetrics and Gynecologist
Reproductive Geneticist
IVF Florida Reproductive Associates, Margate, Florida
Dr. Rivera-Cruz is an obstetrician and gynecologist with a passion for the reproductive genetics field. She is currently a third year genetics fellow with an interest in the reproductive endocrinology and infertility field.
She attended the University of Puerto Rico from 2007-2011 where she got her bachelor’s degree in Natural Sciences. She then went to Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine from 2011-2015 where she started developing her interest in Ob-Gyn and reproductive medicine. She was selected as a member of Alpha-Omega-Alpha Honor Medical Society. In 2015, Dr. Rivera-Cruz earned her medical degree. She then continued her training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Puerto Rico, Medical Science Campus (ACGME program). In 2019, Dr. Rivera-Cruz finished her Ob-Gyn training where she served as chief resident and was recognized by her excellence in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery as well as in Minimally Invasive Gynecological Surgery. During her residency, she discovered her true passion while taking care of patients with genetic disorders that predispose them to infertility. For this reason, Dr. Rivera-Cruz, continued her training in medical genetics and genomics at Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School Genetics Program where she developed an interest in Turner syndrome. She developed a study to describe the methods of conception, maternal and neonatal outcomes in women with TS and how these outcomes differ between women with mosaicism.
As a Hispanic and Latina physician, Dr. Rivera-Cruz has the ambition to provide care for racial and ethnic minority groups and to have an impact within the Hispanic community. She would like to be an advocate from her community by improving healthcare access, medical care and at the same time improving Latinx research representation in reproductive medicine.
Obstetrics and Gynecologist
Reproductive Geneticist
IVF Florida Reproductive Associates, Margate, Florida
Dr. Rivera-Cruz is an obstetrician and gynecologist with a passion for the reproductive genetics field. She is currently a third year genetics fellow with an interest in the reproductive endocrinology and infertility field.
She attended the University of Puerto Rico from 2007-2011 where she got her bachelor’s degree in Natural Sciences. She then went to Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine from 2011-2015 where she started developing her interest in Ob-Gyn and reproductive medicine. She was selected as a member of Alpha-Omega-Alpha Honor Medical Society. In 2015, Dr. Rivera-Cruz earned her medical degree. She then continued her training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Puerto Rico, Medical Science Campus (ACGME program). In 2019, Dr. Rivera-Cruz finished her Ob-Gyn training where she served as chief resident and was recognized by her excellence in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery as well as in Minimally Invasive Gynecological Surgery. During her residency, she discovered her true passion while taking care of patients with genetic disorders that predispose them to infertility. For this reason, Dr. Rivera-Cruz, continued her training in medical genetics and genomics at Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School Genetics Program where she developed an interest in Turner syndrome. She developed a study to describe the methods of conception, maternal and neonatal outcomes in women with TS and how these outcomes differ between women with mosaicism.
As a Hispanic and Latina physician, Dr. Rivera-Cruz has the ambition to provide care for racial and ethnic minority groups and to have an impact within the Hispanic community. She would like to be an advocate from her community by improving healthcare access, medical care and at the same time improving Latinx research representation in reproductive medicine.
Journal article
Infertility can affect all people, regardless of race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status. Barriers to quality fertility care include access, financial limitations, education, and social stigmas. Although racial disparities in outcomes of assisted reproductive technology can be largely attributed to the influences of systemic racism (not race), we can make changes to improve equity of care. We propose strategies in the areas of advocacy, clinical setting, community, and outcomes to address the...
Journal article
BACKGROUND: Hypergonadotropic hypogonadism is a burdensome complication of classic galactosemia (CG), an inborn error of galactose metabolism that invariably affects female patients. Since its recognition in 1979, data have become available regarding the clinical spectrum, and the impact on fertility. Many women have been counseled for infertility and the majority never try to conceive, yet spontaneous pregnancies can occur. Onset and mechanism of damage have not been elucidated, yet new...
