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Maria Patricia Rivera, MD, FCCP
Professor of Medicine
UNC Health Provider
UNC Health providers are employed by an organization within UNC Health.
Specialties
Pulmonology, Cancer
(984) 974-0000
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM 8:00 AM - 5:00 PMClosed Today Closed Today
Location Information
UNC Hospitals Adult Oncology Clinics
On Public Transportation, Handicap Accessible
101 Manning Drive
Second Floor
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
US
Phone:
(984) 974-0000
Hours
Day of the Week | Hours |
---|---|
Monday | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Tuesday | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Wednesday | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Thursday | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Friday | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Saturday | Closed |
Sunday | Closed |
About the Provider
Specialties
- Pulmonology
- Cancer
Subspecialties
- Thoracic Oncology
Provider Details
Type: Clinician, Researcher
Gender: Female
About Maria Patricia Rivera, MD, FCCP
UNC Health Affiliations
- UNC Hospitals
Languages
- English
- Spanish
Medical School
- Stony Brook University, 1985
Fellowship
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1988 - 1989
- Area: Pulmonary Medicine
Fellowship
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1990 - 1992
- Area: Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine
Internship and Residency
- North Shore University Hospital, 1985 - 1988
- Area: Internal Medicine
Chief Residency
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1989 - 1990
- Area: Internal Medicine
Certifications
- Internal Medicine, Board Certified, 1988
Lung cancer, immunocompromised patients, fluorescent bronchoscopy, molecular changes
Care of patients with lung cancer, immunocompromised hosts, lung screen screening, novel approaches for early detection of lung cancer in high-risk patients, chemotherapy and radiation-induced pneumonitis
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Commercial Plans (Other than Aetna Whole Health)
- Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage Plans (Other than Aetna Prime HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas North Carolina Medicaid
- BCBSNC Commercial Plans
- North Carolina State Employees Health Benefit Plan (Active employees)
- BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance
- BCBSNC Medicare Advantage (Other than Experience Health)
- Healthy Blue Medicaid
- Carolina Complete Health Medicaid (Centene)
- Cigna Commercial Plans (Other than Cigna Connect)
- Cigna Secure Medicare Advantage
- Contigo Health Plan (WakeMed employees only)
- Humana Medicare Advantage PPO
- Humana Medicare Private Fee-for-Service
- North Carolina State Employee Health Benefit Plan (Medicare Advantage for retirees)
- Liberty Advantage Medicare Advantage
- MedCost PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Commercial Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Exchange (ACA) Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Medicaid
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- WellCare of North Carolina Medicaid
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