Yadira Milagros Rivera-Sanchez, MD
Pediatric Pulmonologist
Associate Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Languages Spoken:
- English Spanish
Biography
Yadira Rivera-Sanchez, M.D. is a pediatric pulmonologist at Children's Health℠. She is an Associate Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She serves as Co-Director for the high-risk asthma clinic and Multidisciplinary Pediatric Aerodigestive Center (MPAC) at Children's Medical Center Dallas.
Dr. Rivera-Sanchez earned her medical degree at the Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Puerto Rico. She completed a residency in pediatrics at the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine and then received advanced training in pediatric pulmonary medicine through a fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School. She is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in both pediatrics and pediatric pulmonology.
Dr. Rivera-Sanchez is member of the American Thoracic Society. She has also been on D Magazine's list for Best Pediatric Specialists.
Education and Training
- Medical School
- Ponce School of Medicine (1998)
- Residency
- University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine - GME (2001), Pediatrics
- Fellowship
- Boston Children's Hospital (2004), Pediatric Pulmonary Diseases
- Board Certification
- American Board of Pediatrics/Pulmonology
Conditions
Departments and Programs
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Research Interests
- Asthma
- Primary ciliary dyskinesia
- Aerodigestive disorders
- General respiratory medicine
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Publications
- A 12-year-old girl with primary ciliary dyskinesia and CFTR-related disorder treated with elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor. Osei-Kuffuor E, Rao DR, Rivera Sanchez YM. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2024 Jun 25. doi: 10.1002/ppul.27105. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38923312
- The perfect storm: A case of COVID-19 infection in an adolescent patient with EVALI. Bozkanat KM, Rao DR, Lieu TJ, Rivera-Sanchez YM. Respir Med Case Rep. 2020;31:101306. doi: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101306. Epub 2020 Nov 25. PMID: 33251101
- Assessment of laryngopharyngeal sensation in children with dysphagia. Ulualp S, Brown A, Sanghavi R, Rivera-Sanchez Y. Laryngoscope. 2013 Sep;123(9):2291-5. doi: 10.1002/lary.24024. Epub 2013 Apr 5. PMID: 23564272
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Professional Activities
- American Thoracic Society, Fellow (2001)
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Awards and Honors
- Best Pediatric Specialists/Doctors in Dallas - D Magazine (2010-2011, 2013, 2016-2018)
- Provider of the Month - Children's Health (2015)
- American Thoracic Society Minority Travel Award (2004)
- Departmental Award as Most Outstanding Resident - UPR Pediatric Hospital and Pediatric Society of Puerto Rico (2001)
- Women in Medicine Award - Ponce School of Medicine (1998)
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society (1997)
- Dean's List - Who's Who Among American Students (1997-1998)
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