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Hector Colon Rivera, MD, Psychiatry, Philadelphia, PA, Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia

HectorColon RiveraMDCMRO

Psychiatry • Philadelphia, PA

Addiction, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Integrative Psychiatry

President of the APA Hispanic Caucus Addiction Psychiatrist Public Speaker World Traveler Non-Profit Co-Founder

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Summary

  • Dr. Colon-Rivera grew up between San Juan and Vieques, PR. His mother, a special education teacher often took him to work with her, where he was exposed to families dealing with mental illness. This early exposure instilled in him a deep understanding of social factors, such as poverty, lack of education, poor accessibility to health care, as well as reduced social and family support contributing to mental illness.

    Following medical school in PR and psychiatric residency training at Boston University, he completed his addiction psychiatry fellowship at Yale Medical Center where he focused on working with Children and Adolescents with substance use disorders.

    • Crear Con Salud, Inc

    Donate Below to Aid out efforts in providing quality mental healthcare & relief efforts for the disadvantaged poor in Puerto Rico & the Latino community.

Clinical Expertise

  • Public health, Medical publications, Public speaking, Adolescent medicine, Addiction psychiatry, Addiction medicine, Healthcare social media, Medical business

Education & Training

  • Yale-New Haven Medical Center
    Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Addiction Psychiatry, 2016 - 2017
  • Boston University Medical Center
    Boston University Medical CenterChief Residency, Psychiatry, 2015 - 2016
  • Boston University Medical Center
    Boston University Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 2012 - 2016
  • Ponce Health Sciences University School of Medicine
    Ponce Health Sciences University School of MedicineClass of 2012
  • University Of Puerto Rico
    University Of Puerto RicoEconomy, Biology, 2003 - 2008

Certifications & Licensure

  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2017 - 2024
  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 2016 - 2021
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2015 - 2018
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Addiction Psychiatry
  • American Board of Preventive Medicine Addiction Medicine
  • Buprenorphine Waiver Buprenorphine Waiver Training. Limit of 275 Patients
  • Buprenorphine Waiver Training. Limit of 275 PatientsBuprenorphine Waiver Training. Limit of 275 Patients
  • Medical Review OfficerMedical Review Officer, Certified by the American Association of Medical Review Officers (2065-2021)
  • Medical Review Officer MRO
  • NADACertified in acupuncture for detoxification & treatment of substance use disorders by The National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA)

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Bruno Lima Award American Psychiatry Association, 2019
  • American Psychiatric Association Substance Abuse Fellowship APA/SAMHSA
  • MFP Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Minority Fellowship APA/SAMHSA
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Grant Support

  • RAMPUPMCPresent

Committees

  • Member, American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry Scientific Program 2016 - Present
  • Member, American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry Membership 2015 - Present
  • Member, Resident member for the American Psychiatric Association Council on Addiction Psychiatry 2014 - 2016
  • Member, Ground Round Review Committee for Boston University Medical Center Psychiatry Residency Program 2014 - 2016
  • Member, Residency Selection Interview Committee for Boston University Medical Center Psychiatry Residency Program 2012 - 2016
  • Member, Curriculum Advisory Committee for Boston University Medical Center Psychiatry Residency Program 2012 - 2014

Research History

  • Co-investigatorCo-investigator for “Veteran’s Perceptions of Opiate Agonist Therapy." Boston University School of Medicine & Boston VA Health Care System. Principal Investigator: Grace Chang MD, MPH, Grace.Chang2@va.gov2015 - 2017
  • Research AssistantResearch Assistant. "Improving Cancer screening in community clinics." Lombardi Cancer Center, Georgetown University Hospital- Washington DC. Principal Investigator: Elmer Huertas MD, Claire Selsky MA, cfs25@georgetown.edu2009 - 2010
  • CDC Research AssistantResearch Assistant for "Phenotypic identification and molecular characteristic action of Staphylococcus aureus and clostridium difficile isolates." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, GA. Principal Investigator: Brandi Limbago PhD, Deputy Branch Chief at Centers for Disease Contr2008 - 2008
  • LUMC Leiden in The Netherlands Research Assistant"Analysis of Plasmodium berguei gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase’s role in drug resistance lines and the knockout of this gene." Leids Universitair Medisch, Department of Parasitology at LUMC Leiden in The Netherlands. Principal Investigators: Andrew Waters PhD, Andy.waters@glasgow.ac.uk2006 - 2006
  • Research Assistant"Investigation of DNA lines with multidrug resistance in Malaria.” The university of Puerto Rico, Medical Science Campus- San Juan, PR. Principal Investigator: Adelfa Serrano PhD, Adelfa.serrano@upr.edu2004 - 2006

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish

Hospital Affiliations

Industry Relationships

  • Co-Founder, Vice-Chair, CrearConSalud, Inc2017 - Present

External Links

  • Linkedinhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/colonriveramd
  • Twitter https://twitter.com/colonriveraMD
  • Facebook https://www.facebook.com/colonriveramd/

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