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Emily (Diskin) Rivet, MD, Colon & Rectal Surgery, Richmond, VA, VCU Medical Center

EmilyBurke(Diskin)RivetMD

Colon & Rectal Surgery Richmond, VA

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Education & Training

  • Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
    Virginia Commonwealth University Health SystemFellowship, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 2015 - 2016
  • Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium
    Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2007 - 2008
  • Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium
    Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Surgery, 2000 - 2007
  • Washington University, Olin Business School
    Washington University, Olin Business SchoolM.B.A., 2004
  • Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
    Washington University in St. Louis School of MedicineClass of 2000
  • University of Chicago
    University of ChicagoB.A., History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science and Medicine, 1991 - 1995
  • Carnegie Mellon University
    Carnegie Mellon UniversityNo degree, Physics, Organic Chemistry, Spanish, Physiology, and Music History, 1993 - 1994

Certifications & Licensure

  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 2008 - 2026
  • MO State Medical License
    MO State Medical License 2002 - 2017
  • American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
  • Phi Beta Kappa 1995
  • Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Ex Vivo Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping in Laparoscopic Resection of Colon Cancer  
    Rivet, Emily B, Mutch, Matthew, Ritter, Jon, Khan, Ajaz, Lewis, James, Winslow, Emily and Fleshman, James, Colorectal Disease, 1/1/2010
  • Developmental Analysis and Subcellular Localization of the Murine Homologue of Ell  
    Thirman, M.J., Diskin, E.B., Bin, S.B., Ip, H.S., Miller, J.M., Simon, M.C., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 1/1/1997

Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Long-Term ventricular Assist Devices: Destination Unknown?
    Emily B. Rivet, MD, Jessica Tsukanov DO, Rushir Shah MD, VCU Resident/Fellow Research Day, 1/2/2016
  • Fun at a Cost: Epidemiology and Economics of ATV Trauma
    Emily B. Rivet, MD, MBA, William Carroll, Robb W. Whinney, DO, Timothy G. Buchman, Ph.D.,MD, Douglas J.E. Schuerer, MD, American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Annual Meeting, 1/1/2005

Lectures

  • Anal Pain 
    Kitty Hawk, NC - 1/1/2011
  • Pelvic Floor Disorders 
    Kitty Hawk, NC - 1/1/2011
  • Genetics of Colon Cancer 
    1/1/2010
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Press Mentions

  • Navigating Hard Patient Conversations, Per 3 Physicians
    Navigating Hard Patient Conversations, Per 3 PhysiciansFebruary 9th, 2023
  • Home-Based Fecal Occult Blood Tests Ease CRC Screening Challenges Related to COVID-19
    Home-Based Fecal Occult Blood Tests Ease CRC Screening Challenges Related to COVID-19October 23rd, 2021

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