Paulino Rivera-Torres, MD
Board-Certified Gastroenterologist
Southwest Gastroenterology Associates, P.C.
Dr. Paulino Rivera-Torres is a board-certified gastroenterologist with experience in both community-based private practice and hospital-based gastroenterology. He has practiced in New Mexico providing inpatient and consultative gastrointestinal care and brings a strong background in general gastroenterology and endoscopic procedures.
Education & Training
Medical Degree: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Residency: Internal Medicine, Yale–New Haven Hospital
Fellowship: Gastroenterology, Baylor University Medical Center
Undergraduate Education: University of Colorado at Boulder
(Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology; minor in Biochemistry)
Board Certification & Licensure
Subspecialty Certification in Gastroenterology
Licensed in the State of New Mexico
Hospital Affiliations
Southwest Endoscopy
Sandoval Regional Medical Center
Academic & Professional Experience
Dr. Rivera-Torres has practiced gastroenterology in both private group and hospital-based settings. His experience includes inpatient and outpatient consultations, diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, colonoscopy, and ERCP procedures. He previously served as a partner physician in a large multi-physician gastroenterology group and has worked as a gastroenterology hospitalist in New Mexico.