Maricruz Rivera, MDNeurosurgery in Round Rock, TX
Gender
Female
Languages spoken
English, Spanish
About Maricruz Rivera, MD
Maricruz Rivera, MD, PhD, is a neurosurgeon at Ascension Medical Group Seton Neurosurgery - Williamson in Round Rock, Texas near Austin, TX. Dr. Rivera specializes in the treatment of cerebrovascular disorders including aneurysms, vascular malformations and carotid occlusive disease, along with brain tumor and degenerative spine disease treatment.
Dr. Rivera completed her undergraduate education at the University of California, Riverside in 2006. Dr. Rivera was a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Scholar, earning her PhD from the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine (2016) and her MD (2018) from Case Western Reserve University with a distinction in research and leadership.
Dr. Rivera was a member of the laboratory of Jeremy Rich in the Cleveland Clinic Research Institute. Her research focused on investigating cellular stress responses in glioblastoma cancer stem cells, specifically the activation of aberrant DNA damage repair pathways in response to ionizing radiation.
Education
Medical Education
Case Western Reserve University, School of MedicineGraduateSchool
Case Western Reserve University, School of Graduate StudiesFellowship
New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical CenterResidency
New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical CenterInternship
New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical CenterQualifications
Hospital affiliations
- Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin
- Ascension Seton Williamson
- Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas