Fernando Gomez-Rivera, MD

Fernando Gomez-Rivera, MD, completed his Bachelor of Science in biology and chemistry with honors at Marid College in Mexico City in 1990. He went on to complete his medical degree at La Salle University in Mexico City in 1996. In 2003, he completed a residency in General Surgery at the National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition in Mexico City. He went on to complete a fellowship in Surgical Oncology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2005. He completed a second fellowship in Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in 2007. In 2012, he completed a second residency in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

Board certified in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, he treats patients of all ages for conditions of the ears, nose, and throat; head and neck cancer; and sleep apnea surgery. His clinical interest includes sleep apnea surgery and head and neck surgery. Dr. Gomez-Rivera is specially trained to provide treatment for CPAP intolerant patients via upper airway stimulation therapy and other surgical options for the management and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea.

• Teacher of the year award, Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2019
• Resident Leadership Grant Award, 2011

Publications

• Ayala M, Jimenez R, Garcia-Osogobio S, Mass W, Gomez F, Remes-Troche JM et al. [Surgical treatment of anorectal fístulas. A 17-year experience at the Instituto Nacional de la Nutrición "Salvador Zubirán"]. Rev Gastroenterol Mex, 1999: 64(4):154-158
• Takahashi T, Remes-Troche JM, Arch-Ferrer J, Ayala-Ramirez M, HernandezBarrios C, Gomez-Rivera F et al. [Quality of the presentation of free research papers in the National Congress of Gastroenterology: Morelia-1997]. Rev Gastroenterol Mex 1999; 64(1):23-27
• De la Cruz MV, Markwald RR, Krug EL, Rumenoff L, Sanchez GC, Sadowinski S, Gomez F, et al. Living morphogenesis of the ventricles and congenital pathology of their component parts. Cardiol Young. 2001: 11(6):588-600
• Gomez F, Mercado MA, Chan-Nunez C, Orozco-Zepeda H, Hinojosa CA, Salgado-Nesme N et al. Bile Duct Tumors: Experience with Surgical Management. Salud en Tabasco, 2003: (9):151-154
• Davila-Cervantes A, Gomez F, Chan C, Bezaury P, Robles-Diaz G, Uscanga LF et al. Laparoscopic drainage of pancreatic pseudocysts. Surg Endosc, 2004: 18(10):1420-1426
• Gomez-Rivera F, Medina-Franco H, Arch-Ferrer JE, Heslin MJ. Adrenocortical carcinoma: a single institution experience. Am Surg, 2005; 71(1):90-94
• Stewart AE, Heslin MH, Arch J, Jhala N, Ragland B, Gomez F et al. Cyclooxygenase-2 expression and clinical outcome in gastrointestinal stromal tumors. J Gastrointest Surg, 2006; 10(2):315-319
• Gomez-Rivera F, Stewart A, Arnoletti JP, Vickers S, Bland K, Heslin MJ. Surgical treatment of pancreatic endocrine neoplasms. Am J Surg, 2007; 193(4):460-5
• Gomez-Rivera F, Santillan-Gomez AA, Younes MN, Kim S, Fooshee D, Zhao M, Jasser SA, Myers JN. The tyrosine kinase inhibitor, AZD2171, inhibits vascular endothelial growth factor receptor signaling and growth of anaplastic thyroid cancer in an orthotopic nude mouse model. Clin Cancer Res. 2007; 13(15 Pt 1):4519-27
• Gomez-Rivera F, Santillan A, Barber-McMurphey A, Paraskevopoulos G, Roberts DB, Prieto VG, Myers JN. Sentinel node biopsy in patients with cutaneous melanoma of the head and neck: Recurrence and survival study. Head Neck. 2008; 30(10):1284-94
• Galer CE, Corey CL, Wang Z, Younes MN, Gomez-Rivera F, Jasser SA, Ludwig DL, El-Naggar AK, Weber RS, Myers JN.Dual inhibition of epidermal growth factor receptor and insulin-like growth factor receptor I: reduction of angiogenesis and tumor growth in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. Head Neck. 2011;33(2):18998
• Gomez-Rivera F, El-Naggar AK, Guha-Thakurta N, Kupferman ME. Rheumatoid arthritis mimicking metastatic squamous cell carcinoma. Head Neck Oncol. 2011,14;3:26
• Gomez-Rivera F, Fakhri S, Williams M, Hanna EY, Kupferman ME. Surgical Management of Sinonasal Hemangiopericytomas: A case series. Head Neck. 2012 Oct; 34(10):1492-6.
• Gomez-Rivera F, Cattano D, Ramaswamy U, Patel CB, Altamirano A, Man LX, Luong A, Chen Z, Citardi MJ, Fakhri S. Pilot study comparing total intravenous anesthesia to inhalational anesthesia in endoscopic sinus surgery: novel approach of blood flow quantification. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2012;121(11):725-32
• Cattano D, Gomez-Rivera F, Seitan C, Altamirano A, Patel C, J Anesthe Clinic Res 2012;4:287. Post-Operative Effects: Comparison of Total Intravenous and Inhalational Anesthesia.
• Gomez-Rivera F, Santillan-Doherty P, Lara-Guerra H, Jair-Pulido C. Thorax. In: Takahashi T, Garcia-Osogobio S, editors. Surgery. Clinical Basis and Practice. Mexico, 2002 McGraw-Hill, 248-263. ISBN: 9789701038154
• Heslin MJ, Gomez-Rivera F. Soft Tissue Sarcomas. In: Medina-Franco, Ramos de la Medina A, editors. Surgical Oncology: Principles and Practice. Mexico City: ETMSA, 2005. ISBN-13: 978-9685610261
• Gomez-Rivera F, Gomez-Acosta F. Oral Cavity Cancer, in: Medina-Franco, editor. Surgical Oncology. PyDesa. Mexico City. 2013
• Gomez-Rivera F, Shellenberger T, Sturgis EM. Sarcomas of the Head and Neck, in: Pollock, editor. Sarcomas. People’s Medical Publishing House. Shelton, CT. 2019
• Heslin MJ, Gomez-Rivera F. New Options for Treating Colorectal Cancer. Coping with Cancer, 2005; 19(2): 30