CV DR RIVERA SANTIAGO

Date of birth: November 2nd, 1980

Place of birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina.

• 2019 - Current PhD Candidate. Maastricht University (MU), Netherlands.
• 2019 Fellow of the Heart Rhythm Society (FHRS) degree.
• 2019 Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC) Degree.
• 2013 EHRA-certified electrophysiology specialist level 2 (ECES level 2).
• 2013 EHRA-certified electrophysiology specialist level 1 (ECES level 1).
• 2014 Cardiac Electrophysiology, Sherbrooke University (CHUS), Canada.
• 2011 Cardiac Electrophysiology, Buenos Aires Cardiovascular Institute (ICBA).
• 2009Cardiology Specialist. Buenos Aires University (UBA).
• 2009 Cardiology Residency.Buenos Aires Cardiovascular Institute (ICBA).
• 2004 Medical Doctor (M.D.) Degree. Austral University. Argentina

Latest scientific activity – PUBMED Publications

Anatomical connections between the papillary muscles and the ventricular myocardium: correlation with QRS variability of ventricular arrhythmias. Rivera S; Vecchio N; Ricapito P. Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology 2019. 12(1): e0077004. PMID 30636476

Results of Cryo-energy and Radiofrequency-Based Catheter Ablation for Treating Ventricular Arrhythmias Arising from the Papillary Muscles of the Left Ventricle, Guided by Intracardiac Echocardiography, and Image Integration. Rivera S; Ricapito MP; Tomas L et al. Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 2016;9: e003874.

Cryoablation for Ventricular Arrhythmias Arising from the Papillary Muscles of the Left Ventricle Guided by Intracardiac Echocardiography and Image Integration. Rivera S, Ricapito P, Espinosa J, Belardi D, Albina G, Giniger A, Roux JF, Ayala-Paredes F, Scazzuso F. Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC): Clinical electrophysiology. J Am Coll Cardiol EP 2015; 1:509-16.

Awards

2011 National Academy of Medicine (Argentina): Cardiac Anatomy Applied to the Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias

2024 Cardiac Society of Cardiology: Mauricio Rosenbaum Award

Spoken Languages

Spanish (Native)

English: AICE; IGCSE; PET (Cambridge University)

French (Quebec)

Experience

2014 – 2022 Cardiac EP attending Physician. Buenos Aires Cardiovascular Institute (ICBA), Buenos Aires. Argentina.

2022 – Current: Head of Cardiac Electrophysiology (Cardiovascular Medicine Division). Anchorena Clinic – Accord Health Medical Center. Buenos Aires, Argentina