Lilliana Vazquez-Rivera

Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.

• Diplomat of American Board of Internal Medicine since August 2013
• Diplomat of American Board of Infectious Diseases Board since October 2019

• Primary Care Physician and Infectious Diseases Specialist, 01/2015, 1/20124, Community AIDS Resource (CARE Resource), Miami, FL
• HIV Specialist, Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, 01/2015, 2016, Department of Infectious Diseases, Miami, FL
• Infectious Diseases Consultant, 12/2016, 12/2022, Mercy Hospital, Miami, FL and Coral Gables Hospital, Miami, FL, Miami, FL

• Assistant Professor in Clinical Medicine, 07/2013, 01/2015, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL
• Hospitalist (Teaching and Nonteaching Services), 07/2013, 01/2015, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL

• Preceptor and Voluntary Faculty, 01/2015, 2019, Florida International University
• Attending physician, 07/2013, 01/2015, University of Miami School of Medicine

Certificate in Honors, 05/2008, Ponce School of Medicine

• IDSA member 2011-2016
• American Medical Association member 2008-2016
• American College of Physicians member 2008-2016
• Florida Medical Association member 2008-2016

• Lung Cavitation: Tb or not Tb. Non-fatal case of necrotizing pneumonia in a immunocompromised patient., Poster Presentation. Florida ACP Associate Meeting. Orlando March 12 and 13, 2011
• HIV medical providers' perceptions of the use of antiretroviral therapy as nonoccupational postexposure prophylaxis in 2 major metropolitan areas., J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2013;64 (Suppl 1):S68–79. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3182a901a2. pmid:24126450 (In Press)
• Encyclopedia of AIDS, Author of Chapter: Simplification of ARV Regimens to Improve Adherence (In process)

Transgender Medicine 2014 - Conference along with the YES Institute in Miami to teach our current medical providers about hormones and management of medical care in the transgender population.

Multiple radio and TV appearances discussing current medical and infectious diseases topics.

• Florida Medical license (active)
• DEA (active)
• Advanced Cardiac Life support (ACLS) (inactive)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) (active)

• Member 2020-2021 Equity task force at Care Resource - Committee overseeing equity and improvement in our company
• Chairperson Special Immunology Clinic Improvement Project (02/2014-01/2016) - University of Miami School of Medicine in affiliation with Special Immunology Clinic at Jackson Memorial Hospital - Initiation, development and management of a project in which a multidisciplinary group of healthcare professionals met to further improve the Special Immunology Clinic in order to develop a better Patient-Centered Medical Home.

• English: Fluent
• Spanish: Fluent

• Allan Rodriguez, MD, Professor of Clinical Medicine, Division of infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Don Soffer Clinical Research Center, 1120 NW 14th street, ste 856 (R-21), Miami, FL, 33136, 305-243-8434, 305-243-5367, Arodriguez2@medmiami.edu
• Kathreen Kraus, MD, Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Care Resource, kkraus@careresource.org
• Cynthia Rivera, MD, Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency, Mount Sinai Medical Center, cynrivera@yahoo.com

AIDS walk 04/2016-2019 volunteer

• Latinos en accion
• Recipient of Juliette Love Humanitarian Award 2021 for dedication and management of PLWHA

• I enjoy music and enjoy playing the guitar, the ukulele and the piano
• I have used acrylic as my favorite medium to paint, hobby that I started at age 12 and my home is full of my own paintings.