Dr. Sylvia Rivera
Endocrinologist
Meet Sylvia Rivera MD
Sylvia Rivera, MD is a hormone and metabolic health specialist board certified in Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism. She founded Santa Barbara Endocrinology because she was frustrated with the limitations of the current traditional patient care model. Passionate about providing enduring care, support, and education to individuals with various hormonal conditions, Dr Rivera works with her patients to create personalized, comprehensive, and sustainable treatment plans. Witnessing the transformative impact of consistent care on the lives of her patients fuels her commitment to ensuring not just immediate relief but also long-term management of their conditions.
Direct Endocrine Care
Santa Barbara Endocrinology follows an innovative model of delivering medical care while fostering a highly personalized physician-patient relationship. In this model of direct care, the doctor and patient can collaborate to set health goals while overcoming the limitations of time, paperwork, and insurance constraints.
Specialized Services
- Type 1 diabetes management
- Type 2 diabetes management, prevention, and reversal
- Obesity management, prevention, and reversal
- Women’s Health including diabetes in pregnancy, PCOS, and menopause
- Conditions associated with Insulin resistance including metabolic syndrome, pre-diabetes, and fatty liver disease
- Thyroid disease (including autoimmune conditions)
- Thyroid cancer
- Osteoporosis and osteopenia
- Parathyroid disorders
- Pituitary disease
- Adrenal disorders
