Maria T Rivera, MDPediatric Gastroenterology - Digestive Health in Milwaukee, WI

Maria T. Rivera, MD, is a board-certified, experienced pediatric gastroenterologist at Ascension Wisconsin in Wauwatosa, Franklin, and Kenosha near Milwaukee, WI. Dr. Rivera has the expertise to diagnose and care for gastrointestinal (GI) diseases and disorders in infants, children and teens. She takes a family-centered approach to care, working with families to make supportive changes and provide the right care plan for each child, including evidence-based therapeutics and non-surgical minimally invasive procedures, whenever possible.

As a pediatric gastroenterologist, Dr. Rivera specializes in treating routine and chronic gastrointestinal conditions in infants, children and adolescents. She works with pediatric specialists when needed to provide comprehensive care, including surgical options as part of our multispecialty approach for complex conditions. Dr. Rivera's goal is to determine the cause of your child's symptoms and deliver a care plan that helps provide relief.

Dr. Rivera has a special interest in treating celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease including Crohn's and ulcerative colitis and nutritional deficiencies. She is skilled at colonoscopy, upper endoscopy and percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) feeding tube placement.

When not caring for patients, Dr. Rivera enjoys competitive dancing, designing rhinestone costumes for professional dancers, making floral arrangements for weddings and events and spending time with her dog, Ella.