Dr. Rivas Perez is an associate professor of medicine at the University of Louisville. He is the Program Director for the Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Program. His clinical expertise involves pulmonary, critical care medicine, lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, asthma, and pulmonary rehabilitation. He completed medical school at the University of Puerto Rico, his residency at the University of Puerto Rico Hospital, and his fellowship at the Ohio State University.