Josette Rivera is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Geriatrics. Dr. Rivera received her medical degree from the University of Rochester and residency training in Primary Care Internal Medicine at Johns Hopkins Bayview. She then completed a three year clinical and research fellowship in the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology at Johns Hopkins in 2007. At the conclusion of fellowship, Dr. Rivera became a staff physician at On Lok Lifeways, a Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly, which serves nursing home eligible seniors in the San Francisco area.

Dr. Rivera joined the faculty at UCSF in October 2008 as a clinician educator in the UCSF Housecalls Program. She provides primary and palliative care to homebound older adults throughout San Francisco and teaches medical students, residents, and fellows principles of geriatric care within this context.

Clinical Activities

Dr. Rivera provides primary and palliative care to homebound older adults through the UCSF Housecalls Program. This program currently serves 75 patients throughout San Francisco and is continually growing to accommodate a high demand for its care. Dr. Rivera teaches medical students, residents, and fellows how to do a home visit, and related elements of geriatric care within this context, including assessment of functional status, care coordination and accessing community resources, and establishing a patient's goals of care.