Dr. Veronica Rivera, MD
Not yet claimedGeriatrician, Family medicine doctor · Physician (MD)
New York, NY
Dr. Veronica Rivera is a geriatrician at Mount Sinai in New York City who sees older adults at the Coffey Geriatrics Practice. She is board certified in both geriatric medicine and family medicine and was named Clinician of the Year by the American Geriatrics Society for 2026.
About Dr. Veronica Rivera, MD
Updated Sep 20, 2026 · next review Dec 19, 2026Dr. Veronica Rivera is a geriatrician and family medicine doctor in New York City. She is an Associate Professor of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and she directs the Coffey Geriatrics Practice at the Martha Stewart Center for Living at The Mount Sinai Hospital, a practice that cares for more than 4,500 patients (https://www.mountsinai.org/about/newsroom/2026/mount-sinais-veronica-rivera-md-named-clinician-of-the-year-by-the-american-geriatrics-society).
She trained in family medicine at San Francisco General Hospital, including an extra year as chief resident, and then completed a geriatric medicine fellowship at the University of California San Francisco (https://profiles.icahn.mssm.edu/veronica-rivera, https://institute.org/profiles/veronica-rivera/). She joined the Mount Sinai faculty in 2012 and has led the Coffey Geriatrics Practice since 2019 (https://www.americangeriatrics.org/media-center/news/veronica-rivera-md-agsf-honored-ags-clinician-year).
Her public work focuses on community-based care for older adults, telehealth, and dementia care. She is one of Mount Sinai's clinical leads for the Medicare GUIDE dementia care model launched in 2024, sees patients at the Family Health Center of Harlem, and oversees geriatrics teaching for family medicine residents (https://www.mountsinai.org/about/newsroom/2026/mount-sinais-veronica-rivera-md-named-clinician-of-the-year-by-the-american-geriatrics-society). She co-authored an American Geriatrics Society position statement on telehealth policy for older adults (https://agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.70004).
CMS Open Payments records for 2021 through 2025 show $0 in industry payments across 0 records. Payments from drug and device companies are common and legal, and none are reported here.
- AGS Clinician of the Year
- The American Geriatrics Society named her its 2026 Clinician of the Year, to be honored at the AGS Annual Scientific Meeting held virtually April 30 to May 2, 2026. americangeriatrics.org
- Board certification
- Her Mount Sinai faculty profile lists certification by the American Board of Family Medicine, and a directory listing describes her as board certified in both geriatric medicine and family medicine. profiles.icahn.mssm.edu
- Training background
- She completed a family medicine residency at San Francisco General Hospital and a geriatric medicine fellowship at the University of California San Francisco, and graduated from medical school at Thomas Jefferson University in 2007. profiles.icahn.mssm.edu
- Leads geriatrics practice
- She has directed the Coffey Geriatrics Practice at the Martha Stewart Center for Living since 2019 and also serves as a Master Clinician and Medical Director sharing geriatric practices across Mount Sinai primary care sites. americangeriatrics.org
- Dementia care program lead
- She is one of Mount Sinai's designated clinical leads for the Medicare GUIDE (Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience) Model, which launched in 2024. mountsinai.org
- Care in Harlem, resident teaching
- She provides primary care and geriatrics consultation at the Family Health Center of Harlem and oversees the geriatrics education program for family medicine residents. mountsinai.org
- Telehealth position statement
- She is a co-author of the American Geriatrics Society Position Statement on Telehealth Policy for Older Adults, published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society in 2025. agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
- Published research
- Her faculty profile lists 10 publications, including studies on follow-up with primary care after emergency department visits and on teaching geriatrics through Medicare Annual Wellness Visits and telehealth. profiles.icahn.mssm.edu
- Society fellow
- She is designated AGSF, a Fellow of the American Geriatrics Society. americangeriatrics.org
- Hospital affiliations
- She is listed as affiliated with The Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Morningside, and Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens. doximity.com
Worth knowing
- No personal or professional social media accounts or newsletter were found for her, so there is little public commentary from her in her own words outside of hospital profiles and journal articles. profiles.mountsinai.org
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Practice location
Coffey Geriatrics Practice
1440 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10029
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