Antonio Riera, MD, FAAP
Biography
Antonia Riera, MD, is an attending physician at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital specializing in emergency medicine. He says his daily motivation comes from promoting the “safety and well being of children every day.”
“Our doctors in Yale Medicine Pediatric Emergency are leaders in clinical, academic and research arenas,” Dr. Riera says. “We as a team have resuscitated patients who have been treated in the hospital with excellent outcomes. That is most rewarding—helping families, providing the best pediatric emergency care, and guiding children and caregivers through stressful situations.”
Dr. Riera’s clinical and research interests include the use of bedside ultrasonography to improve outcomes in children, and the relationship between language, communication and asthma care disparities for Latino children. He is an assistant professor of pediatrics (emergency medicine) and of emergency medicine at Yale School of Medicine.
Titles
- Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
- Director, Pediatric Emergency Ultrasound
- Director, Pediatric Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Director, INSPIRAR Project
Education & Training
- FellowYale-New Haven Children's Hospital (2010)
- ResidentNew York Presbyterian Hospital - Weill Cornell (2007)
- MDBoston University School of Medicine (2004)
- BAPrinceton University, Economics (2000)
Languages Spoken
- English
- Español (Spanish)
Additional Information
- Honor Roll: Yale Department of Pediatrics (2020)
- Gallery of Excellence Abstract Award for "Latino caregiver experiences with asthma health communication": Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2013)
- Top 10 Article of the Year for "Diagnosis of intussusception by novice physician sonographers in the emergency department": American Academy of Pediatrics (2012)
- Outstanding Fellow Teaching Award: Yale Pediatric Housestaff (2010)
- Young Investigator Travel Award: Pediatric Academic Societies (2010)
- Travel Award: Eastern Society for Pediatric Research (2010)
- Travel Award: Eastern Society for Pediatric Research (2009)
- Award for Teaching Excellence: NYPH-Weill Medical College, Department of Pediatrics (2007)
- P2 Network (2021 - Present): Education Chair
- Ultrasound G.E.L. Podcast (2021 - Present): Gel Jr. Expert Reviewer: https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/about
- American Academy of Pediatrics (2008 - Present): Fellow
- Riera A, Weeks B, Emerson BL, Chen L. Evaluation of a Focused Cardiac Ultrasound Protocol in a Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatric Emergency Care 2021, 37: 191-198. PMID: 29746359, DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001495.
- Riera A, Langhan M, Silva CT. Terminal Ileitis Presenting With a Spontaneously Reduced Ileocolic Intussusception Diagnosed by Point-of-Care Ultrasonography. Pediatric Emergency Care 2020, 36: e30-e32. PMID: 31433363, DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001879.
- Garcia AM, Asad I, Tessaro MO, Sivitz A, Osborn K, Shaahinfar A, Leung SK, Rowe E, Riera A. A Multi-institutional Case Series With Review of Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Diagnose Malrotation and Midgut Volvulus in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatric Emergency Care 2019, 35: 443-447. PMID: 30702647, DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001737.
- Garcia AM, Riera A. Use of Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Assess and Guide Renal Stent Repositioning in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatric Emergency Care 2019, 35: 382-384. PMID: 30829842, DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001767.
- Emerson BL, Prozora S, Jacob A, Clark K, Kotrady D, Edwards L, Ciaburri R, Riera A. An Initiative to Decrease Time to Antibiotics for Patients With Fever and Neutropenia. American Journal Of Medical Quality : The Official Journal Of The American College Of Medical Quality 2019, 34: 158-164. PMID: 30078347, DOI: 10.1177/1062860618792305.
- Gross IT, Riera A. Vaginal Foreign Bodies: The Potential Role of Point-of-Care-Ultrasound in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatric Emergency Care 2017, 33: 756-759. PMID: 29095775, DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001304.
- Riera A, Ocasio A, Tiyyagura G, Thomas A, Goncalves P, Krumeich L, Ragins K, Trevino S, Vaca FE. A web-based educational video to improve asthma knowledge for limited English proficiency Latino caregivers. The Journal Of Asthma : Official Journal Of The Association For The Care Of Asthma 2017, 54: 624-631. PMID: 27780380, PMCID: PMC7244941, DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2016.1251597.
- Alfonzo M, von Reinhart A, Riera A. Point-of-Care Ultrasound Identification of an Abdominal Hernia. Pediatric Emergency Care 2017, 33: 596-598. PMID: 28777270, DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001222.
- Cicero MX, Whitfill T, Overly F, Baird J, Walsh B, Yarzebski J, Riera A, Adelgais K, Meckler GD, Baum C, Cone DC, Auerbach M. Pediatric Disaster Triage: Multiple Simulation Curriculum Improves Prehospital Care Providers' Assessment Skills. Prehospital Emergency Care : Official Journal Of The National Association Of EMS Physicians And The National Association Of State EMS Directors 2017, 21: 201-208. PMID: 27749145, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2016.1235239.
- Riera A, Bokhari SA, Bechtel K. If You Twinkle When You Tinkle, Stones Are Found on Ultrasound. Pediatric Emergency Care 2016, 32: 246-9. PMID: 26359827, DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000542.
- Cicero MX, Overly F, Brown L, Yarzebski J, Walsh B, Shabanova V, Auerbach M, Riera A, Adelgais K, Meckler G, Cone DC, Baum CR. Comparing the Accuracy of Three Pediatric Disaster Triage Strategies: A Simulation-Based Investigation. Disaster Medicine And Public Health Preparedness 2016, 10: 253-60. PMID: 26744228, DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2015.171.
- Riera A, Ocasio A, Goncalves P, Krumeich L, Katz KH, Trevino S, Vaca FE. Findings from a community-based asthma education fair for Latino caregivers. The Journal Of Asthma : Official Journal Of The Association For The Care Of Asthma 2015, 52: 71-80. PMID: 25019349, DOI: 10.3109/02770903.2014.944982.
- Riera A, Ocasio A, Tiyyagura G, Krumeich L, Ragins K, Thomas A, Trevino S, Vaca FE. Latino caregiver experiences with asthma health communication. Qualitative Health Research 2015, 25: 16-26. PMID: 25185159, DOI: 10.1177/1049732314549474.
- Langhan ML, Riera A, Kurtz JC, Schaeffer P, Asnes AG. Implementation of newly adopted technology in acute care settings: a qualitative analysis of clinical staff. Journal Of Medical Engineering & Technology 2015, 39: 44-53. PMID: 25367721, PMCID: PMC4686128, DOI: 10.3109/03091902.2014.973618.
- Langhan ML, Kurtz JC, Schaeffer P, Asnes AG, Riera A. Experiences with capnography in acute care settings: a mixed-methods analysis of clinical staff. Journal Of Critical Care 2014, 29: 1035-40. PMID: 25129575, PMCID: PMC4194255, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2014.06.021.
- Emerson BL, Bradley ER, Riera A, Mayes L, Bechtel K. Postpartum depression screening in the pediatric emergency department. Pediatric Emergency Care 2014, 30: 788-92. PMID: 25343740, DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000260.
- Alletag MJ, Jacobson D, Santucci K, Riera A. Nasal disc battery removal: a novel technique using a magnetic device. Pediatric Emergency Care 2014, 30: 488-90. PMID: 24987992, DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000168.
- Cicero MX, Brown L, Overly F, Yarzebski J, Meckler G, Fuchs S, Tomassoni A, Aghababian R, Chung S, Garrett A, Fagbuyi D, Adelgais K, Goldman R, Parker J, Auerbach M, Riera A, Cone D, Baum CR. Creation and Delphi-method refinement of pediatric disaster triage simulations. Prehospital Emergency Care : Official Journal Of The National Association Of EMS Physicians And The National Association Of State EMS Directors 2014, 18: 282-9. PMID: 24401167, DOI: 10.3109/10903127.2013.856505.
- Riera A, Navas-Nazario A, Shabanova V, Vaca FE. The impact of limited English proficiency on asthma action plan use. The Journal Of Asthma : Official Journal Of The Association For The Care Of Asthma 2014, 51: 178-84. PMID: 24147607, DOI: 10.3109/02770903.2013.858266.
- Cicero MX, Riera A, Northrup V, Auerbach M, Pearson K, Baum CR. Design, validity, and reliability of a pediatric resident JumpSTART disaster triage scoring instrument. Academic Pediatrics 2013, 13: 48-54. PMID: 23153602, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2012.09.002.
- Adolescent Balloon Analog Risk Task and Behaviors that Influence Risk of Motor Vehicle Crash Injury.Vaca FE, Walthall JM, Ryan S, Moriarty-Daley A, Riera A, Crowley MJ, Mayes LC. Adolescent Balloon Analog Risk Task and Behaviors that Influence Risk of Motor Vehicle Crash Injury. Annals Of Advances In Automotive Medicine / Annual Scientific Conference ... Association For The Advancement Of Automotive Medicine. Association For The Advancement Of Automotive Medicine. Scientific Conference 2013, 57: 77-88. PMID: 24406948, PMCID: PMC3861840.
- Riera A, Hsiao AL, Langhan ML, Goodman TR, Chen L. Diagnosis of intussusception by physician novice sonographers in the emergency department. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2012, 60: 264-8. PMID: 22424652, PMCID: PMC3431911, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2012.02.007.
- Cicero MX, Auerbach MA, Zigmont J, Riera A, Ching K, Baum CR. Simulation training with structured debriefing improves residents' pediatric disaster triage performance. Prehospital And Disaster Medicine 2012, 27: 239-44. PMID: 22691308, DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X12000775.
- Riera A, Chen L. Ultrasound evaluation of skull fractures in children: a feasibility study. Pediatric Emergency Care 2012, 28: 420-5. PMID: 22531195, DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e318252da3b.
- Vaca FE, Trevino S, Riera A, Meyer E, Anderson CL. Contextualizing exposures and experiences of behaviors that influence the risk of crash injury in latino adolescent males. Annals Of Advances In Automotive Medicine / Annual Scientific Conference ... Association For The Advancement Of Automotive Medicine. Association For The Advancement Of Automotive Medicine. Scientific Conference 2012, 56: 79-86. PMID: 23169119, PMCID: PMC3503408.
- Riera A, Langhan M, Northrup V, Santucci K, Chen L. Remember the saphenous: ultrasound evaluation and intravenous site selection of peripheral veins in young children. Pediatric Emergency Care 2011, 27: 1121-5. PMID: 22134232, DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31823ab926.
- Alletag MJ, Riera A, Langhan ML, Chen L. Use of emergency ultrasound in the diagnostic evaluation of an infant with vomiting. Pediatric Emergency Care 2011, 27: 986-9. PMID: 21975504, DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e318232a265.
- Chen L, Hsiao A, Langhan M, Riera A, Santucci KA. Use of bedside ultrasound to assess degree of dehydration in children with gastroenteritis. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2010, 17: 1042-7. PMID: 21040104, PMCID: PMC3058669, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2010.00873.x.
- Riera A, Walker DM. The impact of race and ethnicity on care in the pediatric emergency department. Current Opinion In Pediatrics 2010, 22: 284-9. PMID: 20442657, DOI: 10.1097/MOP.0b013e32833973a5.
Biography
Antonia Riera, MD, is an attending physician at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital specializing in emergency medicine. He says his daily motivation comes from promoting the “safety and well being of children every day.”
“Our doctors in Yale Medicine Pediatric Emergency are leaders in clinical, academic and research arenas,” Dr. Riera says. “We as a team have resuscitated patients who have been treated in the hospital with excellent outcomes. That is most rewarding—helping families, providing the best pediatric emergency care, and guiding children and caregivers through stressful situations.”
Dr. Riera’s clinical and research interests include the use of bedside ultrasonography to improve outcomes in children, and the relationship between language, communication and asthma care disparities for Latino children. He is an assistant professor of pediatrics (emergency medicine) and of emergency medicine at Yale School of Medicine.
Titles
- Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
- Director, Pediatric Emergency Ultrasound
- Director, Pediatric Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Director, INSPIRAR Project
Education & Training
- FellowYale-New Haven Children's Hospital (2010)
- ResidentNew York Presbyterian Hospital - Weill Cornell (2007)
- MDBoston University School of Medicine (2004)
- BAPrinceton University, Economics (2000)
Languages Spoken
- English
- Español (Spanish)
Additional Information
- Honor Roll: Yale Department of Pediatrics (2020)
- Gallery of Excellence Abstract Award for "Latino caregiver experiences with asthma health communication": Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2013)
- Top 10 Article of the Year for "Diagnosis of intussusception by novice physician sonographers in the emergency department": American Academy of Pediatrics (2012)
- Outstanding Fellow Teaching Award: Yale Pediatric Housestaff (2010)
- Young Investigator Travel Award: Pediatric Academic Societies (2010)
- Travel Award: Eastern Society for Pediatric Research (2010)
- Travel Award: Eastern Society for Pediatric Research (2009)
- Award for Teaching Excellence: NYPH-Weill Medical College, Department of Pediatrics (2007)
- P2 Network (2021 - Present): Education Chair
- Ultrasound G.E.L. Podcast (2021 - Present): Gel Jr. Expert Reviewer: https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/about
- American Academy of Pediatrics (2008 - Present): Fellow
- Riera A, Weeks B, Emerson BL, Chen L. Evaluation of a Focused Cardiac Ultrasound Protocol in a Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatric Emergency Care 2021, 37: 191-198. PMID: 29746359, DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001495.
- Riera A, Langhan M, Silva CT. Terminal Ileitis Presenting With a Spontaneously Reduced Ileocolic Intussusception Diagnosed by Point-of-Care Ultrasonography. Pediatric Emergency Care 2020, 36: e30-e32. PMID: 31433363, DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001879.
- Garcia AM, Asad I, Tessaro MO, Sivitz A, Osborn K, Shaahinfar A, Leung SK, Rowe E, Riera A. A Multi-institutional Case Series With Review of Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Diagnose Malrotation and Midgut Volvulus in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatric Emergency Care 2019, 35: 443-447. PMID: 30702647, DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001737.
- Garcia AM, Riera A. Use of Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Assess and Guide Renal Stent Repositioning in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatric Emergency Care 2019, 35: 382-384. PMID: 30829842, DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001767.
- Emerson BL, Prozora S, Jacob A, Clark K, Kotrady D, Edwards L, Ciaburri R, Riera A. An Initiative to Decrease Time to Antibiotics for Patients With Fever and Neutropenia. American Journal Of Medical Quality : The Official Journal Of The American College Of Medical Quality 2019, 34: 158-164. PMID: 30078347, DOI: 10.1177/1062860618792305.
- Gross IT, Riera A. Vaginal Foreign Bodies: The Potential Role of Point-of-Care-Ultrasound in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatric Emergency Care 2017, 33: 756-759. PMID: 29095775, DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001304.
- Riera A, Ocasio A, Tiyyagura G, Thomas A, Goncalves P, Krumeich L, Ragins K, Trevino S, Vaca FE. A web-based educational video to improve asthma knowledge for limited English proficiency Latino caregivers. The Journal Of Asthma : Official Journal Of The Association For The Care Of Asthma 2017, 54: 624-631. PMID: 27780380, PMCID: PMC7244941, DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2016.1251597.
- Alfonzo M, von Reinhart A, Riera A. Point-of-Care Ultrasound Identification of an Abdominal Hernia. Pediatric Emergency Care 2017, 33: 596-598. PMID: 28777270, DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001222.
- Cicero MX, Whitfill T, Overly F, Baird J, Walsh B, Yarzebski J, Riera A, Adelgais K, Meckler GD, Baum C, Cone DC, Auerbach M. Pediatric Disaster Triage: Multiple Simulation Curriculum Improves Prehospital Care Providers' Assessment Skills. Prehospital Emergency Care : Official Journal Of The National Association Of EMS Physicians And The National Association Of State EMS Directors 2017, 21: 201-208. PMID: 27749145, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2016.1235239.
- Riera A, Bokhari SA, Bechtel K. If You Twinkle When You Tinkle, Stones Are Found on Ultrasound. Pediatric Emergency Care 2016, 32: 246-9. PMID: 26359827, DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000542.
- Cicero MX, Overly F, Brown L, Yarzebski J, Walsh B, Shabanova V, Auerbach M, Riera A, Adelgais K, Meckler G, Cone DC, Baum CR. Comparing the Accuracy of Three Pediatric Disaster Triage Strategies: A Simulation-Based Investigation. Disaster Medicine And Public Health Preparedness 2016, 10: 253-60. PMID: 26744228, DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2015.171.
- Riera A, Ocasio A, Goncalves P, Krumeich L, Katz KH, Trevino S, Vaca FE. Findings from a community-based asthma education fair for Latino caregivers. The Journal Of Asthma : Official Journal Of The Association For The Care Of Asthma 2015, 52: 71-80. PMID: 25019349, DOI: 10.3109/02770903.2014.944982.
- Riera A, Ocasio A, Tiyyagura G, Krumeich L, Ragins K, Thomas A, Trevino S, Vaca FE. Latino caregiver experiences with asthma health communication. Qualitative Health Research 2015, 25: 16-26. PMID: 25185159, DOI: 10.1177/1049732314549474.
- Langhan ML, Riera A, Kurtz JC, Schaeffer P, Asnes AG. Implementation of newly adopted technology in acute care settings: a qualitative analysis of clinical staff. Journal Of Medical Engineering & Technology 2015, 39: 44-53. PMID: 25367721, PMCID: PMC4686128, DOI: 10.3109/03091902.2014.973618.
- Langhan ML, Kurtz JC, Schaeffer P, Asnes AG, Riera A. Experiences with capnography in acute care settings: a mixed-methods analysis of clinical staff. Journal Of Critical Care 2014, 29: 1035-40. PMID: 25129575, PMCID: PMC4194255, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2014.06.021.
- Emerson BL, Bradley ER, Riera A, Mayes L, Bechtel K. Postpartum depression screening in the pediatric emergency department. Pediatric Emergency Care 2014, 30: 788-92. PMID: 25343740, DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000260.
- Alletag MJ, Jacobson D, Santucci K, Riera A. Nasal disc battery removal: a novel technique using a magnetic device. Pediatric Emergency Care 2014, 30: 488-90. PMID: 24987992, DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000168.
- Cicero MX, Brown L, Overly F, Yarzebski J, Meckler G, Fuchs S, Tomassoni A, Aghababian R, Chung S, Garrett A, Fagbuyi D, Adelgais K, Goldman R, Parker J, Auerbach M, Riera A, Cone D, Baum CR. Creation and Delphi-method refinement of pediatric disaster triage simulations. Prehospital Emergency Care : Official Journal Of The National Association Of EMS Physicians And The National Association Of State EMS Directors 2014, 18: 282-9. PMID: 24401167, DOI: 10.3109/10903127.2013.856505.
- Riera A, Navas-Nazario A, Shabanova V, Vaca FE. The impact of limited English proficiency on asthma action plan use. The Journal Of Asthma : Official Journal Of The Association For The Care Of Asthma 2014, 51: 178-84. PMID: 24147607, DOI: 10.3109/02770903.2013.858266.
- Cicero MX, Riera A, Northrup V, Auerbach M, Pearson K, Baum CR. Design, validity, and reliability of a pediatric resident JumpSTART disaster triage scoring instrument. Academic Pediatrics 2013, 13: 48-54. PMID: 23153602, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2012.09.002.
- Adolescent Balloon Analog Risk Task and Behaviors that Influence Risk of Motor Vehicle Crash Injury.Vaca FE, Walthall JM, Ryan S, Moriarty-Daley A, Riera A, Crowley MJ, Mayes LC. Adolescent Balloon Analog Risk Task and Behaviors that Influence Risk of Motor Vehicle Crash Injury. Annals Of Advances In Automotive Medicine / Annual Scientific Conference ... Association For The Advancement Of Automotive Medicine. Association For The Advancement Of Automotive Medicine. Scientific Conference 2013, 57: 77-88. PMID: 24406948, PMCID: PMC3861840.
- Riera A, Hsiao AL, Langhan ML, Goodman TR, Chen L. Diagnosis of intussusception by physician novice sonographers in the emergency department. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2012, 60: 264-8. PMID: 22424652, PMCID: PMC3431911, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2012.02.007.
- Cicero MX, Auerbach MA, Zigmont J, Riera A, Ching K, Baum CR. Simulation training with structured debriefing improves residents' pediatric disaster triage performance. Prehospital And Disaster Medicine 2012, 27: 239-44. PMID: 22691308, DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X12000775.
- Riera A, Chen L. Ultrasound evaluation of skull fractures in children: a feasibility study. Pediatric Emergency Care 2012, 28: 420-5. PMID: 22531195, DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e318252da3b.
- Vaca FE, Trevino S, Riera A, Meyer E, Anderson CL. Contextualizing exposures and experiences of behaviors that influence the risk of crash injury in latino adolescent males. Annals Of Advances In Automotive Medicine / Annual Scientific Conference ... Association For The Advancement Of Automotive Medicine. Association For The Advancement Of Automotive Medicine. Scientific Conference 2012, 56: 79-86. PMID: 23169119, PMCID: PMC3503408.
- Riera A, Langhan M, Northrup V, Santucci K, Chen L. Remember the saphenous: ultrasound evaluation and intravenous site selection of peripheral veins in young children. Pediatric Emergency Care 2011, 27: 1121-5. PMID: 22134232, DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31823ab926.
- Alletag MJ, Riera A, Langhan ML, Chen L. Use of emergency ultrasound in the diagnostic evaluation of an infant with vomiting. Pediatric Emergency Care 2011, 27: 986-9. PMID: 21975504, DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e318232a265.
- Chen L, Hsiao A, Langhan M, Riera A, Santucci KA. Use of bedside ultrasound to assess degree of dehydration in children with gastroenteritis. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2010, 17: 1042-7. PMID: 21040104, PMCID: PMC3058669, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2010.00873.x.
- Riera A, Walker DM. The impact of race and ethnicity on care in the pediatric emergency department. Current Opinion In Pediatrics 2010, 22: 284-9. PMID: 20442657, DOI: 10.1097/MOP.0b013e32833973a5.