Dr. Rivadeneira’s patients and their families are grateful to him for his services as a physician and surgeon, and their expressions of gratitude are testimonials to his commitment to give his patients the best possible care.
“It’s difficult to put into words how grateful I am for you and your staff for bringing my father back to health. Recent follow-ups with his doctors found no indication of cancer. Thank God and thank you. You managed to pull him off the horrible cancer merry-go-round he’d been on for so long. This is beginning to be a wonderful time in our lives. Thank you for giving both of us a second chance.”
— SP, the daughter of a patient who underwent a laparoscopic colon resection for cancer
“One word: PEACE. We had peace because we knew God was in control. Every word you spoke we understood; every question we might had forgotten to ask, you already answered; and everybody in that room gave us reassurance, compassion and hope. I guess I just wanted you to know the special gifts God placed in you besides your awesome abilities as a surgeon. He gave you the gift of compassion, a joyful spirit and a smile that lights up a room. Not everyone who comes to you will have great faith and trust in God as I do, so they will need everyone of your wonderful God-given abilities to help them through their situations.”
— AT, who is a colon cancer survivor
“My wife and I thank you so much for your thoughtfulness. Doc, they say for every bad thing that happens, something good happens. We know what the bad was. The good is that we met a great doctor who is even a greater human being. Thank you so much.”
— DT & LT, who is a colon cancer survivor
“Dr. Rivadeneira is a great surgeon with advanced skills, who knows how to treat his patients, both in a medical sense and on a personal level. He put me at ease and made me feel comfortable during a pretty stressful time.”
— SL, who had colon cancer and had to have her entire colon removed,
which was done with laparoscopic surgery
“I was happy and relieved that Dr. Rivadeneira was able to remove the cancer completely without performing open surgery — and in a way that made a colostomy unnecessary.”
— RC, who had laparoscopic surgery for treatment of rectal cancer
Contact David E. Rivadeneira, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Phone: (631) 470-1450 • Fax: (631) 470-1451
Smithtown Office
222 Middle Country Road, Suite 211 • Smithtown, NY 11787
Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm (Extended Hours Available)
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Port Jefferson Office
931 Hallock Road • Port Jefferson NY 11777
Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm (Extended Hours Available)
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Babylon Office
400 West Main Street, Suite 301 • Babylon, NY 11702
Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm (Extended Hours Available)
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Riverhead Office
31 Main Road, 2nd Floor • Riverhead, New York 11901
Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm (Extended Hours Available)
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Woodbury Office
321-B Crossways Park Drive • Woodbury, New York 11797
Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm (Extended Hours Available)
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