Victoria Anne Rivera

Information for Patients

Practitioner Type

• Physician Assistant

From the practitioner: About My Practice

I have been practicing medicine and serving the SF Bay Area since 1999. I began integrating Functional Medicine into family practice in 2006 and slowly evolved into an entirely Functional Medicine practice in 2014.

My focus areas are autoimmunity/immune dysregulation (Hashimoto's Hypothyroidism, Celiac, Rheumatoid Arthritis, chronic fatigue, Sjogren's Syndrome, psoriasis, eczema, fibromyalgia ).

Digestive disorders: irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), heartburn/acid reflux, food sensitivities/inflammation, constipation and diarrhea.

Histamine intolerance, mast cell activation disorder and mold illness.

Hormonal Imbalances: estrogen dominance, PMS, peri-menopause and menopause.

Medical Conditions

• Autoimmune Disease
• Chronic Disease
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Digestive disorders
• Female Disorders
• Fibromyalgia
• Gluten Sensitivity
• Infections (acute and chronic low-grade such as Lyme, Candidiasis etc.)
• Mercury and Heavy Metal Toxicity
• Metabolic Syndrome (pre-diabetes, insulin resistance)
• Skin Disorders
• Stress-related Conditions
• Thyroid, adrenal and other hormonal disorders
• Weight or Metabolism concerns

Languages Spoken

• English
• Spanish

Graduate School Education

Western University of Health Sciences/College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (1999) , University of Western States MS in Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine (2019)

Professional Associations

AAPA, CAPA, School of Applied Functional Medicine,

IFM Coursework

• Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice
• Bioenergetics (formerly Energy) Advanced Practice Module
• Cardiometabolic Advanced Practice Module
• Environmental Health (formerly Detox) Advanced Practice Module
• GI Advanced Practice Module
• Hormone Advanced Practice Module
• Immune Advanced Practice Module