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Clinics & Locations
Clinics & Locations
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Explore our network of care for kids, from the tiniest to teens and young adults.
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We'll help you find the best provider for your child.
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Accommodations. Admission. Discharge. Procedure prep. We've got you covered.
Patient Education
Patient Education
Extraordinary kid care

Our specialists handle conditions ranging from the common to the most rare.
Medical Professionals
Medical Professionals
Referrals made easy

Contacts and resources to get your patients to our pediatric specialists
Why Choose Us?
Why Choose Us?
Best in Northern CA

We're ranked #1 in pediatric cancer, heart surgery, cardiology & more.

Angela Rivers

MD PhD

Pediatric hematologist-oncologist

About me

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Education

Stanford University School of Medicine, MD, 2002
Residencies

University of South Florida College of Medicine, 2006
Fellowships

University of Florida, 2009
Academic Title

Professor

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Selected research

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Hereditary Spherocytosis with Mitochondrial Retention, Increased Oxidative Stress, and Alterations to Bioactive Membrane Lipids.
Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology
June 2024
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Combinatorial targeting of epigenome-modifying enzymes with decitabine and RN-1 synergistically increases HbF.
Blood advances
August 2023
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Reticulocyte mitochondrial retention increases reactive oxygen species and oxygen consumption in mouse models of sickle cell disease and phlebotomy-induced anemia.
Experimental hematology
March 2023
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Soothing the soul

Our music therapy program nurtures patients with bedside serenades, rap workshops and more.