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Lucia Rivera Lara, MD, MPH
Clinical Professor, Adult Neurology
BioDr. Rivera Lara is a Clinical Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, where she is highly regarded for her clinical excellence and dedication to education and research in the field of neurology. She treats patients suffering from strokes, cerebral hemorrhages, and seizures. Dr. Rivera Lara completed her residency in Neurology at the University of Massachusetts and her fellowship in Neurocritical Care at Johns Hopkins University. During her fellowship, she received a Research Award from the American Academy of Neurology/American Brain Foundation.
Dr. Rivera Lara joined the faculty at Johns Hopkins University in 2014, initially as an Instructor and later as an Assistant Professor, working in the neurocritical care unit and the Neurology inpatient and consult service. She earned her Master’s in Public Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2017, which equipped her with a broader perspective on research and global health.
Today, her research is at the forefront of addressing critical issues in neurology. Dr. Rivera Lara focuses on developing neuromonitoring algorithms aimed at optimizing cerebral blood flow delivery for patients with acute brain injuries, with the goal of preventing cerebral ischemia and subsequent complications. By studying cerebral autoregulation and employing multimodal brain monitoring techniques, she aims to mitigate secondary injuries, ultimately helping to reduce cognitive impairment and decrease disability in these vulnerable patients. Her findings have been published in journals including Critical Care Medicine, Neurocritical Care, Stroke, Seizure, the Journal of Neurosurgery and Anesthesiology, and JAMA, and she has presented at the International Stroke Conference, the Critical Care Conference, and at meetings of the American Academy of Neurology and the Neurocritical Care Society.
Dr. Rivera Lara is a Global Health Faculty Fellow at Stanford University for her work on neurological health disparities in Latin America. She founded "Conferencias de Cuidado Neurocritico," which are bimonthly lectures on Neurocritical Care Emergencies and Stroke Management conducted in Spanish via Zoom, attended by residents, fellows, and intensivists from Latin American countries such as Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia, Paraguay, Bolivia, Argentina, and others. -
Rafael Rivera Lugo
Postdoctoral Scholar, Biology
BioRafael Rivera-Lugo is a Stanford Science Fellow postdoctoral associate in the Department of Biology and the ChEM-H Institute at Stanford University, where he works in the laboratory of Christine Jacobs-Wagner. His postdoctoral research focuses on how the Lyme disease bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi establishes infection using novel mouse models to dissect the immune and cellular mechanisms that drive tissue pathology during infection. He is also developing metabolically active, non-replicating bacterial platforms for vaccine applications.
Rafael completed his Ph.D. in Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California, Berkeley, in the laboratory of Daniel A. Portnoy. His doctoral work revealed how the intracellular pathogen Listeria monocytogenes acquires and utilizes flavins (riboflavin derivatives) during infection, reshaping our understanding of bacterial metabolism and immune evasion. This work produced multiple high-impact publications in journals including PNAS, eLife, Nature, and mBio, and was recognized with the Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award and the Nicholas Cozzarelli Prize. He received his B.S. in Biology and Biotechnology, Summa Cum Laude, from the University of Puerto Rico at Ponce.
Beyond research, Rafael is deeply committed to expanding access to scientific careers. He has mentored students from historically underserved communities through programs at Stanford and UC Berkeley, co-founded organizations to support peers navigating academic science, and has been a consistent advocate for creating welcoming and rigorous scientific environments for all students.
