Samantha Rivard, MD

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Rivard specializes in colorectal surgery. She received her medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina and completed general surgery residency at the University of Michigan in 2023, followed by a colon and rectal surgery fellowship at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School. Her research interests include improving care quality and quality of life of colorectal patients, especially rectal cancer patients and patients with ostomies. During surgery residency, she obtained grant funding to support a statewide quality improvement project to decrease ileostomy readmissions due to dehydration.

Publications

  • Published 2/28/2025

    Vu JV, Kanters A, Berho M, Rivard S, Sinco B, Singh K, Duby A, Banerjee M, Hendren S. A Multimodal Intervention to Increase Total Mesorectal Excision Grading for Rectal Cancer in Michigan: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Dis Colon Rectum. 2025 Feb 28. PMID: 40019171.

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  • Published 10/13/2024

    Bauer PS, Gamboa AC, Otegbeye EE, Chapman WC, Rivard S, Regenbogen S, Hrebinko KA, Holder-Murray J, Wiseman JT, Ejaz A, Edwards-Hollingsworth K, Hawkins AT, Hunt SR, Balch GC, Wise PE. Short-Course TNT Improves Rectal Tumor Downstaging in a Retrospective Study of the US Rectal Cancer Consortium. J Surg Oncol. 2025 Mar; 131(3):498-506. PMID: 39400312.

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  • Published 3/1/2024

    Bradley SE, Vitous CA, Marzoughi M, Dualeh SHA, Rivard SJ, Duby A, Hendren S, Suwanabol PA. Patient adherence to an oral rehydration solution intervention to prevent dehydration following ileostomy creation: A qualitative study. Am J Surg. 2024 Jul; 233:120-124. PMID: 38448319.

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  • Published 1/1/2024

    Rivard SJ, Regenbogen S. Principles of Perioperative Safety and Efficiency. “I am Missing a Sponge.”: New Techniques in the Prevention of Foreign Body Retention. Springer. 2024.

  • Published 10/4/2023

    Bauer PS, Gamboa AC, Otegbeye EE, Chapman WC, Rivard S, Regenbogen S, Mohammed M, Holder-Murray J, Wiseman JT, Ejaz A, Edwards-Hollingsworth K, Hawkins AT, Hunt SR, Balch G, Silviera ML. Short-course radiation with consolidation chemotherapy does not increase operative morbidity compared to long-course chemoradiation: A retrospective study of the US rectal cancer consortium. J Surg Oncol. 2024 Feb; 129(2):254-263. PMID: 37792637.

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