Leonardo A Rivera-Rivera PhD

Leonardo Rivera-Rivera grew up in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. He obtained his PhD in physics and completed his postgraduate studies in MRI neuroimaging at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Before joining the Section of Imaging Sciences as an assistant professor in 2026, Dr. Rivera-Rivera worked in the Department of Medicine as an associate scientist in the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC). Currently, Dr. Rivera-Rivera serves as the co-leader and MRI service leader of the Wisconsin ADRC Imaging Core. In 2021, he was recognized as a junior fellow by the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM).

Dr. Rivera-Rivera's professional interests include:
• Advanced quantitative MRI methods for cerebrovascular health and neurofluids characterization (pulse sequence design, reconstruction, post-processing)
• Biomarker development and translation to clinical and population-based studies through multidisciplinary collaboration