| Modesto “Mody” S. Rivera III Prince Frederick, Maryland A Committed National Leader Of Filipino Causes A New Breed Of “Can Do” Leadership |
Dr, Modesto “Mody” Santos Rivera belongs to the latest group of
national or local Filipino community leaders that are now
mushrooming across the United States and Canada. This new
group of leaders are the “new breed.” Most of them are
professionals or career-oriented individuals who are now in the
sunset of their life- almost ready to “retire.” They are dedicated.
Sincere and honest. Doers, rarely talkers. They are men or
women of “can do” attitude --- the group that is now visible in
various community functions. They bring in class to organization
they join. They are Christian spearheaders of worthy and
humanitarian causes or projects.
On top of the list is Dr. Modesto “Mody” Santos Rivera. Highly
trained academically, Mody as he requests friends to call him,
was schooled in the best institutions. He completed his
undergraduate studies from famed Ateneo De Manila, a Jesuit
institution known for its high standard of education. He
graduated and received his Doctor of Medicine Degree from one
national or local Filipino community leaders that are now
mushrooming across the United States and Canada. This new
group of leaders are the “new breed.” Most of them are
professionals or career-oriented individuals who are now in the
sunset of their life- almost ready to “retire.” They are dedicated.
Sincere and honest. Doers, rarely talkers. They are men or
women of “can do” attitude --- the group that is now visible in
various community functions. They bring in class to organization
they join. They are Christian spearheaders of worthy and
humanitarian causes or projects.
On top of the list is Dr. Modesto “Mody” Santos Rivera. Highly
trained academically, Mody as he requests friends to call him,
was schooled in the best institutions. He completed his
undergraduate studies from famed Ateneo De Manila, a Jesuit
institution known for its high standard of education. He
graduated and received his Doctor of Medicine Degree from one
of the best schools in the world, the University of the Philippines, where he also completed his 2-year
Internship and an additional two years of Surgical Residency. In his student days, he was very active with
extra-curricular activities and served as U.P. President of the Medical Student Council.
In the summer of ‘72, Mody came to the United States to pursue advance education and training in the
medical field. Relentlessly, he took up post graduate studies and training at New Jersey Medical School and
its affiliated hospitals. From 1974 he joined well-known Rutgers University Medical School and its affiliated
hospitals prior to relocating in 1978, to the Metropolitan Washington, D.C. area to finish Urology
Residency at Washington Hospital Center. Mody possesses two of the medical field’s highest board
certification. He is a Diplomate with the American Board of Urology conferred to him in February 1980, and
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons conferred in October 1981.
“Mody Rivera is very dependable and conscientious in his responsibilities,” explained Dr. Letty De Castro
(TOFA ‘94) of Edison, New Jersey. “That is why when I was elected APPA President, I unhesitatingly
appointed Dr. Mody Rivera as Executive Director --- the right-hand person, commonly referred to as the “little
president.” After completing his term last June, he run and was unopposed as APPA treasurer. The largest
and most influential group, APPA stands for Association of Philippine Physicians in America. He served as
president of the Calvert County Medical Society, and was president of Philippine Medical Association of Metro
Washington, D.C. He is a member of the Board of Governors of UPMASA Baltimore-Washington DC Chapter;
chairman of Department of Surgery at Calvert Memorial Hospital; and chairman of the Cancer Committee of
the same hospital.
Mody is married to the former Mady Madrinan Rivera of Paete, Laguna and also a UP graduate with a BS in
Nursing. They have three children: Cristina, Marites and Lisa.#
Internship and an additional two years of Surgical Residency. In his student days, he was very active with
extra-curricular activities and served as U.P. President of the Medical Student Council.
In the summer of ‘72, Mody came to the United States to pursue advance education and training in the
medical field. Relentlessly, he took up post graduate studies and training at New Jersey Medical School and
its affiliated hospitals. From 1974 he joined well-known Rutgers University Medical School and its affiliated
hospitals prior to relocating in 1978, to the Metropolitan Washington, D.C. area to finish Urology
Residency at Washington Hospital Center. Mody possesses two of the medical field’s highest board
certification. He is a Diplomate with the American Board of Urology conferred to him in February 1980, and
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons conferred in October 1981.
“Mody Rivera is very dependable and conscientious in his responsibilities,” explained Dr. Letty De Castro
(TOFA ‘94) of Edison, New Jersey. “That is why when I was elected APPA President, I unhesitatingly
appointed Dr. Mody Rivera as Executive Director --- the right-hand person, commonly referred to as the “little
president.” After completing his term last June, he run and was unopposed as APPA treasurer. The largest
and most influential group, APPA stands for Association of Philippine Physicians in America. He served as
president of the Calvert County Medical Society, and was president of Philippine Medical Association of Metro
Washington, D.C. He is a member of the Board of Governors of UPMASA Baltimore-Washington DC Chapter;
chairman of Department of Surgery at Calvert Memorial Hospital; and chairman of the Cancer Committee of
the same hospital.
Mody is married to the former Mady Madrinan Rivera of Paete, Laguna and also a UP graduate with a BS in
Nursing. They have three children: Cristina, Marites and Lisa.#
Washington D.C. Since 1987
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