Jason Rivers, MD, is a Canadian dermatologist and the founder of Riversol Skin Care. He is a clinical professor of dermatology and a past director of the dermatology residency training program at the University of British Columbia. Rivers is a staff member at the British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver General Hospital and St. Paul's Hospital (Vancouver). He has earned recognition by his peers as one of Canada's "Best Doctors", and has been the recipient of the award for a number of years. He is also a recipient of the Canadian Dermatology Association's President's Cup, and the American Academy of Dermatology's Gold Triangle Award.
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Education
Rivers graduated from the University of Toronto with honors in 1977. He then received his medical degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Ottawa Medical School in 1981. In 1985, Rivers completed his dermatology residency at the University of Ottawa, followed by dermatology training in London, England. Subsequently, he completed fellowships at the New York University's Skin and Cancer Unit and the Sydney Melanoma Unit in Australia.
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Career
In 2007, Rivers set up his practice, the Pacific Dermaesthetics clinic, in Vancouver, BC. The clinic is one of the largest and most technologically advanced dermatology centers in Canada. Rivers decided to develop his own line of products after recognizing the demand for more efficient skin care from people with sensitive skin. In 2008, he introduced Riversol, a line of products made specifically for sensitive skin.
A former national director of the Canadian Dermatology Association's Sun Awareness and Skin Cancer Prevention Program, Rivers continues to serve as Regional Director. These campaigns, which reach millions of Canadians each year through the media and distribution of educational materials, involves working in tandem with groups such as the Canadian Cancer Society and the BC Ministry of Health.
He is the immediate past president of the Canadian Society for Dermatologic Surgery, an organization whose members are dermatologists with dual expertise in skin disorders and aesthetic medicine. He is the current President of the Board of Directors for the Acne and Rosacea Society of Canada. Rivers is also an active member of the Canadian Rosacea Guidelines workgroup involved in producing evidence-based guidelines for the successful treatment of rosacea in Canadian patients.
Rivers' experience in aesthetic medicine spans more than 22 years and he has been invited as a key speaker to present on both medical and cosmetic dermatology topics at national and international symposia.
Research
Rivers was one of the principal investigators of the first national study on the sun protection habits of Canadians. He presented a report on the findings to the House of Commons Hearing Committee on the Environment (effects of ozone depletion on human skin) and was involved in a forum to create the UV Index.
Today, he has published more than 150 articles and book chapters. His research interests include skin cancer, laser and cosmetic treatments, and cosmeceuticals. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery, the official publication of the Canadian Dermatology Association.
Publications
The primary focus of many of Rivers' literary contributions centers on melanoma or nonmelanoma skin cancers and premalignant skin lesions.
His textbook contributions (as single and co-author) include:
o Can Early Melanoma be Diagnosed? In: Cutaneous Melanoma, Biology and Management.
o Clinical characteristics of malignant melanomas developing in persons with dysplastic nevi.
o Skin Cancer: Basal Cell and Squamous Cell Carcinoma. In: Textbook of Clinical Oncology.
o Keratinocyte-derived tumors. In: Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery. An Integrated Program in Dermatology. Self-Assessment and Review.
o The Case for Early Detection of Melanoma. In: Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery.
o The Case Control Study. In: Cutaneous Biometrics.
o Becker's Melanosis. In: eMedicine Dematology.
o Broad-Spectrum Sunscreen Use and the Development of New Nevi in White Children. In: JAMA.
o Prevention Strategies, Early Diagnosis and Results of Education Campaign. In: Textbook of Melanoma.
o Precursor Lesions - Recognition and Management. In: Textbook of Melanoma.
o Dysplastic Nevi.
He has been an expert peer-reviewer or editorial board member for several major dermatology journals, including the British Journal of Dermatology, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, and JAMA Dermatology (formerly Archives of Dermatology).
Media
For over 25 years, Rivers has appeared on numerous television and radio segments, as well as providing opinions, as an expert in both national and local media discussing sun awareness, cosmetic dermatology and healthy skin care.
Awards and Distinctions
1974, 1977 Ann Shepard Memorial Scholarship for Biology and Overall Merit, University of Toronto
1987 David A. Leinbach Memorial Melanoma Fund Award, Skin Cancer Foundation
1987, 1988 Health Research Personnel Development Program Fellowship, Ontario Ministry of Health
1996 President's Cup for Outstanding Volunteer Contributions, Canadian Dermatology Association
2002 Gold Triangle Award for Canadian Dermatology Association Regional Sun Awareness Project for 2001, American Academy of Dermatology
2002 Public Education Award, Canadian Dermatology Association for CDA's BC Regional Sun Awareness Program for 2001
2016 Award of Merit for recognition of excellence in leadership and contributions made to the Canadian Dermatology Association
Recognized and featured in CMAJ 2001;165(2):256 "Public ignorance of sun's impact gets under MD's skin"
2002-2003; 2007-2008; 2011-2012 Best Doctors in Canada
2004 Heritage Who's Who (United State)
2006 Canadian Professors of Dermatology - La Roche-Posay Awards received by Trainee, Dr. Sunil Kalia
2011 International Association of Dermatologists.
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