Dr. Lariviere received his MD from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. He did a general surgery residency at the University of Kansas, School of Medicine. Dr. Lariviere served as GEneral Surgeon at Mercy Hospital from 1994 until 2009. He is currently employed by Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton, Iowa. Dr. Lariviere consults surgical patients each Monday and every other Friday at the Surgical Healthcare of Washington office now located on the east side of the campus. Patients are asked to register at the WCH Medical Clinic. Below is a brief list of what Dr. Lariviere specializes in:~Various bowel surgeries-bowel resection & hemorrhoidectomy~Gall bladder surgery~Hernia repair~Upper and lower endoscopies~Laparoscopic procedures~Breast biopsies ~Skin lesion and mole removal~Appendectomies~Other general surgery procedures