Riva L. Rahl, M.D.

Dr. Rahl is a staff physician and specializes in internal medicine. She is also the medical director of Cooper Wellness Program. In her undergraduate program, Dr. Rahl double majored in biochemistry and exercise science/exercise physiology at Rice University. She earned her medical degree (1999) from University of California San Francisco School of Medicine and returned to Texas for her internal medicine internship and residency at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW) in Dallas. From 2002 to summer 2005, Dr. Rahl completed a residency in emergency medicine at UTSW, serving as Chief Resident the final year. She is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Cardiovascular fitness, health education, nutrition, and lifestyle modification are Dr. Rahl's areas of special medical interest.