Dr. Rivers is a military-trained ophthalmologist and one of the foremost experts in the field of laser surgery. He obtained his medical degree from the Howard University College of Medicine where he attended on an Army scholarship. After deploying to Iraq as the Brigade Surgeon for the First Cavalry Division, Dr. Rivers completed his residency in ophthalmology at Madigan Army Medical Center at Fort Lewis, Washington. He retired from his 30-year military career at the rank of Colonel and opened Envue Eye and Laser Center at the National Harbor. Envue is a Premier refractive surgery practice offering cataract and laser eye surgery such as SMILE, LASIK and Laser Cataract Surgery.
