| María Elisa Rivera de Díaz | |
| Birth Name: | María Elisa Rivera y León |
| Birth Date: | January 20, 1887 |
| Birth Place: | Arecibo, Puerto Rico |
| Death Place: | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Spouse: | José E. Díaz García |
| Alma Mater: | Women's Medical College of Baltimore |
| Occupation: | Doctor |
María Elisa Rivera y León de Díaz (born 1887 in Arecibo, Puerto Rico) was one of the first four women from Puerto Rico to earn a medical degree; the other three were Ana Janer in 1909, Palmira Gatell in 1910, and Dolores Piñero in 1913.[1] [2] [3] Ana Janer and Rivera graduated in the same medical school class in 1909 and thus could both be considered the first female Puerto Rican physician.[4]
Rivera graduated from the Women's Medical College of Baltimore, and started her medical practice that same year.[1] [3] [5] She was the first Puerto Rican woman to graduate medical school with the highest honors.[1]