Dr. Aviva Hopkins
Board certified in both internal medicine and rheumatology by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Dr. Hopkins is an experienced physician, recognized as a Castle Connolly “Top Doc.” Dr. Hopkins attended Barnard College of Columbia University in New York, and returned to South Florida to complete medical school at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She received further training in both internal medicine and rheumatology at Jackson Memorial Hospital and University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She was privileged to be chosen for the select American Board of Internal Medicine Research Pathway in Rheumatology at Jackson Memorial Hospital-University of Miami Miller School of Medicine where she further honed her specialty training.
For the last 10 years, Dr. Hopkins has built a dedicated following of patients at the Holy Cross Medical Group in Fort Lauderdale where she was known for her kind, compassionate and thorough care. As a rheumatologist, her specialty lies in the care of diagnosing and managing complex autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, psoriatic arthritis, and spondyloarthritis. She has always maintained a holistic approach and emphasizes diet and exercise to improve health and is up to date on the latest medications and treatments available. Dr. Hopkins always makes it a priority to treat her patients as individuals and provides advice to all patients as if they are family.
