Nivia Fontanez

Nivia Fontanez is a radiology technologist in the Bronx, working across X-ray, CT imaging, and bone density studies. She holds a New York State radiologic technologist license and is qualified to administer contrast for CT studies, bringing a steady, patient-first approach to every scan she performs.

The Short Version

Nivia Fontanez didn't start in a radiology department. She earned an associate degree in computer science at SUNY Cobleskill and spent time working in finance before deciding that work didn't fit her. She went back to school, this time for radiology, and finished a bachelor's degree at Concordia College. That path shows up in how she works now — methodical, comfortable with technical systems, and unwilling to treat a patient as a number on a worklist.

Her clinical experience covers X-ray, CT imaging, and bone density studies. She holds a New York State radiologic technologist license and is certified to administer contrast for CT studies, which means she handles both the imaging and the conversation that comes before it — explaining what contrast does, what a patient will feel, and why the scan matters.

In 2025 she received a Best Technologist Award, recognition from people who watch this work closely: colleagues and supervisors who know what a good tech actually looks like day to day, not just on paper.

She grew up in the Bronx and still works there, in a system that serves the neighborhood she comes from. That matters to her. She also holds a Certified Nursing Assistant certification, which shaped how she thinks about care long before she ever touched imaging equipment.