Jonathan Riley MD

Jonathan Riley

Jonathan Riley
MD

Assistant Professor - University at Buffalo; Medical Director - Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Department of Neurosurgery

Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences


Specialty/Research Focus

Neurological Surgery

Contact Information
5959 Big Tree Road
Ste 103
Orchard Park, New York 14227
Phone: 716-218-1000 x7283
Fax: 716-677-4038
jriley3@buffalo.edu


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Professional Summary:

Dr. Riley is an Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo, having joined in Fall 2017. Dr. Riley is the Medical Director of Functional Neurosurgery and Fellowship Director for the Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery fellowship position. After receiving a Bachelors of Science in Engineering from Mercer University in 2000, Dr. Riley completed medical school at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University (2009), simultaneously obtaining a Masters of Science in Pathology. He went on to complete his neurosurgical residency at Emory University (2016).

During his neurosurgical residency, he completed an enfolded Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Fellowship and completed a post-residency Fellowship position in the same at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.

Dr. Riley placed emphasis on this subspecialized training to be best positioned to provide a full range of surgical treatment options to patients with afflictions affecting the function of the central nervous system. These include surgical treatments for the broad spectrum of Movement Disorders, epilepsies, pain syndromes, and emerging psychiatric indications.

Throughout medical school and residency, Dr. Riley has meaningfully and longitudinally participated in translational and clinical research agendas. These have included both small and large animal work and have focused on the clinical translation of biologics-based therapeutics with an emphasis on development of approaches to therapeutics delivery to the central nervous system. This has provided a background in all aspects of translation from large animal work through clinical trial completion. Active research interests include the use of small animal epilepsy models to develop and optimize neuromodulation-based candidate therapies for the treatment of medically refractory epilepsy.

Dr. Riley’s additional professional interests include international neurosurgical outreach and program development. .

Education and Training:

  • Fellowship, Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University (2017)
  • Fellowship, Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Emory University (2016)
  • Residency, Neurological Surgery, Emory University (2016)
  • MD, Medical Degree, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University (2009)
  • MS, Pathology, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University (2009)
  • BS, Engineering, Mercer University, Magna Cum Laude (2004)

Employment:

  • Neurological Surgery, Neurosurgery, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2017-present)

Patents:

  • Spinal Frame for Resource Limited Setting Provisional Patent Applications ID#23561917

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Professional Memberships:

  • American Epilepsy Society (2017–present)
  • North American Neuromodulation Society (2017–present)
  • American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (2011–present)
  • Congress of Neurological Surgeons (2010–present)
  • American Association of Neurological Surgeons (2010–present)

Presentations:

  • "Role of Deep Brain Stimulation in the Treatment of Neurologic Disorders" Jacobs Insitute FDA Experiential Learning Talk (2019)
  • "Essential Tremor: From Diagnosis to Advanced Therapies" International Essential Tremor Foundation Member Symposium Talk (2019)
  • "Evolution of Neuromodulation in Somatic Pain Syndromes" UBNS Grand Rounds (2019)
  • "Intrathecal Therapies: An Overview" CNS/AANS Joint Pain Section Meeting (2019)
  • "Past is Prologue: The Present (and Predictions on the Future) of Epilepsy Surgery" UB Neurology Grand Rounds (2018)

Service Activities:

  • Institutional Review Board Member; Member (2018–present)
  • Pre-Conference Surgical Course Co-Director North American Neuromodulation Society (2018–present)

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Contact Information

5959 Big Tree Road
Ste 103
Orchard Park, New York 14227
Phone: 716-218-1000 x7283
Fax: 716-677-4038
jriley3@buffalo.edu

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