UAB Professor and Director of the Division of Neurosurgery Richard B. Morawetz, MD, announces the appointment of Kristen Riley, MD, as assistant professor.

A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Dr. Riley completed her MD degree at the School of Medicine at UAB, where she was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha. She completed a neurosurgery residency at UAB and a 6-month fellowship in epilepsy at The Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London, England.

Dr. Riley's clinical interests center on surgery for epilepsy, as well as surgery for pituitary tumors. She is accepting patients at The Kirklin Clinic®. For patient appointments, call 996-2461; e-mail koriley@uabmc.edu.