Overview
Dr. Lyrad Riley grew up in a small town in Northern California. He attended Brigham Young University followed by St. Louis University Medical School. His residency was back in California at Travis Air Force Base, followed by a fellowship in surgical obstetrics in Austin, Texas. Dr. Riley served as a Family Physician and Flight Surgeon in the Air Force for 20 years before joining St. Mary's Family Medicine Residency. He has extensive international experience, with more than seven years spent all over the world including: Great Britain, Germany, Slovenia, Haiti, Belize, Peru, Guam and seven countries in Africa. Prior to moving to Grand Junction, he spent the last six years he was a faculty physician in Florida, garnering several teacher of the year awards. His main areas of interest include travel medicine and maternity care.
His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Ogilvie Syndrome, and Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 3 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
2698 Patterson Road, St. Mary's Family Residency Practice, Entrance 42, Grand Junction, CO 81506
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
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- Alcoholic CirrhosisDr. Riley isExperienced. Learn about Alcoholic Cirrhosis.
- AscitesDr. Riley isExperienced. Learn about Ascites.
- CellulitisDr. Riley isExperienced. Learn about Cellulitis.
- Dubin-Johnson SyndromeDr. Riley isExperienced. Learn about Dubin-Johnson Syndrome.
- Enlarged LiverDr. Riley isExperienced. Learn about Enlarged Liver.
- LymphangitisDr. Riley isExperienced. Learn about Lymphangitis.