Faculty & Staff at TUC
Richard B. Riemer, D.O.
College: COM
Department: Deans Office
Title: Senior Associate Dean
Phone: 707.638.5295
E-Mail: richard.riemer@tu.edu
Office: Administration & Faculty 1, Rm. 212
Dr. Riemer, a graduate of the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, completed
a neurology residency at University of California, Davis Medical Center where he also
served as Chief Resident. Dr. Riemer’s training also includes a mini-Fellowship in
Epilepsy at Bowman Gray School of Medicine and as a Preceptor and Fellow in Chronic
Spine and Pain Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation at the PRIDE Rehabilitation Institute
of Dallas.
Dr. Riemer currently serves in several different capacities in the areas of education, clinical service, administration and advocacy in such organizations as Sutter Health, University of California, Davis Medical Center and Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons of California, to just name a few.
Dr. Riemer’s expertise across the full spectrum of academia will surely enhance our organization and play an integral role in our continued development within our community, state and nation.
Dr. Riemer currently serves in several different capacities in the areas of education, clinical service, administration and advocacy in such organizations as Sutter Health, University of California, Davis Medical Center and Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons of California, to just name a few.
Dr. Riemer’s expertise across the full spectrum of academia will surely enhance our organization and play an integral role in our continued development within our community, state and nation.
1980-1984 Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
Kirksville, Missouri
Degree: D.O. Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
1984-1985 Intern/Chief Intern: Tucson General Hospital & The University of Arizona Health
Science Center Affiliated Hospitals Tucson, Arizona
1985-1987 Resident, Department of Neurology, University of California, Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California
1987-1988 Chief Resident/Fellow, Department of Neurology and the Neurophysiology Laboratory
University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California
1988 Mini-Fellowhip in Epilepsy. The Bowman Gray School of Medicine
Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
1990-1992 Preceptor/Fellow, Chronic Spine and Pain Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation
PRIDE Rehabilitation Clinic, University of Southwest Dallas, Texas
BOARDS/CERTIFICATIONS:
July 1985 DIPLOMATE, NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINERS.
March 1985 BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL EXAMINERS FOR PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, STATE OF
CALIFORNIA
January 1991 DIPLOMATE, AMERICAN BOARD OF PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGY (N)
January 1994 CERTIFIED, AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEUROREHABILITATION
JUNE 1994-2010 QUALIFIED MEDICAL EXAMINER, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
APRIL 2004 ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP, AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ELECTRODIAGNOSTIC MEDICINE
May 14, 2005. UC Davis Occupational Medicine Symposium. UC Davis Medical Center. Sacramento, CA. Topic: Evidence-based Medicine, History and Significance to Occupational Medicine and the Utilization Review Guidelines.
Spring, 2006. UC Davis Occupational Medicine Symposium. UC Davis Medical Center. Sacramento, CA. Topic: Utilization Review Update.
Summer, 2008. Schools Insurance Authority. Cervical spondylotic myelopathy, the Natural History.
Spring, 2009. Sutter Neuroscience Annual Conference. The Aging Spine in Woman.
Winter, 2009. Schools Insurance Authority. Opioid Analgesics
Winter, 2009. Sutter Medical Center. The Low Back Examination
Winter, 2009. Sutter Medical Center. Electrodiagnostic Study Review for Radiculopathy
Winter, 2009. Sutter Medical Center. Cervical Myelopathy
Winter, 2009. Sutter Medical Center. The Back Pain Triage and Back Pain Dilemma.
Summer, 2011. JPA Association: The Latest Trend: Urinary Drug Testing and Chronic Opioid Therapy for Chronic NonCancer Pain
Autumn, 2012. Kaiser Sacramento/Roseville Occupational Medicine, Grand Rounds: Rx Drug Epidemic, Opioids and Chronic Noncancer Pain and Guidelines
2013, Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons Annual Conference, San Diego, CA. Lecture: The Opioid Epidemic: The unintended Consequences of Compassionate Care.
2013, California Joint Powers Authority, Lake Tahoe, California. The Opioid Epidemic: Unintended Consequences of Compassionate Care
2014, Medical Board of California, Department of Consumer Affairs, Sacramento, CA. Lecture: Canadian Guidelines for Safe and Effective use of Opioid Analgesics for Chronic Noncancer pain
2014, Osteopathic Medical Board of California, Department of Consumer Affairs, Sacramento, CA. Lecture: Review of the 2013 Revised Model Policy of the Federation 15
2014. Chronic Pain Management: A Practical Approach. Touro University-COM and California Partnership.Touro University, Mare Island, Vallejo, CA.
2007 Post-traumatic adult-onset focal dystonia: A retrospective study of six consecutive cases. R. Riemer, Y.-L. Zheng, H. Luo, C. Lindsey, V. Wheelock, (Sacramento, California, USA)-11th International Congress of Parkinson Disease and Movement Disorders. Istanbul, Turkey
2010 A Case Report of Alcohol and Exercise-Induced Paroxysmal Dyskinesia - A Classification Dilemma? R. Riemer, Y.-L. Zheng, C. Le (Sacramento, California, USA)- Poster presented at Scientific Session, 135th Annual Meeting, September 2010 American Neurologic Association, San Francisco, CA
Mercy General Hospital, Catholic Healthcare West, Sacramento, CA
Sutter Memorial Hospital, Sutter Healthcare, Sacramento, CA
Sutter General Hospital, Sutter Healthcare, Sacramento, CA
UC Davis Medical Center/UC Davis Medical School
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
1980- American Osteopathic Association
1986- American Academy of Neurology, Active Member
1986- California Medical Association
1989- Sierra Sacramento Valley Medical Society
1989- Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons of California
1999- California Association of Neurologist and Neurosurgeons
2004- American Academy of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine-(Formerly American Academy of Electrodiagnostic Medicine
Outstanding Teaching Award, Academic Year 2008-2009
University of California Davis School of Medicine
Department of Neurology
Sacramento, CA
Outstanding Teaching Award, Academic Year 2009-2010
University of California Davis School of Medicine
Department of Neurology
Sacramento, CA
Excellence in Volunteer Clinical Faculty Professionalism, 2012-2013
University of California Davis School of Medicine
Department of Neurology
Sacramento, CA
Excellence in Volunteer Clinical Faculty Teaching, 2013-2014
University of California Davis School of Medicine
Department of Neurology
Sacramento, CA
Most Valuable Physician Award, February 2012
Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons of California
Awarded at: San Diego, CA- Annual OPSC Convention
Physician of the Year, February 2014
Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons of California
Awarded at: San Diego, CA- Annual OPSC Convention
2004-ongoing Medical Director for the Utilization Review Department
Schools Insurance Authority, non-profit Joint Powers Authority
Sacramento, CA
2014-ongoing Member of Task Force for Responsible Opioid Prescribing Guidelines Revision
The Medical Board of California California Department of Consumer Affairs
Sacramento, CA
2014-ongoing Neurologic Consultant
Osteopathic Medical Board California Department of Consumer Affairs
Sacramento, CA
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