Bernadette Riley, MS, DO is currently the director of New York Institute of Technology’s Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS)/Hypermobility Treatment Center and a professor of Family Medicine at the New York Tech College of Osteopathic Medicine.

She graduated from Fordham University (2001) and New York College of Osteopathic Medicine (2005). Dr. Riley has a special interest in treating hypermobile patients; in her current role, she directs a multidisciplinary center and is involved in a variety of research projects, presentations, teaching, publications, and grants at the center.

She wrote the curriculum and started the EDS 4th year medical student elective at NYITCom.  She lectures locally and nationally on the topic of hypermobility.

Dr. Riley graduated with her Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition in 2023 and was inducted into the Alpha Eta National Honor Society. Dr. Riley achieved an academic qualification in international medicine and public health from the Institute for International Medicine. 

She became a fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians and a fellow of the Institute of Leadership in Medicine. She is an alumnus of the American Osteopathic Association’s Training in Policy Studies Fellowship and the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Osteopathic Health Policy Fellowship. 

Prior to joining the College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2017, Dr. Riley served as program director of the Osteopathic Traditional Rotating Internship at Mt. Sinai/South Nassau Communities Hospital, core faculty of its Family Medicine Residency and Coordinator of Simulation Medicine.

Prior to that, she served as medical director of the Long Beach Group Practice.

Dr. Riley’s postgraduate training started as an ENT/facial plastic surgery intern at the former Union Hospital in New Jersey (2005–2006). She completed two years of residency at the Union Hospital/Newark Beth Israel/St. Barnabas Medical Center in New Jersey (2006–2008) before switching specialties.

She finished her family medicine and osteopathic manipulative treatment residency at Long Beach Medical Center in New York (2010), where she served as chief resident (2009–2010) and was named Family Medicine Resident of the Year (2010).

Dr. Riley is board-certified in family medicine and osteopathic manipulative medicine. 

Dr. Riley has held the academic title of clinical assistant professor at many medical schools, including the Zucker School of Medicine-Hofstra University. She serves as national faculty for the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners and chair of DEI for NBOME. 

Riley has an interest in health policy and has been active in health advocacy for many years. She teaches advocacy to medical students, writes and offers the fourth-year Congressional Health Policy Elective, and is the director of the two-year Congressional Health Policy Fellowship.

She was elected president of the New York State Osteopathic Medical Society (NYSOMS) in April 2022 and was reelected in May 2023. Fellowship (OHPF Class of 2020). She is Secretary of the Nassau County Medical Society, a member at large for the Nassau Academy of Medicine, and chair of NAM’s Education Committee.

In April 2023, she was elected assistant secretary of the Medical Society of the State of New York. She has been chair of the Regional Osteopathic Conference since 2016.

She has served as a delegate for both the AOA’s House of Delegates (HOD) since 2010, and MSSNY’s HOD since 2019.

Dr. Riley is involved in National Committees, including the ACOFP Annual Convention Work Group, and has been chair of its National Convention (2020, 2024).