New physician on campus

P. Thomas Riley, M.D., joined the University staff in January as physician and director of the University Student Health Center. He succeeds Ilma Meade Overman, M.D., who retired after 30 years with the University.

Dr. Riley oversees the daily operations of student health services and directly cares for patients. He’s also helping plan and implement wellness, health, and emergency-preparedness programs.

A family practitioner for 30 years, mostly in the Richmond area, Dr. Riley earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Virginia and a doctorate of medicine from the Medical College of Virginia. He completed his family practice residency at Riverside Family Practice in Newport News, Va.

Dr. Riley also stays active outside his medical career. He’s an avid photographer. He enjoys computers, hiking, bicycling, and motorcycles. In 1980, he and his wife, Barbara, bicycled from Yorktown, Va., to San Diego, Calif.