Neurology
Our Specialists
General Neurology
Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology
Geriatric Neurology
Garrett Riggs, M.D., Ph.D.
585-341-0100
Current Titles and Roles
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Degrees, Certifications, and Licenses
- B.A., University of Kentucky, 1985
- M.S., University of Louisville, 1989
- Ph.D., University of Louisville, 1994
- M.D., University of Louisville School of Medicine, 1997
- Residency, University of Alabama Birmingham, Internal Medicine & Neurology,
1998-2001
- Fellowship, Behavioral Neurology, University of Rochester,
2004, Experimental Therapeutics, University of Rochester,
2004
- Certification, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Neurology)
Clinical Specialties
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Cognitive and behavioral
neurology (disorders of memory, amnesia, learning, attention,
aphasia,
praxis, agnosia, neglect, and spatial disorientation)
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Dementia
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Geriatric Neurology
Research
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Neurolinguistics—how the brain works to produce or
support consciousness, judgment, insight, reasoning, language,
and other
higher cognitive functions
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Cognitive neuroscience—investigating how reading is affected
in normal aging and Alzheimer’s disease and examining
how theoretical linguistic phenomena (such as raising,
tough movement,
and past-tense organization) are affected by cortical and
subcortical neurodegenerative disease
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End-of-life care in dementia— studying the special
needs of patients with cognitive impairment at the end of
life
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Neuroethics—studying ethical questions increasing in
neurology because of the rapid development of treatments
for neurological
conditions
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Evaluating neurologic education
Academic Activity
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Teaching medical students, residents, and other
physicians about neurology in general and cognitive neurology
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Teaching in the annual medical school neuroscience course “Mind,
Brain, & Behavior”
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Speaking to the psychiatry residents annually on higher cortical
function and dementia
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Actively participating in the neurology clinical clerkship
and serving on the clerkship grading committee
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