W. Kenneth Riland

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Dr. W. Kenneth Riland, D.O. (1913-1989) was born 7 August 1912, in Camden, New Jersey He became an osteopathic physician whose patients included Richard M. Nixon and Nelson A. Rockefeller. He was a co-founder of the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, a medical school on Long Island, New York. ^[1]

Riland graduated from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1936. He became a prominent figure within the field of osteopathic medicine. Riland's place in the profession was recognized by his invitation to deliver the Andrew Taylor Still Memorial Address, at the annual convention of the American Osteopathic Association, considered one of the highest honors within the field. Today, the W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture is a feature of meetings of the American Osteopathic College.

Riland was known to be a Manhattan socialite. He kept a journal of his life's events. They are kept at the Rockefeller Archive Center at Rockefeller University in New York City, NY.^[2]

He died of complications from lymphoma on 13 March 1989 at New York Hospital. At the time he was 76 years old and lived in Manhattan.