Christopher M. Filley, MD - Clinical Researcher
Contact Information
Email: Christopher.Filley@cuanschutz.edu
Education
Fellowship, Boston Veterans Administration Hospital
Residency, University of Colorado Affiliated Hospitals
MD, Johns Hopkins University
Professional Titles
Director, Behavioral Neurology
Professor, Neurology and Psychiatry
Senior Scientific Advisor, Marcus Institute for Brain Health
Biography
Christopher M. Filley, MD, is
Director of the Behavioral Neurology Section, and Professor of Neurology and
Psychiatry, at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He also serves as
Senior Scientific Advisor for the Marcus Institute for Brain Health. Dr. Filley
evaluates patients referred for behavioral neurology consultation at the
Neurobehavior Clinic of the University of Colorado Hospital, providing a
regional resource for expert subspecialty care for complex disorders of
cognition. Although Alzheimer's disease has been a major focus of his work, his
primary interest is in the behavioral neurology of white matter, including
neurologic, psychiatric, neuropsychological, neuroimaging, and
neuropathological aspects of a wide variety of white matter disorders. Through
his role in the CU Alzheimer's and Cognition Center Clinical Core, Dr. Filley
participates in observational and clinical trials for potential Alzheimer’s
disease and other dementia therapeutics. He is also the author of three
monographs – Neurobehavioral
Anatomy, The
Behavioral Neurology of White Matter, and White Matter Dementia –
and he is the senior editor of the textbook Behavioral
Neurology & Neuropsychiatry. Dr. Filley recently published an article in The Conversation on the importance of white matter to understanding the brain.
Recent Publications
Filley CM. Progress in the diagnosis of traumatic brain injury. Neurology. 2020 Jul 08. PMID: 32641522.
Filley CM. Social Cognition and White Matter: Connectivity and Cooperation. Cogn Behav Neurol. 2020 Mar; 33(1):67-75.
Filley CM. On the Trail of White Matter. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2020 Feb 27; appineuropsych19120359.
A list of Dr. Filley's publications can be found on Colorado PROFILES