Welcome to the Department of Neurology
Welcome to the Department of Neurology
Letter from the Chairman
Kenneth L. Tyler, MD, welcomes you to the Department of Neurology
As Chair, it’s a pleasure for me to welcome you to the Neurology Department of the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
The Department is part of the University of Colorado | Anschutz Medical Campus and is one of the largest academic medical centers between Chicago and the West Coast. The School of Medicine is among the top medical schools nationally in NIH funding and partners with numerous nationally recognized affiliated hospitals.
Our Department is composed of more than 120 primary faculty members whose clinical and research interests and activities encompass all aspects of Neurology. Faculty are integrated into functional units, including Behavioral Neurology, Cerebrovascular Diseases, Epilepsy and Sleep Disorders, Headache & Pain Medicine, Neuro-Infectious Disease, Movement Disorders, Neuroimmunology, Autoimmune Neurology & Multiple Sclerosis, Neuromuscular Disorders, Neuro-Oncology, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Neuropalliative Care and General Neurology, each of which strives to provide cutting-edge diagnostic and therapeutic services to patients and families dealing with neurological disease. ... read more
Neurology Subspecialties
Consultative Neurology
CU Alzheimer's and Cognition Center
Epilepsy/Neuro-Diagnostics
Epilepsy/NES (Non-Epileptic Seizures)
Headache/Pain Medicine
Movement Disorders
Neuro-Behavior/Memory Disorders
Neuro-Immunology/Multiple Sclerosis
Neuro-Infectious Disease
Neuro-Muscular Medicine
Neuro-Oncology
Neuro-Ophthalmology
Neuro-Palliative Care
Neuro-Vascular/Stroke
CU Anschutz Researchers Identify Drugs That Curb Alzheimer’s Symptoms
New research at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus finds two FDA-approved drugs improve cognition in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. The surprising findings came after scientists screened hundreds of drugs to see which blocked formation of the amyloid plaques in the brain that lead to Alzheimer’s. Drs. Noah Johnson and Huntington Potter are trying to get to the root of what causes Alzheimer’s disease. CBS4, June 29, 2022
Long COVID: Learning as We Go
David Beckham, Associate Professor of Medicine, Immunology and microbiology, and Neurology, said that hospitalization from SARS-CoV-2, so far, is the most prominent predictor of which patients will be affected by long COVID. -Infectious Disease Special Edition, June 1, 2022
Rare Spread of Monkeypox Puts Health Experts on Alert
The unusual spread of monkeypox has health experts on alert. Daniel Pastula, MD, MHS, Associate Professor of Neurology and Infectious Disease, explains how serious the disease is, how it spreads and why vigilance is necessary to keep the outbreak in check. -UCHealth Today, May 23, 2022
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Gifts to the Department of Neurology allow our multiple specialty areas to excel in our commitment to improve patient treatment and care, engage in cutting-edge research, and train the next generation of neurologists.
Neurology Clinic - University of Colorado Hospital
Phone: 720-848-2080
Neurology Administration
E-Mail: Neurology-Administrative@ucdenver.edu