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 130 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
COVID-19 Severity in Pediatric Patients With MS on B-Cell-Depleting Therapies
In a recently published study conducted by lead author Teri Schreiner, MD, MPH and colleagues, B-cell-depleting treatment was associated with a higher risk of COVID-19 infection, higher rates of hospitalization, and ICU admission in pediatric patients with MS (POMS) and related disorders. These findings suggest that these therapies, commonly used in the MS field, come with a higher risk of severe infection. NeurologyLive®, May 18, 2023
Adverse Life Stressors Have a Disproportionate Effect on Many Pregnant Women With Epilepsy
“We are overall doing a good job medically managing women with epilepsy during pregnancy, and they are doing well,” said the study’s lead author, Naveed Chaudhry, assistant professor of neurology at University of Colorado School of Medicine. “But this research suggests that women with epilepsy are having more stress in pregnancy, some of which may be recognized and at least some of it going unnoticed.” Neurology Today, May 18, 2023
Maine Resident Dies of Rare Tick-Borne Virus as Cases Spread Across U.S.
“Most people who are infected have no symptoms and fully recover,” Daniel Pastula, associate professor of neurology, infectious diseases and epidemiology, previously told Newsweek. “A subset, within one to four weeks develop a pretty bad flu-like illness. And a subset of those people develop Powassan neuroinvasive disease. That’s where we are seeing the severity.” Newsweek, May 18, 2023
Michael J. Fox Legacy: ‘Time Travel’ or Parkinson’s Cure?
Exactly one month before the public release of a documentary on Michael J. Fox and his life with Parkinson’s disease (PD), the actor’s research foundation announced a landmark discovery – a novel test that can biologically diagnose the disease in live patients, even before symptoms emerge. “They’ve had a profound impact,” said Amy Amara, MD, of The Michael J. Fox Foundation’s influence on PD research worldwide, including at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. “It has led to an explosion of findings in the literature,” said Amara, a Parkinson’s researcher and professor of Neurology at the CU School of Medicine. CU Anschutz Today, May 15, 2023
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