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Beginning the week of March 8, we will offer the COVID-19 vaccine to patients ages 16 and older with two or more high-risk conditions as defined in Colorado’s distribution plan. Find updates on vaccine clinics at Children's Colorado. Patients with a MyChart account will receive updates (by email and in the app) regarding the vaccine as they become eligible.
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If you're concerned that you or your child may have been exposed to COVID-19, please do NOT visit an emergency or urgent care location. Instead, call your doctor or our free ParentSmart Healthline at 720-777-0123 for guidance.
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Christopher Roark, MD
- Inpatient Medical Director
- Assistant Professor
Provider's Specialties
- Neurosurgery
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Get to know Christopher Roark, MD
Conditions Treated
- Brain Injury
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Stroke
- Neurovascular Conditions
- Hydrocephalus
- General Neurosurgery
- Brain Tumors
Experience and background
Dr. Roark has extensive training in all modalities of treatment for the full spectrum of cerebrovascular disease. This includes, but is not limited to, ischemic stroke, intra- and extra-cranial stenosis, cerebral aneurysms, and vascular malformations.
Undergraduate 2000
University of Kansas (KS)
Medical School 2005
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Internship 2006
Hennepin County Medical Center Program
Residency 2011
University of Minnesota Medical School Program, Neurological Surgery
Graduate 2014
University of Minnesota
Fellowship 2015
University of Michigan Program, Neurovascular Surgery
Fellowship 2015
University of Michigan Program, Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology
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