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Tim Bernard, MD

Professor of Pediatrics (Child Neurology) and Neurology
Director, Colorado Pediatric Stroke Program

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Neurology - Pediatric

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Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora

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My care philosophy

I want all of my patients and their families to know that their child is getting the best care possible. In order to support this goal, I strive to listen to the needs of the family and patient, and educate them about their child's disease.

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Departments and Programs

Conditions Treated

Stroke
Clotting Disorders
Obesity
Severe Obesity

Languages spoken

English

Experience and background

My many clinical interests include childhood stroke, childhood CSVT, and general neurology

Undergraduate 1994

Middlebury College (VT)

Medical School 2001

University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Internship 2002

University of Colorado (Children's Hospital Colorado) Program

Residency 2006

University of Colorado (Children's Hospital Colorado) Program, Child Neurology

Graduate 2013

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

Website: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term="Bernard TJ"[Author]

For Patients:
I study children with stroke, and try to understand the mechanisms behind why children have strokes. Specifically, I investigate the potential of hypercoagulable and inflammatory biomarkers in prognosticating outcome and recurrence in childhood-onset arterial ischemic stroke.

For Referring Providers:
We are trying to use special global assays to ascertain which patients are at higher risk for recurrent stroke after their initial event. In addition, I'm interested in studying classification of childhood stroke since childhood stroke is a rare disease. All efforts to determine risk factors, treatments and outcomes need to be multicenter, therefore having a well validated and reliable classification system is imperative in studying this disease.

Best Doctors in America 2015

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Golden Stethoscope Award 2016

Awardee, Golden Stethoscope Banquet, in recognition for excellence in clinical education.
University of Colorado

5280 Top Doc 2016

Selected as one of 87 top specialist in the Denver Metro Area by peer voting. 5280 Magazine
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5280 Top Doc 2017

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Patient-family Experience Award (5 star) 2019

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