Tim Bernard, MD

Professional Titles

• Professor of Pediatrics (Child Neurology) and Neurology

Recognitions

• 5280 Top Doc, 5280 Magazine (2021)
  Selected as one of 87 top specialist in the Denver Metro Area by peer voting.
• 5280 Top Doc, 5280 Magazine (2020)
  Selected as one of 87 top specialist in the Denver Metro Area by peer voting. 5280 Magazine
• Patient-family Experience Award (5 star), Children's Hospital Colorado (2019)
• 5280 Top Doc, 5280 Magazine (2017)
  Physicians are selected based on the result of an extensive, confidential peer-review process
• Golden Stethoscope Award, University of Colorado (2016)
  Awardee, Golden Stethoscope Banquet, in recognition for excellence in clinical education.
• 5280 Top Doc, 5280 Magazine (2016)
  Selected as one of 87 top specialist in the Denver Metro Area by peer voting. 5280 Magazine
• Best Doctors in America, Best Doctors in America (2015)
  Physicians are selected based on the result of an extensive, confidential peer-review process

Research Interests

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.

Publications

• Kelson KS, Bernard TJ, Stence NV. Steno-occlusive Intracranial Large Vessel Arteriopathies in Childhood: A Pattern Oriented Approach to Neuroimaging Diagnosis. Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 2024 Nov;34(4):601-613. PubMed PMID: 39461767
• Fullerton HJ, Hills NK, Wintermark M, Dlamini N, Amlie-Lefond C, Dowling MM, Jordan LC, Bernard TJ, Friedman NR, Elkind MSV, Grose C. Evidence of varicella zoster virus (VZV) reactivation in children with arterial ischemic stroke: Results of the VIPS II Study. medRxiv. 2024 May 28. PubMed PMID: 38853955
• Elbadry RG, Neuberger I, Ryan MV, Maloney JA, Laarakker A, Graber S, Bernard T, Cooper E, Ritz C, Wilkinson CC. Axial Magnetic Resonance Angiography in Evaluating Revascularization after Indirect Bypass Surgery for Moyamoya Axial Magnetic Resonance Angiography after Indirect Bypass. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2024;59(4):143-164. PubMed PMID: 38684141
• Brock DC, Abbott M, Reed L, Kammeyer R, Gibbons M, Angione K, Bernard TJ, Gaskell A, Demarest S. Epilepsy panels in clinical practice: Yield, variants of uncertain significance, and treatment implications. Epilepsy Res. 2023 Jul;193:107167. PubMed PMID: 37230012
• Lee PY, Davidson BA, Abraham RS, Alter B, Arostegui JI, Bell K, Belot A, Bergerson JRE, Bernard TJ, Brogan PA, Berkun Y, Deuitch NT, Dimitrova D, Georgin-Lavialle SA, Gattorno M, Grimbacher B, Hashem H, Hershfield MS, Ichord RN, Izawa K, Kanakry JA, Khubchandani RP, Klouwer FCC, Luton EA, Man AW, Meyts I, Van Montfrans JM, Ozen S, Saarela J, Santo GC, Sharma A, Soldatos A, Sparks R, Torgerson TR, Uriarte IL, Youngstein TAB, Zhou Q, Aksentijevich I, Kastner DL, Chambers EP, Ombrello AK. Evaluation and Management of Deficiency of Adenosine Deaminase 2: An International Consensus Statement. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 May 1;6(5):e2315894. PubMed PMID: 37256629
• Domi T, Robertson A, Lee W, Wintle RF, Stence N, Bernard T, Kirton A, Carlson H, Andrade A, Rafay MF, Bjornson B, Kim D, Dowling M, Bonnett W, Rivkin M, Krishnan P, Shroff M, Ertl-Wagner B, Strother S, Arnott S, Wintermark M, Kassner A, deVeber G, Dlamini N. The development of the pediatric stroke neuroimaging platform (PEDSNIP). Neuroimage Clin. 2023;39:103438. PubMed PMID: 37354865
• Robert G. Kowalski, MD, MS1,2; Brandi Schimpf BSN RN CEN3; David Ornelas, RN3; Sharon N. Poisson, MD1; Eduardo Carrera, MD1; Timothy J. Bernard, MD4; Benzi M. Kluger, MD, MS1; Matthew R.G. Taylor, MD, PhD5; Stefan H. Sillau, PhD1; William J. Jones, MD1. Seizures as Stroke Mimics in Ultra-Early Treatment on a Mobile Stroke Unit: A Pilot Study. International Stroke Conference 2022.
• Davila-Williams D, Barry M, Vargas C, Vossough A, Bernard TJ, Rafay MF. Cerebral Arteriopathies of Childhood - Current Approaches. Semin Pediatr Neurol. 2022 Oct;43:101004. PubMed PMID: 36344018
• Mastej EJ, Leppert MH, Poisson S, Ritchey Z, Barry M, Rundek T, Liebeskind DS, Mirsky D, Bernard TJ, Stence NV. Thalamic Volume Loss Is Greater in Children Than in Adults Following Middle Cerebral Artery Territory Arterial Ischemic Stroke. J Child Neurol. 2022 Oct;37(10-11):882-888. PubMed PMID: 36069041
• Houska N, Schafer M, Chatfield KC, Bernard TJ, Ing RJ. Anesthetic Considerations for Children With Multisystem Smooth Muscle Dysfunction Syndrome and Review of the Literature. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2022 Aug;36(8 Pt B):3205-3211. PubMed PMID: 35568655
• Ritchey Z, Bernard TJ, Fenton LZ, Maloney JA, Mirsky DM, Neuberger I, Sriram I, Seinfeld J, Stence NV. Stroke Recurrence in Children with Vertebral Artery Dissecting Aneurysm. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2022 Jun;43(6):913-918. PubMed PMID: 35550284
• Beslow LA, Agner SC, Santoro JD, Ram D, Wilson JL, Harrar D, Appavu B, Fraser SM, Rossor T, Torres MD, Kossorotoff M, Zuñiga Zambrano YC, Hernández-Chávez M, Hassanein SMA, Zafeiriou D, Dowling MM, Kopyta I, Stence NV, Bernard TJ, Dlamini N. International Prevalence and Mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 in Childhood Arterial Ischemic Stroke During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Stroke. 2022 Aug;53(8):2497-2503. PubMed PMID: 35380052
• Beslow LA, Linds AB, Fox CK, Kossorotoff M, Zuñiga Zambrano YC, Hernández-Chávez M, Hassanein SMA, Byrne S, Lim M, Maduaka N, Zafeiriou D, Dowling MM, Felling RJ, Rafay MF, Lehman LL, Noetzel MJ, Bernard TJ, Dlamini N. Pediatric Ischemic Stroke: An Infrequent Complication of SARS-CoV-2. Ann Neurol. 2021 Apr;89(4):657-665. PubMed PMID: 33332607
• Troy E, Sillau S, Bernard TJ, Rao S. Incidence and Clinical Outcomes of Streptococcus anginosus in Acute Complicated Sinusitis: A Pediatric Cohort. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2021 Mar 26;10(2):168-171. PubMed PMID: 31925948
• Beslow LA, Linds AB, Fox CK, Kossorotoff M, Zuñiga Zambrano YC, Hernández-Chávez M, Hassanein SMA, Byrne S, Lim M, Maduaka N, Zafeiriou D, Dowling MM, Felling RJ, Rafay MF, Lehman LL, Noetzel MJ, Bernard TJ, Dlamini N. Pediatric Ischemic Stroke: An Infrequent Complication of SARS-CoV-2. Ann Neurol. 2020 Dec 17. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33332607
• Roach ES, Bernard T, deVeber G. Defining a Pediatric Stroke Center. Pediatr Neurol. 2020 Nov;112:11-13. PubMed PMID: 32835896
• Rafay MF, Shapiro KA, Surmava AM, deVeber GA, Kirton A, Fullerton HJ, Amlie-Lefond C, Weschke B, Dlamini N, Carpenter JL, Mackay MT, Rivkin M, Linds A, Bernard TJ. Spectrum of cerebral arteriopathies in children with arterial ischemic stroke. Neurology. 2020 Jun 9;94(23):e2479-e2490. PubMed PMID: 32457211
• Felling RJ, Rafay MF, Bernard TJ, Carpenter JL, Dlamini N, Hassanein SMA, Jordan LC, Noetzel MJ, Rivkin MJ, Shapiro KA, Slim M, deVeber G. Predicting Recovery and Outcome after Pediatric Stroke: Results from the International Pediatric Stroke Study. Ann Neurol. 2020 Jun;87(6):840-852. PubMed PMID: 32215969
• Troy E, Sillau S, Bernard TJ, Rao S. Incidence and Clinical Outcomes of Streptococcus anginosus in Acute Complicated Sinusitis: A Pediatric Cohort. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2020 Jan 11. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31925948
• Ferriero DM, Fullerton HJ, Bernard TJ, Billinghurst L, Daniels SR, DeBaun MR, deVeber G, Ichord RN, Jordan LC, Massicotte P, Meldau J, Roach ES, Smith ER. Management of Stroke in Neonates and Children: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke. 2019 Mar;50(3):e51-e96. PubMed PMID: 30686119
• Ritchey Z, Mirsky DM, Weitzenkamp D, Bernard TJ, Herson PS, Stence NV. Age-associated hippocampal volume changes in childhood arterial ischemic stroke. Childs Nerv Syst. 2019 Feb;35(2):295-300. PubMed PMID: 30535770
• Orfila JE, Grewal H, Dietz RM, Strnad F, Shimizu T, Moreno M, Schroeder C, Yonchek J, Rodgers KM, Dingman A, Bernard TJ, Quillinan N, Macklin WB, Traystman RJ, Herson PS. Delayed inhibition of tonic inhibition enhances functional recovery following experimental ischemic stroke. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2019 Jun;39(6):1005-1014. PubMed PMID: 29283314
• Baltensperger A, Mirsky D, Maloney , Neuberger I, Fenton L, Bernard T, Borgstede J, Stence N. Cost and Utility of Routine Contrast-Enhanced Neck MRA in a Pediatric MRI Stroke Evaluation Protocol. AJNR. Accepted
• Fullerton HJ. Bernard TJ. et al. Management of Stroke in Neonates and Children. AHA Scientific Statement. Accepted for publication in 2019
• Kenny A, Dobins B, Stence N, Bernard TJ, Activity After Stroke in Children. Abstract accepted for the 2019 International Stroke Conference.
• Reddy K, Bernard TJ, Stence N, Acute Infarct Volume in Childhood Stroke Can Be Accurately Estimated by Modeling Contraction of Chronic Infarction. Accepted for the 2019 International Stroke Conference.
• Barry M, Hallam DK, Bernard TJ, Amlie-Lefond C. What is the Role of Mechanical Thrombectomy in Childhood Stroke?. Pediatr Neurol. 2019 Jun;95:19-25. PubMed PMID: 30795888
• Fullerton HJ, Stence N, Hills NK, Jiang B, Amlie-Lefond C, Bernard TJ, Friedman NR, Ichord R, Mackay MT, Rafay MF, Chabrier S, Steinlin M, Elkind MSV, deVeber GA, Wintermark M. Focal Cerebral Arteriopathy of Childhood: Novel Severity Score and Natural History. Stroke. 2018 Nov;49(11):2590-2596. PubMed PMID: 30355212
• Troy E, Bernard TJ, Rao S.Vascular complications among children and adolescents with acute complicated sinusitis: a description if the high morbidity of Streptococcus anginosus. Child Neurology Society Meeting. 2018
• Fullerton HJ, Stence N, Hills NK, Jiang B, Amlie-Lefond C, Bernard TJ, Friedman NR, Ichord R, Mackay MT, Rafay MF, Chabrier S, Steinlin M, Elkind MSV, deVeber GA, Wintermark M. Focal Cerebral Arteriopathy of Childhood. Stroke. 2018 Nov;49(11):2590-2596. PubMed PMID: 30355212
• Wintermark M, Hills NK, DeVeber GA, Barkovich AJ, Bernard TJ, Friedman NR, Mackay MT, Kirton A, Zhu G, Leiva-Salinas C, Hou Q, Fullerton HJ. Clinical and Imaging Characteristics of Arteriopathy Subtypes in Children with Arterial Ischemic Stroke: Results of the VIPS Study. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2017 Oct 5. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28982784
• Stence NV, Pabst LL, Hollatz AL, Mirsky DM, Herson PS, Poisson S, Traystman RJ, Bernard TJ. Predicting Progression of Intracranial Arteriopathies in Childhood Stroke With Vessel Wall Imaging. Stroke. 2017 Aug;48(8):2274-2277. PubMed PMID: 28679853
• Felling RJ, Sun LR, Maxwell EC, Goldenberg N, Bernard TJ. Pediatric arterial ischemic stroke: Epidemiology, risk factors, and management. Blood Cells Mol Dis. 2017 Mar 7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28336156
• Freeman J, Deleyiannis F, Bernard TJ, Fenton LZ, Somme S, Wilkinson CC. Moyamoya in a Patient with Smith-Magenis Syndrome. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2017;52(3):195-204. PubMed PMID: 28380489
• Rao S, Elkon B, Flett KB, Moss AF, Bernard TJ, Stroud B, Wilson KM. Long-Term Outcomes and Risk Factors Associated With Acute Encephalitis in Children. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2017 Mar 1;6(1):20-27. PubMed PMID: 26553786
• Chapter in Swaiman's Pediatric Neurology: Bernard TJ, Poison S, Branchford B, Nowak U. Hematologic Aspects of Pediatric Stroke
• Bernard TJ, Beslow LA, Manco-Johnson MJ, Armstrong-Wells J, Boada R, Weitzenkamp D, Hollatz A, Poisson S, Amlie-Lefond C, Lo W, deVeber G, Goldenberg NA, Dowling MM, Roach ES, Fullerton HJ, Benseler SM, Jordan LC, Kirton A, Ichord RN. Inter-Rater Reliability of the CASCADE Criteria: Challenges in Classifying Arteriopathies. Stroke. 2016 Oct;47(10):2443-9. PubMed PMID: 27633024
• Rivkin MJ, Bernard TJ, Dowling MM, Amlie-Lefond C. Corrigendum to 'Guidelines for Urgent Management of Stroke in Children' [Pediatric Neurology 56 (2016) 8-17]. Pediatr Neurol. 2016 Nov;64:105. PubMed PMID: 27594203
• Fullerton HJ, deVeber GA, Hills NK, Dowling MM, Fox CK, Mackay MT, Kirton A, Yager JY, Bernard TJ, Hod EA, Wintermark M, Elkind MS. Inflammatory Biomarkers in Childhood Arterial Ischemic Stroke: Correlates of Stroke Cause and Recurrence. Stroke. 2016 Sep;47(9):2221-8. PubMed PMID: 27491741
• Bernard TJ, Friedman NR, Stence NV, Jones W, Ichord R, Amlie-Lefond C, Dowling MM, Rivkin MJ. Preparing for a "Pediatric Stroke Alert". Pediatr Neurol. 2016 Mar;56:18-24. PubMed PMID: 26969238
• Rivkin MJ, Bernard TJ, Dowling MM, Amlie-Lefond C. Guidelines for Urgent Management of Stroke in Children. Pediatr Neurol. 2016 Mar;56:8-17. PubMed PMID: 26969237
• Ritchey Z, Hollatz AL, Weitzenkamp D, Fenton LZ, Maxwell EC, Bernard TJ, Stence NV. Pediatric Cortical Vein Thrombosis: Frequency and Association With Venous Infarction. Stroke. 2016 Mar;47(3):866-8. PubMed PMID: 26888536
• Amlie-Lefond C, Rivkin MJ, Friedman NR, Bernard TJ, Dowling MM, deVeber G. The Way Forward: Challenges and Opportunities in Pediatric Stroke. Pediatr Neurol. 2016 Mar;56:3-7. PubMed PMID: 26803334
• Bernard TJ, MD, Friedman NR Nicholas V. Stence NV. Jones W, Ichord RI et al. Preparing for a “Pediatric Stroke Alert.” Pediatric Neurology. Accepted October 2015.
• Bernard TJ, Poisson S, Branchford, B, Ulrike Nowak-Göttl. Coagulation Disorders and Cerebrovascular Disease in Children. In: Swaiman's Pediatric Neurology: Principles and Practice. Elsevier. 2016.
• Ritchie Z, Fenton LZ, Bernard TJ, Stence N. Pediatric cortical vein thrombosis: frequency and association with venous infarction. Accepted. Stroke. December 2015
• Sinclair AJ, Fox CK, Ichord RN, Almond CS, Bernard TJ, Beslow LA, Chan AK, Cheung M, deVeber G, Dowling MM, Friedman N, Giglia TM, Guilliams KP, Humpl T, Licht DJ, Mackay MT, Jordan LC. Stroke in Children With Cardiac Disease: Report From the International Pediatric Stroke Study Group Symposium. Pediatr Neurol. 2015 Jan;52(1):5-15. PubMed PMID: 25532775
• Plumb P, Seiber E, Dowling MM, Lee J, Bernard TJ, deVeber G, Ichord RN, Bastian R, Lo WD. Out-of-Pocket Costs for Childhood Stroke: The Impact of Chronic Illness on Parents' Pocketbooks. Pediatr Neurol. 2015 Jan;52(1):73-76.e2. PubMed PMID: 25447931
• Rao S, Elkon B, Flett KB, Moss AF, Bernard TJ, Stroud B, Wilson KM. Long-Term Outcomes and Risk Factors Associated With Acute Encephalitis in Children. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2015 Nov 9. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26553786
• Press CA, Lindsay A, Stence NV, Fenton LZ, Bernard TJ, Mirsky DM. Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis in Children: Imaging Characteristics and Clinical Outcomes. Stroke. 2015 Sep;46(9):2657-60. PubMed PMID: 26251243
• Sinclair AJ, Fox CK, Ichord RN, Almond CS, Bernard TJ, Beslow LA, Chan AK, Cheung M, deVeber G, Dowling MM, Friedman N, Giglia TM, Guilliams KP, Humpl T, Licht DJ, Mackay MT, Jordan LC. Stroke in children with cardiac disease: report from the International Pediatric Stroke Study Group Symposium. Pediatr Neurol. 2015 Jan;52(1):5-15. PubMed PMID: 25532775
• Baird LC, Smith ER, Ichord R, Piccoli DA, Bernard TJ, Spinner NB, Scott RM, Kamath BM. Moyamoya syndrome associated with Alagille syndrome: outcome after surgical revascularization. J Pediatr. 2015 Feb;166(2):470-3. PubMed PMID: 25465847
• Plumb P, Seiber E, Dowling MM, Lee J, Bernard TJ, deVeber G, Ichord RN, Bastian R, Lo WD. Out-of-pocket costs for childhood stroke: the impact of chronic illness on parents' pocketbooks. Pediatr Neurol. 2015 Jan;52(1):73-6.e2. PubMed PMID: 25447931
• Wintermark M, Hills NK, deVeber GA, Barkovich AJ, Elkind MS, Sear K, Zhu G, Leiva-Salinas C, Hou Q, Dowling MM, Bernard TJ, Friedman NR, Ichord RN, Fullerton HJ, VIPS Investigators. Arteriopathy diagnosis in childhood arterial ischemic stroke: results of the vascular effects of infection in pediatric stroke study. Stroke. 2014 Dec;45(12):3597-605. PubMed PMID: 25388419
• Goldenberg NA, Everett AD, Graham D, Bernard TJ, Nowak-Göttl U. Proteomic and other mass spectrometry based "omics" biomarker discovery and validation in pediatric venous thromboembolism and arterial ischemic stroke: current state, unmet needs, and future directions. Proteomics Clin Appl. 2014 Dec;8(11-12):828-36. PubMed PMID: 25379629
• Poisson SN, Schardt TQ, Dingman A, Bernard TJ. Etiology and treatment of arterial ischemic stroke in children and young adults. Curr Treat Options Neurol. 2014 Oct;16(10):315. PubMed PMID: 25227455
• Bernard TJ, Rivkin MJ, Scholz K, deVeber G, Kirton A, Gill JC, Chan AK, Hovinga CA, Ichord RN, Grotta JC, Jordan LC, Benedict S, Friedman NR, Dowling MM, Elbers J, Torres M, Sultan S, Cummings DD, Grabowski EF, McMillan HJ, Beslow LA, Amlie-Lefond C, Thrombolysis in Pediatric Stroke Study. Emergence of the primary pediatric stroke center: impact of the thrombolysis in pediatric stroke trial. Stroke. 2014 Jul;45(7):2018-23. PubMed PMID: 24916908
• Baird LC, Smith ER, Ichord R, Piccoli DA, Bernard TJ, Spinner NB, Scott RM, Kamath BM. Moyamoya Syndrome Associated with Alagille Syndrome: Outcome after Surgical Revascularization. J Pediatr. 2014 Oct 30. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25465847
• Joachim E, Goldenberg NA, Bernard TJ, Armstrong-Wells J, Stabler S, Manco-Johnson MJ. The methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphism (MTHFR c.677C>T) and elevated plasma homocysteine levels in a U.S. pediatric population with incident thromboembolism. Thromb Res. 2013 Aug;132(2):170-4. PubMed PMID: 23866722
• Goldenberg NA, Bernard TJ, Hillhouse J, Armstrong-Wells J, Galinkin J, Knapp-Clevenger R, Jacobson L, Marcovina SM, Manco-Johnson MJ. Elevated lipoprotein (a), small apolipoprotein (a), and the risk of arterial ischemic stroke in North American children. Haematologica. 2013 May;98(5):802-7. PubMed PMID: 23349301
• Bernard TJ, Armstrong-Wells J, Goldenberg NA. The institution-based prospective inception cohort study: design, implementation, and quality assurance in pediatric thrombosis and stroke research. Semin Thromb Hemost. 2013 Feb;39(1):10-4. PubMed PMID: 23269572
• Goldenberg NA, Jenkins S, Jack J, Armstrong-Wells J, Fenton LZ, Stence NV, Oleszek J, Boada R, Wilkening GN, Wilkinson C, Soep JB, Miyamoto SD, Bajaj L, Mourani PM, Manco-Johnson MJ, Bernard TJ. Arteriopathy, D-dimer, and risk of poor neurologic outcome in childhood-onset arterial ischemic stroke. J Pediatr. 2013 May;162(5):1041-6.e1. PubMed PMID: 23260102
• Pearson V, Ruzas C, Krebs NF, Goldenberg NA, Manco-Johnson MJ, Bernard TJ. Overweight and obesity are increased in childhood-onset cerebrovascular disease. J Child Neurol. 2013 Apr;28(4):517-9. PubMed PMID: 22647484
• Lambers M, Goldenberg NA, Kenet G, Kirkham FJ, Manner D, Bernard T, Mesters RM, Junker R, Stoll M, Nowak-Göttl U. Role of reduced ADAMTS13 in arterial ischemic stroke: a pediatric cohort study. Ann Neurol. 2013 Jan;73(1):58-64. PubMed PMID: 23225307
• Goldenberg NA, Jenkins S, Jack J, Armstrong-Wells J, Fenton LZ, Stence NV, Oleszek J, Boada R, Wilkening GN, Wilkinson C, Soep JB, Miyamoto SD, Bajaj L, Mourani PM, Manco-Johnson MJ, Bernard TJ. Arteriopathy, D-Dimer, and Risk of Poor Neurologic Outcome in Childhood-Onset Arterial Ischemic Stroke. J Pediatr. 2012 Dec 19. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23260102
• Pearson V, Ruzas C, Krebs NF, Goldenberg NA, Manco-Johnson MJ, Bernard TJ. Overweight and Obesity Are Increased in Childhood-Onset Cerebrovascular Disease. J Child Neurol. 2012 May 30. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 22647484
• Kedia S, Stence N, Manco-Johnson M, Armstrong-Wells J, Bernard TJ. Late cytotoxic edema in 2 children with hemiplegia: hemiplegic migraine or stroke?. Headache. 2012 Apr;52(4):674-8. PubMed PMID: 22404149
• Bernard TJ, Manco-Johnson MJ, Lo W, MacKay MT, Ganesan V, DeVeber G, Goldenberg NA, Armstrong-Wells J, Dowling MM, Roach ES, Tripputi M, Fullerton HJ, Furie KL, Benseler SM, Jordan LC, Kirton A, Ichord R. Towards a consensus-based classification of childhood arterial ischemic stroke. Stroke. 2012 Feb;43(2):371-7. PubMed PMID: 22156694
• Beslow LA, Kasner SE, Smith SE, Mullen MT, Kirschen MP, Bastian RA, Dowling MM, Lo W, Jordan LC, Bernard TJ, Friedman N, DeVeber G, Kirton A, Abraham L, Licht DJ, Jawad AF, Ellenberg JH, Lautenbach E, Ichord RN. Concurrent validity and reliability of retrospective scoring of the Pediatric National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale. Stroke. 2012 Feb;43(2):341-5. PubMed PMID: 22076000
• Goldenberg NA, Bernard TJ, Manco-Johnson MJ. Elevated Lipoprotein (a), small aop(a), and the risk of artherial ischemic stroke in U.S. Children. Hematologica. Accepted - December 2012.
• Lambers M, Goldenberg NA, Kenet G, Kirkham FJ, Manner D, Bernard TJ, Rolf M. Mesters RM, Junker R, Stoll M, Nowak-Göttl U. Role of reduced ADAMTS13 in Arterial Ischemic Stroke - a Pediatric Cohort Study. Ann Neurol. 2012 Aug 25. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 23225307
• Bernard TJ, Armstrong-Wells J. Goldenberg NA. Development of a Prospective Inception Cohort Study in Rare Diseases: experience from a single institution tertiary care hospital. Semin Thromb Hemost. Accepted- August 2012.
• Ichord RN, Bastian RA, Abraham L, Benedict SL, Bernard TJ, Beslow LA, deVeber G, Dowling M, Friedman NR, Fullerton H, Jordan LC, Kan L, Kasner SE, Kirton A, Amlie-Lefond C, Licht DJ, Lo W, McClure C, Pavlakis S, Smith SE, Jawad AF. Initial Stroke Severity Measured by Pediatric NIH Stroke Scale Predicts 12-month Outcome in Children. International Stroke Conference, American Heart Association. February, 2012.
• Jack J, BA, Boada R, Goldenberg NA,Manco-Johnson M, MD, Bernard TJ Neuropsychological Outcomes after Childhood Stroke. International Stroke Conference, American Heart Association. February, 2012.
• Fenton LZ, Stence NV, Strain JD, Carroll E, Calhoon M, Hollatz A, Bernard TJ. Development of a Pediatric Stroke Imaging Pathway. The Society for Pediatric Radiology. April, 2012.
• Nicholas SV, Colantoni WC, Laura Fenton LZ, Seinfeld JS, Kumpe D, Bernard TJ. Recurrent stroke in children with dissecting aneurysms of the vertebral artery: failure of antithrombotic therapies. The Society for Pediatric Radiology. April, 2012.
• Rafay M, Shapiro K, Surmava A, Gabrielle A. deVeber G, Kirton A, Fullerton HJ, Amlie-Lefond C, Bernard TJ. Spectrum of Cerebral Arteriopathies in Children with Arterial Ischaemic Stroke. Neurology (resubmitted this week, likely to be accepted)

Professional Memberships

• International Pediatric Stroke Study, Vice-Chair, Executive Committee
• Child Neurology Society, Member
• American Heart Association (AHA), Member

Practice Locations

Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
13123 East 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-1234

Hemophilia & Thrombosis Center - CU Anschutz Medical Campus
13199 E. Montview Blvd
Suite 100
Aurora, CO 80045
303-724-0724

Hospital Affiliation

• Children's Hospital Colorado

Center Affiliations

• Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Child Neurology (2007, 2019)

Conditions & Treatments

• Blood / Lymphatic System - Clotting Disorders
• Child and Teen Health
• Brain and Nervous System - Stroke
• Food, Nutrition and Metabolism - Obesity
• Blood / Lymphatic System
• Brain and Nervous System
• Food, Nutrition and Metabolism