Tim Bernard, MD
Professor, Pediatrics-Neurology

Professional Titles

• Director, Childhood Stroke Program
• Professor of Pediatrics (Child Neurology) and Neurology

Recognition & Awards

• 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
• 5280 Top Doc, 5280 Magazine (2016)
  Selected as one of 87 top specialist in the Denver Metro Area by peer voting. 5280 Magazine
• Golden Stethoscope Award, University of Colorado (2016)
  Awardee, Golden Stethoscope Banquet, in recognition for excellence in clinical education.
• 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

Teaching

Publications

• 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.
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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. 2021 Apr;89(4):657-665. PubMed PMID: 33332607
• 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
• 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
• Roach ES, Bernard T, deVeber G. Defining a Pediatric Stroke Center. Pediatr Neurol. 2020 Nov;112:11-13. PubMed PMID: 32835896
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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, 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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

Professional Memberships

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