David Arciniegas, MD

Professional Titles

• Cooper Neuropsychiatry Scholar
• Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of New Mexico School of Medicine

Recognitions

• Mitch Rosenthal Award for Scientific and Clinical Achievement in Brain Injury Rehabilitation, Virginia Commonwealth University and Brain Injury Services, Inc. (2015)
• Innovative Clinical Treatment Award, North American Brain Injury Society (2016)
• Mitchell Rosenthal Award for Best Scientific Publication using the NIDILRR-Funded Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems (TBIMS) National Database, NIDILRR TBIMS Research Committee (2019)
• ACLP Foundation Research Professor Award, Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (2021)
• Outstanding Contribution Award, Brain Injury Association of Colorado (2005)
• Twenty-Second Annual Eleanor A. Steele Award in Recognition of Inspirational Teaching and Supervision, Residency Training Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado School of Medicine (2003)
• Twentieth Annual Eleanor A. Steele Award in Recognition of Inspirational Teaching and Supervision, Residency Training Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado School of Medicine (2001)
• Total Learning Environment - Innovations in Education Award, Office of Education, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (2001)
• Young Investigator Award, Brain Injury Association of America (2000)
• Eighteenth Annual Eleanor A. Steele Award in Recognition of Inspirational Teaching and Supervision, Residency Training Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado School of Medicine (1999)
• Jay Scully, M.D. Award - Teacher, Advocate, and Friend, Residency Training Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado School of Medicine (1998)
• iTeach Recognition for Exemplary Teaching, The Learning Environment Office, University of New Mexico School of Medicine (2022)
• iTeach Recognition for Exemplary Teaching, The Learning Environment Office, University of New Mexico School of Medicine (2023)

Publications

• Arciniegas DB, Anderson CA, Filley CM (eds.), Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry Cambridge University Press (anticipated publication: Winter 2012)
• Arciniegas DB, Zasler ND, Vanderploeg RD, Jaffee MS (eds.), Clinical Manual for the Management of Adults with Traumatic Brain Injury, American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. (anticipated publication: Winter 2012)
• Zasler ND, Katz DI, Zafonte RD (editors), Arciniegas DB, Kreutzer JS, Bullock MR (associate editors). Brain Injury Medicine: Principles and Practice, Second Edition. New York, Demos Medical Publishing (anticipated publication: Spring 2012).
• Arciniegas DB. Cholinergic dysfunction and cognitive impairment after traumatic brain injury. Part 1: The structure and function of cerebral cholinergic systems. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation 26(1):98-101, 2011
• Frey KL, Arciniegas DB. Revisiting the neuroanatomical correlates of the clock drawing test among persons with traumatic brain injury. Brain Injury 25(5):539-542, 2011.
• Arciniegas DB, Kellermeyer G, Bonifer NM, Anderson KM Anderson CA. Screening for cognitive decline following single-known stroke using the Mini-Mental State Examination. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment 7:189-196, 2011.
• Kozora E, Brown MS, Filley CM, Zhang L, Miller DE, West SG, Pelzman J, Arciniegas DB. Memory impairment associated with neurometabolic abnormalities of the hippocampus in patients with non-neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus 20(6):598-606, 2011 [Epub 2011 Feb 18].
• Arciniegas DB. Clinical electrophysiologic assessments and mild traumatic brain injury: state-of-the-science and implications for clinical practice. International Journal of Psychophysiology 82(1):41-52, 2011.
• Arciniegas DB. Cholinergic dysfunction and cognitive impairment after traumatic brain injury. Part 2: Evidence from basic and clinical investigations. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation 26(2):319-323, 2011.
• Arciniegas DB. Addressing neuropsychiatric disturbances during rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury: current and future methods. Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience 13(3):325-345, 2011.
• Verdoon TA, McCarten JR, Arciniegas DB, Golden R, Moldauer L, Georgopoulos A, Lewis S, Cassano M, Hemmy L, Orr W, Rojas D. Evaluation and tracking of Alzheimer’s disease severity using resting-state magnetoencephalography. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease 26 Suppl 3:239-55, 2011.
• Wortzel HS, Kraus MF, Filley CM, Anderson CA, Arciniegas DB. Forensic applications and single-subject use of diffusion tensor imaging in mild traumatic brain injury: current status. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law 39(4):511-523, 2011.
• Kozora E, Filley CM, Zhang L, Brown MS, Miller DE, Arciniegas D, Pelzman JL, West SG. Immune function and brain abnormalities in patients with non-neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus 2011 Dec 14 [Epub ahead of print].
• Frey KL, Newman JK, Anderson CA, Ramsberger G, Arciniegas DB. Assessing neuropsychiatric disturbances associated with post-stroke aphasia. Journal of Neuropsychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences (in press).
• Wagner PJ, Wortzel HS, Frey KL, Anderson CA, Arciniegas DB. Clock drawing performance predicts inpatient rehabilitation outcomes after traumatic brain injury. Journal of Neuropsychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences (in press).
• Wortzel HS, Arciniegas DB. Cognitive Impairment and Rehabilitation. In Coffey CE, Cummings JL: Textbook of Geriatric Neuropsychiatry. Washington, DC, American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., 2011, pp. 331-352.
• Arciniegas DB, Coffey CE, Cummings JL. Neurobiological Basis of Behavior. In Coffey CE, Cummings JL: Textbook of Geriatric Neuropsychiatry. Washington, DC, American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., 2011, pp. 101-122.
• Arciniegas DB, Anderson CA, Rojas DC. Electrophysiological Assessment. In Silver JM, McAllister TW, Yudofsky SC: In Textbook of Traumatic Brain Injury, Second Edition. Washington, DC, American Psychiatric Publishing Inc., 2011, pp. 115-126.
• Arciniegas DB, Silver JM. Psychopharmacology. In Silver JM, McAllister TW, Yudofsky SC: Textbook of Traumatic Brain Injury, Second Edition. Washington, DC, American Psychiatric Publishing Inc., 2011, pp. 553, 570.
• Arciniegas DB. Medical Evaluation. In Arciniegas DB, Zasler ND, Vanderploeg RD, Jaffee MS (editors): Clinical Manual for the Management of Adults with Traumatic Brain Injury. Washington DC, American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. (anticipated publication: Spring 2012).
• Arciniegas DB, McAllister TW. Cognitive Impairment. In Arciniegas DB, Zasler ND, Vanderploeg RD, Jaffee MS (editors): Clinical Manual for the Management of Adults with Traumatic Brain Injury. Washington DC, American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. (anticipated publication: Spring 2012).
• Jorge RE, Arciniegas DB. Disorders of Mood and Affect. In Arciniegas DB, Zasler ND, Vanderploeg RD, Jaffee MS (editors): Clinical Manual for the Management of Adults with Traumatic Brain Injury. Washington DC, American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. (anticipated publication: Spring 2012).
• Anderson CA, Arciniegas DB, Filley CM. Neuroanatomy Overview. In: Arciniegas DB, Anderson CA, Filley CM (editors): Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press (anticipated publication: Summer 2012).
• Anderson CA, Filley CM, Arciniegas DB, Kelly JP. Arousal. In: Arciniegas DB, Anderson CA, Filley CM (editors): Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press (anticipated publication: Summer 2012).
• Arciniegas DB. Executive Function. In: Arciniegas DB, Anderson CA, Filley CM (editors): Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press (anticipated publication: Summer 2012).
• Arciniegas DB. Emotion. In: Arciniegas DB, Anderson CA, Filley CM (editors): Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press (anticipated publication: Summer 2012).
• Arciniegas DB. Mental Status Examination. In: Arciniegas DB, Anderson CA, Filley CM (editors): Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press (anticipated publication: Summer 2012).
• Arciniegas DB, Wortzel HS, Frey KL. Treatment of Cognitive Impairments. In: Arciniegas DB, Anderson CA, Filley CM (editors): Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press (anticipated publication: Summer 2012).
• Anderson CA, Arciniegas DB. Procedural Interventions. In: Arciniegas DB, Anderson CA, Filley CM (editors): Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press (anticipated publication: Summer 2012).
• Arciniegas DB, Silver JM. Pharmacotherapy of Cognitive Impairments. In: Zasler ND, Katz DI, Zafonte RD: Brain Injury Medicine: Principles and Practice, Second Edition. New York, Demos Medical Publishing (anticipated publication: Summer 2012).
• Arciniegas DB, Silver JM. Pharmacotherapy of Neuropsychiatric Disturbances. In Zasler ND, Katz DI, Zafonte RD: Brain Injury Medicine: Principles and Practice. New York, Demos Medical Publishing (anticipated publication: Summer 2012).
• Frey KL, Newman JK, Arciniegas DB. Constraint-induced aphasia therapy. Neurotrauma Letter (International Brain Injury Association via HDI Publishers) Issue 26 (2011; see http://www.internationalbrain.org/?q=node/168).
• Anderson CA, Dufault C, Arciniegas DB. The relationship between cognitive impairment and placebo response. Journal of Neuropsychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences 23(2):1, 2011.
• Arciniegas DB, Frey KL, Wortzel HS, Wagner PJ, Newman J, Anderson CA. Mini-Mental State Examination and Frontal Assessment Battery scores predict inpatient rehabilitation outcomes after traumatic brain injury. Journal of Neuropsychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences 23(2):1, 2011.
• Castaño B, García-Molina A, Bernabeu M, Roig-Rovira T, Arciniegas D. Neuropsychiatric sequelae of hypoxic-ischemic brain injury: a pilot study. Journal of Neuropsychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences 23(2):1-2, 2011.
• Beresford TP, Arciniegas DB, Shen D, Davtzikos C. Four-dimension (4D) change in brain substructure volumes among alcohol-dependent subjects. Journal of Neuropsychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences 23(2):3, 2011.
• Beresford TP, Arciniegas DB, Shen D, Davtzikos C. Three-dimension (3D)-to-four-dimension (4D) comparisons in measuring brain volumes among alcohol-dependent and control subjects. Journal of Neuropsychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences 23(2):3, 2011.
• Beresford TP, Arciniegas D, Laudenslager M. The course of neuro-endocrine healing from alcohol dependence. Journal of Neuropsychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences 23(2):4, 2011.
• Fox RN, Arciniegas DB, Wortzel HS. Traumatic brain injury and meditation. Journal of Neuropsychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences 23(2):8-9, 2011.
• Frey KL, Newman JK, Anderson CA, Arciniegas DB. Assessing neuropsychiatric disturbances associated with post-stroke aphasia: a case report. Journal of Neuropsychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences 23(2):24, 2011.
• Wortzel H, Wagner P, Frey K, Anderson C, Arciniegas D. Clock drawing performance predicts inpatient rehabilitation outcomes after traumatic brain injury. Journal of Neuropsychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences 23(2):26, 2011.
• Kozora E, Pelzman J, Brown M, Miller D, Arciniegas D, West S, Filley CM. Information processing speed and white matter abnormalities in non-neuropsychiatric SLE. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society (in press).
• Arciniegas DB. The Neuropsychiatry of Pathological Affect. Invited lecture, 7th Annual Comprehensive Review of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, State University of New York at Buffalo, Niagara Falls, NY, September 2011.
• Arciniegas DB. Disorders of Mood and Affect after Traumatic Brain Injury. Invited presentation, 31st Annual Brain Injury Association of Michigan Conference, Lansing, MI, September 2011.
• Arciniegas DB. Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Neurorehabilitation. Invited David Strauss Memorial Lecture, Brain Injury Association of America, Vienna, VA, September 2011.
• Arciniegas DB. Attention and Memory Problems after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: New Perspectives on an Old Problem. Invited Hoxmeier Lecture and Grand Rounds, Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, October 2011.
• Wortzel HS (Chair), Arciniegas DB, Granacher R. Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Essentials for Clinical and Forensic Practice. Symposium for the 32nd International Congress on Law and Mental Health, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany, July 2011.
• Arciniegas DB (Chair), Brusco LI, Krishnamoorthy ES. Neuropsychiatry Training and Accreditation – A Global Approach. Round Table Session for the 8th World Congress of the International Neuropsychiatric Association, Chennai, India, September 2011.
• Arciniegas DB, Coffey CE. Injured Brains – Wounded Minds: The Challenges of Traumatic Brain Injury. ANPA Symposium, 8th World Congress of the International Neuropsychiatric Association, Chennai, India, September 2011.
• Arciniegas DB. Cognitive Rehabilitation: State of the Art. 8th World Congress of the International Neuropsychiatric Association, Chennai, India, September 2011.
• Arciniegas DB, Anderson CA. Traumatic Brain Injury: A Neuropsychiatric Perspective. Grand Rounds lecture in the Neuropsychiatry: A Decade of the Mind series at the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo, Pueblo, CO, August 2011.
• Arciniegas DB. Depression and Related Problems among Persons with Neurological Conditions. Invited lecture, Neurology Residency Training Program, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, August 2011.
• Arciniegas DB, Anderson CA. Modern Perspectives on Dementia: Is It Time to Forget What We’ve Learned? Grand Rounds lecture in the Neuropsychiatry: A Decade of the Mind series at the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo, Pueblo, CO, November 2011.
• Arciniegas DB. Pharmacologic Facilitation of Neurobehavioral Rehabilitation after TBI: Emerging Approaches. Invited lecture, Craig Hospital 2012 Brain Injury Summit: A Meeting of the Minds, Beaver Creek, CO, January 2012.
• Buzan RD, Arciniegas DB. Neuropsychiatric Challenges and Pharmacotherapy in an Outpatient Setting. Invited roundtable session, Craig Hospital 2012 Brain Injury Summit: A Meeting of the Minds, Beaver Creek, CO, January 2012.
• Arciniegas DB. Traumatic Brain Injury: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Outcomes. Invited lecture, NRSC 7614 Molecular Basis of Neuropsychiatric Disorders, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO, February 2012.
• Arciniegas DB. Pharmacologic Facilitation of Neurobehavioral Rehabilitation after TBI: A Neuropsychiatric Approach. Brain Injury: Impact on Life and Family, Rocky Mountain Brain Injury Services/Penrose-St. Francis Hospital & Health Services, Colorado Springs, CO, March 2012.
• Arciniegas DB. Attention and Memory Problems after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: New Perspectives on an Old Problem. Invited lecture, Center for Brain Health, University of Texas - Dallas, Dallas, Texas, February 2012.
• Arciniegas DB. Norm-Adjusted Mini-Mental State Examination and Frontal Assessment Battery Scores Predict Inpatient Rehabilitation Outcomes after Traumatic Brain Injury. 9th World Congress on Brain Injury, International Brain Injury Association, Edinburgh, Scotland, March 2012.
• Arciniegas DB. Clock Drawing Performance Predicts Inpatient Rehabilitation Outcomes after Traumatic Brain Injury. 9th World Congress on Brain Injury, International Brain Injury Association, Edinburgh, Scotland, March 2012.

Professional Memberships

• American Neuropsychiatric Association, President
• International Brain Injury Association, Immediate Past Chair
• American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, Co-Chair, Neurobehavioral Task Force

Practice Locations

Specialty Information

• Psychiatry, Board Certification (1998)
• Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry, Board Certification (2006)

• Brain and Nervous System
• Brain and Nervous System - Cognitive Changes
• Brain and Nervous System - Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD)
• Brain and Nervous System - Memory disorders
• Brain and Nervous System - Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)