Dr. Christopher Bever is a Professsor of Neurology with the Department of Neurology, University of Maryland Medical School and Chief of the Neurology Service at the VA Medical Center in Baltimore. He is Director of the VA Multiple Sclerosis Center of Excellence, East, one of only two such centers in the Veterans Affairs Medical System. He has been with the University of Maryland since 1987.
He has conducted extensive research in symptomatic management of MS with compounds that include 3,4 diaminopyridine and 4-aminopyridine. He is also involved in a research project through the VA Medical System using robotics in patients with arm dysfunction due to hemiparesis. In addition to his research, he has also published numerous articles on many different aspects of MS care.
Dr. Bever sees patients on Tuesday afternoons on the 4th Tuesday of every month at the Neurology Ambulatory Center. Appointments may be made by calling the appointment desk at 410-328-5858.
| Administrative Office Address: | Patient Appointment Address: |
| Maryland Center for MS 11 South Paca St., 4th floor Baltimore, MD 21201 Phone 410-328-5605 Fax 410-328-5425 |
Neurology Ambulatory Center 16 South Eutaw Street, 3rd floor Baltimore, MD 21201 Phone 410-328-5858 Fax 410-328-1149 |
| Education and Training: | |
| 1971 | A.B., Washington University, Saint Louis, Missouri |
| 1975 | M.D., University of Rochester, Rochester, New York |
| 1975-1976 |
Internship, Internal Medicine University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 1976-1977 |
Resident, Internal Medicine Rutgers-College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 1977-1980 |
Resident, Neurology Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center New York, New York |
| 1979-1980 |
Visiting Fellow (Preceptor: Audrey S. Penn, M.D.), Department of Neurology,
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University New York, New York |
| 1980-1982 |
Research Associate (Preceptor: Richard Asofsky National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD |
| 1982-1984 |
Senior Staff Fellow (Preceptor: Dale E. McFarlin,M.D.) Neuroimmunology Branch, NINCDS National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD |
| Certifications | |
| 1976 | National Board of Medical Examiners (# 152658) |
| 1982 | 1982 American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Neurology, Certificate 24303) |
| 2001 | Johns Hopkins Business of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University |
| Current Appointments | |
| 1992-present | Associate Professor (with tenure), Department of Neurology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD |
| 1995-present | Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD |
| 1995-present | Regular Member, Graduate Student Faculty, University of Maryland Graduate School, Baltimore, MD |
| 1998-present | Professor (with tenure), Department of Neurology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD |
| 1987-present | Staff Neurologist, Neurology Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Baltimore, MD |
| 1987-present | Staff Neurologist, University of Maryland Hospital, Baltimore, MD |
| 1990-present |
Chief, Neurology Service, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Baltimore, MD |
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