Arnason, Barry G.W., MD

James Nelson & Anna Louise Raymond Professor of Neurology

Address: 5841 S. Maryland Ave., MC 2030
Chicago, IL 60637-1470
Telephone: 773-702-6386
Secretary: Michelle Record-Protho
Patient Calls: 773-702-6222
Fax: 773-702-9076
Education & Training
  • M.D., University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
  • Internship, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
  • Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
  • Board Certified in Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Clinical Interests
  • multiple sclerosis
  • autoimmune neuropathies
  • myasthenia gravis
Research Interests
  • immune cell function in multiple sclerosis
  • the roles of T suppressor cells
  • the roles of IFN-secreting cells
  • the roles of NK cells
  • the basis for the protective effect of pregnancy in MS
Selected Publications
  1. Rezania K, Arnason BG, Soliven B. Patterns and signi?cance of concomitant central and peripheral in?ammatory demyelination. Neurol Res. 2006 Apr;28(3):326-33.
  2. Arnason BG. Long-term experience with interferon beta-1b (Betaferon)in multiple sclerosis. J Neurol. 2005 Sep;252 Suppl 3:iii28-iii33.
  3. Goodin DS, Arnason BG, Coyle PK, Frohman EM, Paty DW; Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology. The use of mitoxantrone (Novantrone) for the treatment of multiple sclerosis: report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology. Neurology. 2003 Nov 25;61(10):1332-8.
  4. Burks JS, Arnason BG, Coyle PK, Ford CC, Noronha A, Rammohan KW. Issues and practices in multiple sclerosis. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2002 Dec;16(4):307-20.
  5. Boullerne AI, Rodriguez JJ, Touil T, Brochet B, Schmidt S, Abrous ND, Le Moal M, Pua JR, Jensen MA, Mayo W, Arnason BG, Petry KG. Anti-S-nitrosocysteine antibodies are a predictive marker for demyelination in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis: implications for multiple sclerosis. J Neurosci. 2002 Jan 1;22(1):123-32.
  6. Narayanan S, De Stefano N, Francis GS, Arnaoutelis R, Caramanos Z, Collins DL, Pelletier D, Arnason BGW, Antel JP, Arnold DL. Axonal metabolic recovery in multiple sclerosis patients treated with interferon beta-1b. J Neurol. 2001 Nov;248(11):979-86.
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