DavidArciniegasMDFANPA, FACLP

Neuropsychiatry

Cooper Neuropsychiatry Scholar and Professor of Neurology, University of Colorado School of Medicine; President, American Neuropsychiatric Association

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Office
University of Colorado School of Medicine
12700 East 19th Avenue 5018
Aurora, CO 80045
Phone+1 303-724-4328

Summary

Dr. Arciniegas is a clinician, scientist, and educator focused on the cognitive, emotional, and behavioral challenges experienced by persons with traumatic brain injuries and other neurological disorders. In addition to his administrative and academic duties, he is Immediate Past Chair of the International Brain Injury Association and current President of the American Neuropsychiatric Association.

Education & Training

University of Colorado School of Medicine Anschutz Medical CampusFellowship, 1996 - 1999
University of Colorado School of Medicine Anschutz Medical CampusFellowship, 1996 - 1999
University of ColoradoResidency, Psychiatry, 1993 - 1996
University of Colorado School of Medicine Anschutz Medical CampusCommunity Medicine, 1992 - 1993
University of Michigan Medical SchoolClass of 1992

Certifications & Licensure

NM State Medical License 2020 - 2027
CO State Medical License 1995 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2012 - 2025
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
United Council for Neurologic SubspecialtiesBehavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

ACLP Foundation Research Professor Award Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, 2021
Innovative Clinical Treatment Award North American Brain Injury Society, 2016
Mitch Rosenthal Award for Scientific and Clinical Achievement in Brain Injury Rehabilitation Virginia Commonwealth University and Brain Injury Services, 2015
Beth K. and Stuart C. Yudofsky Chair in Brain Injury Medicine Baylor College of Medicine, 2012
Fellow American Neuropsychiatric Association, 2005
Outstanding Contribution Award Brain Injury Association of Colorado, 2005
Michael K. Cooper Professorship in Neurocognitive Disease University of Colorado School of Medicine, 2003
Young Investigator Award Brain Injury Association of America, 2000
Fellow Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (formerly the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine), 2000
William Webb Fellowship Award Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, 1997
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Clinical Trials

Multicenter Evaluation of Memory Remediation After TBI With Donepezil Start of enrollment: 2013 Sep 01
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Multicenter Evaluation of Memory Remediation in Traumatic Brain Injury With Donepezil: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
David B Arciniegas, Emily J Almeida, Angelle M Sander, Jay A Bogaards, Joseph T Giacino
The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. 2024-12-04
2 citations
Testing the structural disconnection hypothesis: Myelin content correlates with memory in healthy aging.
Andrea Mendez Colmenares, Michael L Thomas, Charles Anderson, David B Arciniegas, Vince Calhoun
Neurobiology of Aging. 2024-09-01
C-L Case Conference: Assessment of Dispositional Capacity in Medically Complex Patients.
William Wylie, Mia Coleman, Cynthia Geppert, David Arciniegas, James Whiton
Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry. 2024-03-26

Journal Articles

Traumatic brain injury and chronic traumatic encephalopathy: a forensic neuropsychiatric perspective
Wortzel HS, Brenner LA, Arciniegas DB, Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 9/9/2013
Identification and treatment of TBI and co-occurring psychiatric symptoms among OEF/OIF/OND Veterans seeking mental health services within the State of Colorado: estab...
Olson-Madden JH, Brenner LA, Matarazzo BB, Signoracci GM; Expert Consensus Collaborators (Arciniegas D, Ashman T, Belanger H, Bogner J, Chard K, Corrigan J, Cutter N, ..., Community Mental Health Journal, 1/1/2013
Donepezil-induced confusional state in a patient with autopsy-proven behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia
Arciniegas DB, Anderson CA, Journal of Neuropsychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences, 1/1/2013
A forensic neuropsychiatric approach to traumatic brain injury, aggression, and suicide
Wortzel HS, Arciniegas DB, Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 1/1/2013
Treatment of posttraumatic cognitive impairments
Wortzel HS, Arciniegas DB, Current Treatment Options in Neurology, 1/1/2012
Immune function and brain abnormalities in patients with non-neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus
Kozora E, Filley CM, Zhang L, Brown MS, Miller DE, Arciniegas D, Pelzman JL, West SG, Lupus, 1/1/2012
Clock drawing performance predicts inpatient rehabilitation outcomes after traumatic brain injury
Wagner PJ, Wortzel HS, Frey KL, Anderson CA, Arciniegas DB, Journal of Neuropsychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences, 1/1/2011
Diffusion tensor imaging in mild traumatic brain injury litigation
Wortzel HS, Kraus MF, Filley CM, Anderson CA, Arciniegas DB, Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 1/1/2011
Addressing neuropsychiatric disturbances during rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury: current and future methods
Arciniegas DB, Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience, 1/1/2011
Evaluation and tracking of Alzheimer's disease severity using resting-state magnetoencephalography
Verdoon TA, McCarten JR, Arciniegas DB, Golden R, Moldauer L, Georgopoulos A, Lewis S, Cassano M, Hemmy L, Orr W, Rojas D, Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 1/1/2011
Cholinergic dysfunction and cognitive impairment after traumatic brain injury Part 2: Evidence from basic and clinical investigations
Arciniegas DB, Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 1/1/2011
Screening for cognitive decline following single-known stroke using the Mini-Mental State Examination
Arciniegas DB, Kellermeyer G, Bonifer NM, Anderson KM Anderson CA, Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 1/1/2011
Revisiting the neuroanatomical correlates of the clock drawing test among persons with traumatic brain injury
Frey KL, Arciniegas DB, Brain Injury, 1/1/2011
Combat veterans and the death penalty: a forensic neuropsychiatric perspective
Wortzel H, Arciniegas DB, Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and Law, 1/1/2010
When cognitive evaluation does not disclose a neurologic disorder: experience of a university behavioral neurology clinic
Kenfield MC, Arciniegas DB, Anderson VA, Howard KL, Filley CM, Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology, 1/1/2010
Evaluation and management of posttraumatic cognitive impairments
Arciniegas DB, Frey KL, Newman, J, Wortzel HS, Psychiatric Annals, 1/1/2010
Subtle neurological signs predict the severity of subacute cognitive and functional impairments after traumatic brain injury
Wortzel HS, Frey KL, Anderson CA, Arciniegas DB, Journal of Neuropsychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences, 1/1/2009
White matter microstructure and cognition in non-neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus
Filley CM, Kozora E, Brown M, Miller DE, West SG, Arciniegas DB, Grimm A, Zhang L, Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology, 1/1/2009
Long-term effects of rivastigmine in patients with traumatic brain injury with cognitive deficits: results of a 26-week open-label extension to a 12-week double-blind ...
Silver JM, Koumaras B, Meng X, Potkin SG, Reyes P, Harvey PD, Katz DI, Gunay I, Arciniegas DB, Brain Injury, 1/1/2009
Is schizoaffective disorder a distinct clinical condition?
Abrams DJ, Rojas DC, Arciniegas DB, Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 1/1/2008
Cognitive and neurological status in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Kozora E, Arciniegas DB, Filley CM, West S, Brown M, Miller D, Grimm A, Devore MD, Wingrove C, Zhang L, Arthritis & Rheumatism, 1/1/2008
Forensic applications of cerebral single photon emission computed tomography in mild traumatic brain injury
Wortzel HS, Filley CM, Anderson CA, Oster T, Arciniegas DB, Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 1/1/2008
Pathological laughing and crying: epidemiology, pathophysiology, and treatment
Wortzel HS, Oster TJ, Anderson CA, Arciniegas DB, CNS Drugs, 1/1/2008
Persistent neurobehavioral signs and symptoms following West Nile fever
Hall DA, Tyler KL, Frey KL, Kozora E, Arciniegas DB, Journal of Neuropsychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences, 1/1/2008
The genetics of very early onset Alzheimer's disease
Filley CM, Rollins YD, Anderson CA, Arciniegas DB, Howard KL, Murrell JR, Boyer PJ, Kleinschmidt-DeMasters BK, Ghetti B, Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology, 1/1/2007
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Books/Book Chapters

Brain Injury Medicine: Principles and Practice, Third Edition
Zasler ND, Katz DI, Zafonte RD (Eds.), Arciniegas DB, Bullock MR, Hammond F, Kreutzer JS, Nakase Richardson R, Watanabe T (Assoc. Eds.)Demos Medical Publishing, New York2021
Textbook of Traumatic Brain Injury, Third Edition
Silver JM, McAllister TW, Arciniegas DBAmerican Psychiatric Association Publishing, Inc., Washington, DC2019
Textbook of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, Sixth Edition
Arciniegas DB, Yudofsky SC, Hales RBAmerican Psychiatric Association Publishing, Inc., Washington DC2018
Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry
David B. Arciniegas, C. Alan Anderson, Christopher M. Filley (eds.)Cambridge University Press, Cambridge2013
Brain Injury Medicine: Principles and Practice, Second Edition
Nathan D. Zasler, Douglas I. Katz, Ross D. Zafonte (eds.), David B. Arciniegas, M. Ross Bullock, Jeffrey S. Kreutzer (assoc. eds.)Demos Medical2013
Management of Adults with Traumatic Brain Injury
David B. Arciniegas, Nathan D. Zasler, Rodney D. Vanderploeg, Michael S. Jaffee (eds.)American Psychiatric Publishing Inc., Washington DC2013
Neuropsychiatry: An Introductory Approach
David B. Arciniegas and Thomas P. BeresfordCambridge University Press, Cambridge2001
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