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David Brandes, MD, Neurology, Knoxville, TN

DavidWilliamBrandesMD

Neurology Knoxville, TN

Past Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurology, UCLA; Hope MS Center, Knoxville, TN

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  • Office

    2060 Lakeside Centre Way
    Knoxville, TN 37922
    Phone+1 865-218-6222
    Fax+1 865-218-6220

Summary

  • David W. Brandes, MS, MD, FAAN, FASA, received his master’s degree in biochemistry and his medical degree from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and VA Wadsworth Hospital, West Los Angeles. He also completed his internship and neurology residency training at UCLA. In 1972-73, he was the first Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Fellow in the United States, a position sponsored by the National MS Society. He was an Assistant Clinical Professor at UCLA until moving to Knoxville, TN in 2008. He has served as a Clinical Instructor at South College in Knoxville, TN, since 2013.
    Dr. Brandes is a board-certified neurologist and has been elected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, as well as a Fellow of the American Stroke Association. He is also an MS Certified Specialist by the Consortium of MS Centers. In 1977 he started his neurology private practice in Northridge, California, a suburb of Los Angeles, where he was the founder of the Northridge Neurological Center. In 1996, he was the founder/Director of the Northridge Multiple Sclerosis Center where he cared for over 1000 active patients with MS. In 2008 he moved to Knoxville, TN, where he currently practices at the Hope Neurology/MS Center with about 2000 active MS patients
    In California he was also the Director of the Northridge Hospital Sleep Evaluation Center and Rest Analysis, a sleep disorders center in Garden Grove, California.
    Dr. Brandes has been involved in a variety of MS research projects including immunosuppressive treatment, cerebrospinal fluid analysis, glatiramer acetate studies, beta-interferon studies, sleep disorders in MS and medication adherence. He lectures throughout the United States, as well as internationally, about the treatment of multiple sclerosis. He has authored 25 articles about multiple sclerosis research and treatment in peer-reviewed medical journals.
    Dr. Brandes previously served on the Board of Directors and the Chapter Program

Education & Training

  • VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
    VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare SystemResidency, Neurology, 1972 - 1976
  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Allergy and Immunology, 1972 - 1973
  • VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
    VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare SystemInternship, Transitional Year, 1971 - 1972
  • David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
    David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAClass of 1971
  • University of California at Los Angeles
    University of California at Los AngelesMS, Biochemistry, 1965 - 1968
  • Knox College
    Knox CollegeAB, Chemistry, 1964 - 1965
  • Knox College
    Knox CollegeBachelors, 1961 - 1963
  • University of Illinois
    University of IllinoisBachelors, Dentistry, 1963

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1972 - 2025
  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 2009 - 2025
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2023 - 2024
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1974 - 1988
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly
  • Fellow American Academy of Neurology
  • Top Doctor Award

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Implications of Real-world Adherence on Cost-effectiveness Analysis in Multiple Sclerosis  
    Brandes, DW, Raimundo, K, Agashivala, N and Kim, E, Journal of Medical Economics, 1/1/2013
  • A Cross-sectional Survey of Patient Satisfaction and Subjective Experiences of Treatment With Fingolimod  
    Hanson KA, Agashivala N, Stringer SM, Balantac Z, Brandes DW, Patient Preference and Adherence, 1/1/2013
  • Compliance to Fingolimod and Other Disease Modifying Treatments in Multiple Sclerosis Patients, A Retrospective Cohort Study  
    Agashivala N, Wu N, Abouzaid S, Wu Y, Kim E, Boulanger L, Brandes DW, BMC Neurology, 1/1/2013
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Treatment Selection in Multiple Sclerosis: Results of a Physician Survey
    Hanson, KA, Agashivala, N, Raimundo, K, Kim, E, Stringer, SM, Balantac, Z, Wyrwich, KW, Brandes, DW, Consortium of MS Centers, Orlando, FL, 5/31/2013
  • Impact of Real World Adherence on Effectiveness of First-line DMT's in Multiple Sclerosis
    Agashivala, N, Raimundo, K, Kim, E, Brandes, DW, American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 3/18/2013
  • Comparison of Compliance to Fingolimod and Other First-Line Disease Modifying Treatments Among Patients with Multiple Sclerosis
    Abouzaid, S, Wu, N, Wu, Y, Kim, E, Boulanger, L, Brandes, DW, Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, Cincinnati, OH, 10/7/2012
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Lectures

  • Sleepless Nights 
    4/29/1995
  • Fatigue and Sleep Disorders in Multiple Sclerosis in Symptom Management in MS 
    3/16/2013
  • Sleep Disorders in Multiple Sclerosis 
    1/1/2013
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Other

  • Say Goodnight to Sleep Disorders in Multiple Sclerosis 
    Brandes, DW, MSFocus
    1/1/2013
  • Multiple Sclerosis Radio Talk Show 
    Brandes, DW, Colin Fluxman Show
    Oxnard, CA - 2/18/2000
  • Sleep Disorders Radio Talk Show 
    Brandes, DW, Colin Fluxman Show
    Oxnard, CA - 1/29/2000