StephenArthurBackMDPh.D.

Professor, Pediatrics and Neurology, Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine

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Boston Children’s Hospital/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Child Neurology, 1992 - 1995
University of California (Irvine)/Children's Hospital of Orange CountyResidency, Pediatrics, 1988 - 1992
University of California, Irvine, School of MedicineClass of 1990

CA State Medical License 1993 - Present
OR State Medical License 1999 - 2025
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology

PubMed

265 citations
Maturation-Dependent Vulnerability of Perinatal White Matter in Premature Birth
Stephen A. Back, Art Riddle, Melissa M. McClure
Stroke. 2007-02-01
330 citations
Arrested preoligodendrocyte maturation contributes to myelination failure in premature infants
Joshua R. Buser, Jennifer Maire, Art Riddle, Xi Gong, Thuan Nguyen
Annals of Neurology. 2012-01-01
249 citations
Brain injury in premature neonates: A primary cerebral dysmaturation disorder?
Stephen A. Back, Steven P. Miller
Annals of Neurology. 2014-04-01

Potential Way to Repair Brain Damage in Multiple SclerosisOctober 31st, 2012
OHSU Study Makes Breakthrough That Could Help People with DementiaSeptember 7th, 2023