A. James Barkovich, MD

Additional Websites

• Physician Referral Directory

Education

Univ. of CA, Davis, BS, 1974, Chemistry
Univ. of CA, Berkeley, MS, 1977, Chemistry Passed Oral Examination for Ph.D., was advanced to candidacy for Ph.D., but did not complete dissertation
Geo. Washington Univ., Washington, D.C., MD, 1980, Medicine
Letterman AMC, San Francisco, CA, Intern, 1980-1981, Radiology
Letterman, AMC, San Francisco, CA, Resident, 1981-1984, Radiology
Walter Reed AMC, Washington, D.C., Fellowship, 1984-1986, Neuroradiology
 

Professional Experience

• 1971-1972
  Chemistry Department, Research Assistant, Univ. of CA, Davis
• 1972
  Chemistry Dept. Research Assistant Univ. of CA, Berkeley Teaching Assistant
• 1974-1972
  U.S. Army, Medical Student, Intern, Radiology Resident, Neuroradiology Fellow, Neuroradiologist, Served on active duty (highest rank - Major) in U.S. Army
• 1984-1982
  Instructor in Radiology, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences
• 1987-1982
  Assistant Clinical Professor of Radiology, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences
• 1986-1982
  Assistant Clinical Professor of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco
• 1989-1992
  Associate Professor of Radiology, Pediatrics, Neurology and Neurological Surgery in Residence, University of California, San Francisco
• Present
  Professor of Radiology, Pediatrics, Neurology and Neurosurgery in Residence, University of California, San Francisco

Honors & Awards

• 1972
  Edward F. Kraft Scholarship Award, U.C. Davis
• 1973-1972
  President's Undergraduate Research Fellow
• 1972
  U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Summer Research Fellow,
• 1982
  Honorable Mention, Exhibit, RSNA Annual Meeting
• 1992
  Outstanding Teacher Award, Department of Neurology, UCSF
• 1992
  Editors Excellence for Outstanding Scientific Research, J Comput Assist Tomogr
• 1992
  Elected to "Best Doctors in America"
• 1992
  Elected to "Best Doctors in America, Pacific Region"
• 1992
  Nycomed Distinguished Visiting Lecturer, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
• 1992
  Selected to Who's Who in Medicine and Health Care
• 1992
  Goldenson Technology Award, United Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation
• 1992
  Selected to Who's Who in the World, 15th Edition
• 2002
  Selected to Who's Who in Medicine and Health Care
• 2002
  Selected to Who's Who in America, 57th Edition
• 2002 and 2002
  Listed in "America's Top Doctors"
• 2002 and 2002
  Elected to "Best Doctors in America"

Selected Publications

1. Doherty D, Millen KJ, Barkovich AJ. Midbrain and hindbrain malformations: advances in clinical diagnosis, imaging, and genetics. Lancet Neurol. 2013 Apr; 12(4):381-93.
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2. Sethi V, Tabbutt S, Dimitropoulos A, Harris KC, Chau V, Poskitt K, Campbell A, Azakie A, Xu D, Barkovich AJ, Miller SP, McQuillen PS. Single ventricle anatomy predicts delayed microstructural brain development. Pediatr Res. 2013 Feb 13.
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3. Barkovich J. Complication begets clarification in classification. Brain. 2013 Feb; 136(Pt 2):368-73.
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4. ACR guidance document on MR safe practices: 2013. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2013 Mar; 37(3):501-30.
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5. Xu D, Mukherjee P, Barkovich AJ. Pediatric brain injury: can DTI scalars predict functional outcome? Pediatr Radiol. 2013 Jan; 43(1):55-9.
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6. Dies KA, Bodell A, Hisama FM, Guo CY, Barry B, Chang BS, Barkovich AJ, Walsh CA. Schizencephaly: association with young maternal age, alcohol use, and lack of prenatal care. J Child Neurol. 2013 Feb; 28(2):198-203.
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7. Aldinger KA, Kogan J, Kimonis V, Fernandez B, Horn D, Klopocki E, Chung B, Toutain A, Weksberg R, Millen KJ, Barkovich AJ, Dobyns WB. Cerebellar and posterior fossa malformations in patients with autism-associated chromosome 22q13 terminal deletion. Am J Med Genet A. 2013 Jan; 161(1):131-6.
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8. Wang DD, Deans AE, Barkovich AJ, Tihan T, Barbaro NM, Garcia PA, Chang EF. Transmantle sign in focal cortical dysplasia: a unique radiological entity with excellent prognosis for seizure control. J Neurosurg. 2013 Feb; 118(2):337-44.
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9. Takanashi J, Okamoto N, Yamamoto Y, Hayashi S, Arai H, Takahashi Y, Maruyama K, Mizuno S, Shimakawa S, Ono H, Oyanagi R, Kubo S, Barkovich AJ, Inazawa J. Clinical and radiological features of Japanese patients with a severe phenotype due to CASK mutations. Am J Med Genet A. 2012 Dec; 158A(12):3112-8.
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10. González G, Vedolin L, Barry B, Poduri A, Walsh C, Barkovich AJ. Location of periventricular nodular heterotopia is related to the malformation phenotype on MRI. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2013 Apr; 34(4):877-83.
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11. Gupta N, Henry RG, Strober J, Kang SM, Lim DA, Bucci M, Caverzasi E, Gaetano L, Mandelli ML, Ryan T, Perry R, Farrell J, Jeremy RJ, Ulman M, Huhn SL, Barkovich AJ, Rowitch DH. Neural stem cell engraftment and myelination in the human brain. Sci Transl Med. 2012 Oct 10; 4(155):155ra137.
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12. Burger IM, Filly RA, Bowie J, Barkovich AJ. The grand unifying theory of bright echoes in the fetal and neonatal brain. J Ultrasound Med. 2012 Oct; 31(10):1665-73.
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13. Mochida GH, Ganesh VS, de Michelena MI, Dias H, Atabay KD, Kathrein KL, Huang HT, Hill RS, Felie JM, Rakiec D, Gleason D, Hill AD, Malik AN, Barry BJ, Partlow JN, Tan WH, Glader LJ, Barkovich AJ, Dobyns WB, Zon LI, Walsh CA. CHMP1A encodes an essential regulator of BMI1-INK4A in cerebellar development. Nat Genet. 2012 Nov; 44(11):1260-4.
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14. Scott JA, Hamzelou KS, Rajagopalan V, Habas PA, Kim K, Barkovich AJ, Glenn OA, Studholme C. 3D morphometric analysis of human fetal cerebellar development. Cerebellum. 2012 Sep; 11(3):761-70.
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15. Pisano T, Barkovich AJ, Leventer RJ, Squier W, Scheffer IE, Parrini E, Blaser S, Marini C, Robertson S, Tortorella G, Rosenow F, Thomas P, McGillivray G, Andermann E, Andermann F, Berkovic SF, Dobyns WB, Guerrini R. Peritrigonal and temporo-occipital heterotopia with corpus callosum and cerebellar dysgenesis. Neurology. 2012 Sep 18; 79(12):1244-51.
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16. Hinkley LB, Marco EJ, Findlay AM, Honma S, Jeremy RJ, Strominger Z, Bukshpun P, Wakahiro M, Brown WS, Paul LK, Barkovich AJ, Mukherjee P, Nagarajan SS, Sherr EH. The role of corpus callosum development in functional connectivity and cognitive processing. PLoS One. 2012; 7(8):e39804.
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17. Zaki MS, Saleem SN, Dobyns WB, Barkovich AJ, Bartsch H, Dale AM, Ashtari M, Akizu N, Gleeson JG, Grijalvo-Perez AM. Diencephalic-mesencephalic junction dysplasia: a novel recessive brain malformation. Brain. 2012 Aug; 135(Pt 8):2416-27.
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18. Tangtiphaiboontana J, Hess CP, Bayer M, Drolet BA, Nassif LM, Metry DW, Barkovich AJ, Frieden IJ, Fullerton HJ. Neurodevelopmental Abnormalities in Children With PHACE Syndrome. J Child Neurol. 2013 May; 28(5):608-14.
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19. Bonifacio SL, Saporta A, Glass HC, Lee P, Glidden DV, Ferriero DM, Barkovich AJ, Xu D. Therapeutic hypothermia for neonatal encephalopathy results in improved microstructure and metabolism in the deep gray nuclei. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2012 Dec; 33(11):2050-5.
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20. Scott JA, Habas PA, Rajagopalan V, Kim K, Barkovich AJ, Glenn OA, Studholme C. Volumetric and surface-based 3D MRI analyses of fetal isolated mild ventriculomegaly : Brain morphometry in ventriculomegaly. Brain Struct Funct. 2013 May; 218(3):645-55.
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