Barry Jay Riskin, M.D.


EDUCATION:

University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
Bachelor of Science, Genetics and Development, Magna Cum Laude, 1984

Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois
Medical Doctor, 1988 

TRAINING:

Internship: The Evanston Hospital, Northwestern
University, Evanston, Illinois, 1988-1989

Residency  In Neurology: Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, 1989-1992 

Fellowships Epilepsy/EEG: Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, 1992-1993

AWARDS:  

University Honors, Bronze Tablet, University of Illinois, 1984
Phi Beta Kappa, University of Illinois, 1984

CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE:

Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners, 1990

State of Illinois, 1992-1999

Board Certified, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1993

Board Eligible, American Board of Electroencephalography, 1993

Board Eligible, American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology, 1993

State of California, 1998-Present

State of North Dakota, 2005-Present

PRIOR PRACTICE:

Pain Management Specialists, Salinas, California, 2004-Present

Pacific Pain Care Institute, Monterey-Salinas, California, 2002-Present

The Neurology Treatment Center of the Monterey Peninsula, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, 2001-2002

Dale Helman, M.D., Monterey, California, 2000-2001

Smalkey, Tintner, & Associates, Pacific Grove, California, 1998-2000

Barry Jay Riskin, M.D., S.C., Blue Island, Illinois, 1994-1998

Neurodiagnostics Ltd., Blue Island, Illinois, 1992-1994 

PRIOR STAFF PRIVLEGES:

 St. Francis Hospital and Health Care Center, Blue Island, IL, Active Member, 1992-1998

Howe Developmental Center, Tinley Park Mental Health Center-State of Illinois Hospital, Tinley Park, IL, 1996-1998

Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, Monterey, CA 1998-2003

PRIOR APPOINTMENTS:

Instructor, Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois 1992-1993

Medical Director, Stroke Care Pathway, St. Francis Hospital and Health Center, Blue Island, Illinois 1997-1998

Medical Director, Stroke Care Pathway, Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, Monterey, CA, 1999-2002

Medical Director, Center for Pain Management, Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, Monterey, CA, 2000-2002

Medical Director, Neurophysiology, Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, Monterey, CA, 2001-2002

Speaker's Bureau, Parke-Davis, Cerebyx, 1995-1998

Speaker's Bureau, Merck, Maxalt, 2000-2001

Speaker's Bureau, Searle-Pharmacia-Upjohn, Pfizer, Western Region, 2000-Present, Detrol LA, Celebrex, Bextra, Relpax

Speaker's Bureau, Astra-Zeneca, Zomig, 2001-2003

Speaker’s Bureau, Novartis, Exelon, 2002-2003

Speaker’s Bureau, Biogen, Avonex, 2002-2003

Speaker’s Bureau, Pfizer, National, 2004-Present, Celebrex, Lyrica

TEACHING:

Lab Preceptor, Neuroanatomy, Rush Medical College, Regular and Alternative Curriculum, Chicago, Illinois, 1989-1993

Course Co-Director, Instructor, Neuroscience 501, Rush University,

School of Occupational Therapy, Chicago, Illinois 1991

Course Director, Instructor, Neuroscience 501, Rush University,

School of Occupational Therapy, Chicago, Illinois 1992

Instructor, Emergency Medical Series, Chicago Fire Department, Chicago, Illinois 1990

 SOCIETIES:

American Academy of Neurology, 1991

American Epilepsy Society, 1991

American Medical Society, 1995

Illinois Medical Society, 1995

American Heart Association, 1995

Chicago Neurological Society, 1995

International Society of Hypertension in Blacks, 1995

California Medical Society, 1998

Monterey County Medical Society, 1999

INVITED PRESENTATIONS:

"Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors", Neurology Grand Rounds,  Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, IL 1990

"Lyme-Neuroborreliosis", Neurology Grand Rounds, , Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, IL 1991

"Meningoencephalitis and Seizures", Neurology Grand Rounds, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1992

"Acute and Chronic Status Epilepticus Secondary to Meningoencephalitis" Neurology Grand Rounds, Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center, 1992

"Status Epilepticus", Neurology Grand Rounds, St. Francis Hospital, 1994

"Encephalopathies", American Association of Neuroscience Nurses, Chicago, Illinois 1991

"Neurological Emergencies", Critical Care Lecture Series, Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 1992

"Status Epilepticus", American Association of Critical Care Nurses, Harvey, Illinois 1995

"Alzheimer's Disease", Christian Single Adults, South Holland, IL 1995

"Stroke in African Americans", American Heart Association of Metropolitan- Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 1995

"Stroke in African Americans", Family Practice Grand Rounds, St. Francis Hospital, Blue Island, Illinois, 1996

"Hyperacute Treatment of Stroke", American Association of Critical Care Nurses, Harvey, Illinois 1997

“Stroke in the Young”, Medical Grounds, Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, Monterey, CA 1999

Update on Median Neuropathy”, Medical Grounds, Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, Monterey, CA 2000

Stroke Awareness in the Elderly”, Knowledge is Power Series, Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, Monterey, CA 2001

Pain and Diabetes”, Knowledge is Power Series, Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, Monterey, CA 2001

“Multiple Sclerosis, Treatment Update”, Knowledge is Power Series, Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, Monterey, CA 2002

“Pain Management Update”, Grand Rounds, Kaweah Delta District Hospital, Visalia, California, 2003

“Neurobiology of Migraine”, Grand Rounds, Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, Illinois 2003

“Neurobiology of Pain”, Grand Rounds, Queen of the Valley Hospital, Napa, California, 2003

“Perioperative Pain Management”, Grand Rounds, Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, Illinois, 2003

“Neurobiology of Pain”, Grand Rounds, Marin General County Hospital, California, 2003

“Neurobiology of Pain and Memory”, Marin County Pain Consortium, Mill Valley, California, 2003

“Neurobiology of Pain,” Grand Rounds, Dameron Hospital, Stockton, California, 2004

“Memory Disorders, Their Diagnosis and Their Treatment”, Lake Forest Hospital Community Lecture Series, Lake Forest, Illinois 2004

“Models of Pain and Memory”, Neurology Grand Rounds, University of Illinois at Chicago Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, 2004

“Inpatient Pain Management”, Condell Hospital, Libertyville, Illinois, 2004

“Perioperative Pain Management and Anti-Prostanoid Agents”, Alexian Brothers Hospital, Grand Rounds, Elk Grove Village, Illinois, 2004

“Neurobiology of Pain, A Topical Review”, Sutter Medical Center of Santa Rosa, Grand Rounds, Santa Rosa, California, 2005 

PUBLICATIONS:

Smith, M.C., Riskin, B.J., "Therapeutic Uses of Barbiturates", DRUGS, 42(3), 365-378, 1991

Riskin, B.J., "The Internist's Approach to the Patient with Neurological Disease", in Quick Reference to Internal Medicine, Roger C. Bone, M.D., Editor, Igaku-Sholin Publisher, 1994

Riskin, B.J., "The approach to the Patient in Coma", in Quick Reference to Internal Medicine, Roger C. Bone, M.D., Editor, Igaku-Sholin Publisher, 1994

RESEARCH:

Co-Investigator, Trial of ORG 10172 in Acute Treatment of Stroke (TOAST), 1991-1993

Principal Investigator, Correlation of Dose and Serum Drug Level of Methohexital with EEG Changes During Methohexital Suppression Test, 1992-1993

Site Coordinator, A Dose-Response Study of Intravenous Lorazepam in the Treatment of Status Epilepticus, 1992-1993

Principal Investigator, African American Antiplatelet Stroke Prevention Study (AAASPS), St. Francis Hospital, 1995-1998

MEDICAL ACTIVITIES:

Poison Information Specialist, Rush Poison Control Center, Chicago, Illinois 1990-1992

Residents Course in Epilepsy, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1990

American Academy of Neurology, Annual Meeting and Educational Courses: Boston 1991, San Diego 1992, Seattle 1995, Minneapolis 1998, Philadelphia 2001, Denver 2002, Honolulu 2003, San Francisco 2004

American Epilepsy Society, Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA 1994

International Society of Hypertension in Blacks, Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA 1996

"EPEC", AMA End of Life Care Training, Honolulu, HI, 1999

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