Jack S. Burks, MD
Some of Dr. Burks’ past achievements
· Established one of the nations first comprehensive MS centers, the Rocky Mountain Multiple Sclerosis Center, at the University of Colorado Health Science Center (Denver, Co) (1978)
· Faculty member, at John Hopkins School of Medicine (Baltimore, Maryland) (University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver Colorado)
· A founder, Colorado Neuroscience Institute (Englewood, Co)
· A founder, Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers
· A founder, Multiple Sclerosis Council
· A founder, Washoe Institute of Neurosciences (Reno, NV)
· A founder and past President, American Society of Neurorehabilitation
· An Executive Board member, American Academy of Neurology
· Speedy award, Paralyzed Veterans of America (for work with Veterans and helping to establish Multiple Sclerosis Centers in VA Hospitals)
· Director of MS center and Neurovirolgy & Immunology laboratories, Denver Veterans Administration Medical Center
· An editor of 2 text books on Multiple Sclerosis
o Multiple Sclerosis: Diagnosis, Medical Management, and Rehabilitation
o Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation of Multiple Sclerosis and Neuromuscular Disorders
· Author of hundreds of scientific and medical articles and abstracts on Multiple Sclerosis
