Stephen Kirzinger, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology; Medical Director, MS Care Center Program
Department of Neurology
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY 40292
Clinical Phone: (502) 589-0802
Academic Phone: (502) 852-0068
Education
BA - Centre College - 1968
MS - Biochemistry, University of Louisville - 1977
MD - University of Louisville - 1977
Training
Adult Neurology- Walter Reed Medical Center - 1981Board Certifications
Am Board of Psychiatry and Neurology - 1982
Biography
Stephen S. Kirzinger, MD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Neurology at the University of Louisville Medical School in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Kirzinger is Medical Director of the Multiple Sclerosis Care Center Program at the University, seeing patients at the University of Louisville Health Care Outpatient MS Center.
Upon earning a medical degree from the University of Louisville, Dr. Kirzinger completed an internship in categorical psychiatry and an adult neurology residency at the Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, DC. He also completed a Masters of Science degree in Biochemistry at the University of Louisville.
Dr. Kirzinger’s research interests have focused on stroke and neurodegenerative diseases, especially Multiple Sclerosis. He is a member of the editorial board of Neura and presents nationally and internationally. He was an active board member and treasurer for the Kentucky and Southern Indiana Stroke Association until 2005.
A Diplomat in Adult Neurology of The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Dr. Kirzinger is a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology. He is also a member of the European Neurological Society, the American Medical Association, the Kentucky Medical Association, and the Greater Louisville Medical Society where he has served on the Board of Governors and as President of the Medical Society Professional Services organization since 1997.
He is a Board Member of the Kentucky-Southeast Indiana Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and is immediate past-Chair of the Clinical Advisory Committee. He is Vice Chair of the Education Committee of the Consortium of MS Centers and is on the Board of the National MS Society Clinical Care Committee.
Clinical Interests
Multiple Sclerosis, Demyelinating Diseases
Research Interests
Dr. Kirzinger has been involved in clinical research since 1993. He has been the principle investigator in over 100 studies. He is involved in clinical research studies in Multiple Sclerosis regarding new treatment options, analysis of symptom management in the disease, and in cognitive rehabilitation.
Recent Publications
Kirzinger, S.S. and Fonda, M. Journal of Experimental Biology, Volume 18, 1978.
Magner, J.R., Kirzinger, S.S. and Spector, J., Viral Encephalitis: Neuropsychological Assessment in Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Sequela, International Journal of Clinical Neuropsychology, 8 (3): 1217-132, 1986
Corwin, H.M. and Kirzinger, S.S., Neurological Evaluation of Occupational Hand Pain, Occupational Medicine: State of the Art Reviews, 4 (3):393-403, 1989
Harter, B.T.,Jr., McKiernan, J.E., Jr., Kirzinger S.S. et al., Carpel Tunnel Syndrome: Surgical and Nonsurgical Treatment, Journal of Hand Surgery, 18 (4): 734-739, 1993.
B.J. Hurwitz et al, Tolerability and Safety Profile of 12 and 28 Week Treatment with Interferon Beta-1b 250ug versus 500ug QOD in Patients with RRMS, Clinical Therapeutics, 30 (6): 1102-1112, 2008
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