CURRICULUM VITAE – William Herrera, M.D.
OFFICE ADDRESS: 175 S. Union, Colorado Springs, CO 80910
OFFICE PHONE: (719) 473-3272
OFFICE FAX: (719) 389-1192
DATE OF BIRTH: July 16, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH: Decatur, Illinois, USA
CITIZENSHIP: United States of America
EMAIL: drbillh@gmail.com
POST SECONDARY EDUCATION AND DEGREES:
1982 M.D.
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
1978 B.A.
Biochemistry
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND PRACTICE:
8/2000-present Neurologist—clinical practice
Colorado Springs Neurological Associates
175 S. Union
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80910
8/1990-7/2000 Neurologist—clinical practice
Southern Colorado Clinic
3676 Parker Boulevard
Pueblo, Colorado
11/1988-7/1990 Director, Neurological Services and
Clinical Research
Rocky Mountain MS Center
Englewood, Colorado
7/1986-10/1988 Instructor in Neurology
Fellow, Neurorehabilitation
Rocky Mountain MS Center
University of Colorado Health
Sciences Center
Denver, Colorado
1/1985-6/1986 Resident in Neurology
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Denver, Colorado
7/1983-12/1984 Resident in Neurology
University of California at San Diego
La Jolla, California
7/1982-6/1983 Intern in Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
CERTIFICATION AND LICENSE:
1988 Board Certification in Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Certificate #30150
1985 Colorado License #26506
1983 Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners
1983 DEA registration #AH2284254
HOSPITAL STAFF APPOINTMENTS:
2000-present Centura / Penrose-St. Francis Medical Center
Memorial Hospital
Colorado Springs, Colorado
1990-2000 Parkview Medical Center
St. Mary Corwin Medical Center
Pueblo, Colorado
1988-1990 Combined Medical Staff
Neurology—Swedish Medical Center
Englewood, Colorado
1987-1988 University Hospital, Denver, Colorado
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
1986-1987 University Hospital, Denver, Colorado
Neurology
1986-1990 Rose Medical Center, Denver, Colorado
Neurology
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
1991-1999 Training of family practice residents in clinical
neurosciences, St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center, Pueblo, Colorado
1988-1990 Training of rehabilitation fellow in Neurology, Rocky Mountain MS Center
1985-1987 Numerous conferences and lectures for medical students and residents, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
1982 Assistant, Clinical Pathophysiology course
University of Chicago
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
1995-1996 Clinical Investigator, phase II VML 251 trial of
anti-migraine medication
1986-present Veterans Administration study of team care of patients with multiple sclerosis,
Cyclosporin A trial in multiple sclerosis,
Swallowing disorders in multiple sclerosis,
Balance disorders in multiple sclerosis,
Pemoline for fatigue in multiple sclerosis
Various epidemiologic clinical case studies
1981 Flow cytofluorometry of B lymphocytes
University of Chicago
1977 Porphyrin metabolism
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland
GRANTS:
1989 Swedish Medical Foundation, "A
study of Cylert (pemoline) for fatigue in multiple sclerosis."
1987 National Institute on Disability and
Rehabilitation Research, "An evaluation of
swallowing disorders in multiple sclerosis,"
Distinguished Fellowship Award.
PUBLICATIONS:
Herrera, Balizet, Harbets, and Brown: Occurrence of a TTP-like syndrome in two women receiving beta interferon therapy for relapsing multiple sclerosis (abstract). Neurology 52:6(suppl 2), 1999.
Herrera, WG: Evaluation of balance disorders in multiple sclerosis. In Dizziness and Balance Disorders (Arenberg IK, ed.), New York: Kugler Publications, 1994, pp. 615-622.
Herrera, W, Jones, M, & Ferstenberg L: A controlled study of pemoline for fatigue in multiple sclerosis.Neurology 42(Suppl 3), p. 208, 1992.
Herrera, WG: Vestibular and other balance disorders in multiple sclerosis: differential diagnosis of disequilibrium and topognostic localization. In Neurologic Clinics (Arenberg IK & Smith DB, eds.) May 1990.
Herrera, Zeligman, & Jones, et al: Dysphagia in multiple sclerosis: clinical and radiographic correlations. Journal of Neurological Rehabilitation 4(1), pp. 1-8, 1990.
Herrera, Pautler, and Cobble: Swallowing disorders in multiple sclerosis. Am Acad Phy Med Rehab, October 1987.
Lamon, Frykolm, Herrera, and Tschudy: Danazol administration to females with menses-associated exacerbations of acute intermittent porphyria. J Clin Endo Metabol 48(1), 1979.
OTHER:
Designed, implemented, and documented the Southern Colorado Clinic'c HTML-based online medical records (electronic chart) system (Perl and C++ programming), 1999.