BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
NAME Alexander Grimm, M.D		POSITION TITLE Assistant Professor, Radiology
EDUCATION/TRAINING
INSTITUTION AND LOCATION	DEGREE (if applicable)		YEAR(s)	FIELD OF STUDY
Univ of CA, Los Angeles, Los Angeles,CA	B.S., B.S.		1995	Biochem/Psychology
St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO	M.D		1999	Medicine
Cedars Sinai Medical Ctr., Los Angeles, CA	Residency		2004	Radiology
Cedars Sinai Medical Ctr., Los Angeles, CA	Fellowship		2005	Neuroradiology

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Positions:

1989 - 1991       Mitchel Locks, PhD., Implementation of reliability theory research.

1992 - 1995       UCLA – Interventional Radiology, Voluntary Research, Thomas McNamara, MD

1996                 UCLA – Radiological Sciences, Daniel Valentino, PhD

1995 - 1999       St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO – Department of Biochemistry, William Sly, MD

2000                 Cedars Sinai Imaging, Los Angeles, CA – Douglas H. Brown, MD

2005 - Present   Assistant Professor Radiology, Univ. of Colorado Health Sciences, CO

National Committees:

1996  American Medical Association                                                   

2000  American College of Radiology                           

2005  American Board of Radiology, Board Certified, CAQ In Neuroradiology 2006

2006  American Society of Neuroradiology                                           

Selected peer-reviewed publications (in chronological order):

Locks MO, Pretikin J, Grimm A.  Software for exact system reliability calculations.  Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management, 1991;(1):723-728.

Research Support:

RO1 AR049152-01A2, P. I. Elizabeth Kozora, Ph.D.,                 07/01/04-06/30/08                                  3.5%

Role:  Contract Site Principal Investigator

MRI and MRS Correlates of Cognitive Function in SLE

The major goal of this project is to determine subclinical brain injury by advanced imaging methods.

NIH RO1 NS036524, In Vivo Proton MRS Studies:  Cerebral injury in HIV Infection, P.I. Brad Navia.           5%.

Longitudinal study to examine the pattern and dynamics of regional brain injury among neurologically asymptomatic and AIDS dementia complex subjects on highly active antiretroviral therapy in relation to the emergence and progression of neurocognitive impairment.