Dr. Christopher Filley

Christopher M. Filley, MD, FAAN, FANA, FANPA is Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry and Director of the Behavioral Neurology Section at the University of Colorado School of Medicine (UCSOM). A graduate of Williams College, he received his MD from Johns Hopkins University, trained in Neurology at UCSOM, and served a Behavioral Neurology fellowship at the Boston VA Hospital. Joining the UCSOM faculty in 1984 as the first behavioral neurologist in its history, Dr. Filley founded the University’s Behavioral Neurology Section in 1991. His interest is in brain-behavior relationships, particularly in white matter disorders, and in 1988 he introduced the concept of white matter dementia. Often listed in the Best Doctors of America and America’s Top Doctors, he has also received numerous teaching awards. From 2010-2017, he was Neurology Service Chief at the Denver VA Medical Center, and since then he has been Senior Scientific Advisor at the Marcus Institute for Brain Health. The author or co-author of over 175 papers, Dr. Filley has written three books: Neurobehavioral Anatomy, now in its third edition, The Behavioral Neurology of White Matter, now in its second edition, and White Matter Dementia. He is also senior editor of the textbook Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry.