Background
Burks, Jack Sheldon was born on November 28, 1943 in Charleston, West Virginia, United States. Son of Jack Sheldon Burks and Monica Louise (Long) Ghent.
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Jack Sheldon Burks
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Bachelor, West Virginia University, 1965; Doctor of Medicine with honors, West Virginia University, 1969.
Career
Intern, U. Cincinnati, 1969-1970; resident in neurology, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1970-1973; postdoctoral fellow in virology/immunology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1973-1975; instructor neurology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1974-1975; assistant professor neurology/microbiology/immunology, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1975-1981; associate professor, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1981-1988; president, Rocky Mountain Multiple Sclerosis Center, Englewood, Colorado, since 1978. Lecturer in field; visiting professor numerous medical schools, hospitals, medical societies. Chief neurology Swedish Medical Center, since 1993.
Achievements
Membership
Board trustees National Easter Seal Research Foundation, 1990-1991, member research committee,1992-. Fellow American Academy Neurology (secretary-treasurer section neurologic rehabilitation 1985-1987, chairman/co-chmbn. various science sessions on neurologic rehabilitation, vice chairman of the section neurologic rehabilitation 1987-1989, chairman 1990-1992, representative to American Academy Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation since 1993, Executive Committee 1985-1994). Member American Academy Medical Dirs., American Congress Rehabilitation Medicine, American Neurological Association, American Society Neurorehab.
(president-elect 1990-1993, president 1994-1996, board directors since 1990), Colorado Society Clinical Neurologists, Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (co-Chairman of Commission on patient care 1986-1992, Executive Committee 1985-1992, finance committee 1987-1991, membership review committee 1987-1991, treasurer), Multiple Sclerosis Society Colorado (medical director 1975-1984, medical advisor 1988-1991), Clinical Neurosci. Society (president 1979-1980), National Multiple Sclerosis Society (board directors Control Colorado chapter 1976-1978, medical advisory board 1985-1989, commission on unitorm data base for multiple sclerosis 1986-1989, clinic committee, professional advising committee 1991-1993, education committee 1991-1994, medical advisory board since 1991), Colorado Neurological Institute (research committee since 1988, education committee since 1988, secretary board directors 1990-1994, chairman clinical programs and outreach committee 1988-1992), Arapahoe Medical Society (county member), Colorado Medical Society (house of deals since 1990), Rotary, Alpha Omega Alpha.
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Married Susan Dawn Ayarbe, August 19, 1989. Children: Jonathan, Ryan, Jacqueline.
