Evanthia Bernitsas, MD

Narrative Bio

Evanthia Triantafylou-Bernitsas, MD, Professor of Neurology joined the Department of Neurology at Wayne State University in 2011. She has completed a neurology residency at Case Western Reserve University and Neuroimmunology Fellowships at the University of Michigan and Baylor College of Medicine. She is the Director of the Multiple Sclerosis Center at Wayne State School of Medicine and an Associate Professor of Neurology. Shis also Director of the MS Fellowship training program in neurology. Her clinical research focuses on aggressive forms of MS, new immunomodulatory therapies and symptomatic interventions. Dr. Bernitsas directs a very active clinical research program and she is the PI on numerous clinical and investigator-initiated trials. Her laboratory research interests include novel neuroimaging and optical coherence tomography that lead to a better understanding of the disease, pathophysiology and imaging of MS fatigue and the use of biomarkers in neuroprotection and remyelination. Currently, she serves as the Editor-in Chief in the Neuroimaging section of the “Brain Sciences” Journal. She has published extensively and served in several committees and advisory boards.

Office Address

Wayne State University School of Medicine Department of Neurology Suite 8D-UHC 4201 St. Antoine Detroit, MI 48201 Office: (313) 577-1245 Fax: (313) 745-4216 Clinic: (313) 745-4275

Academic Rank

Professor of Neurology

Medical

Aristotelian Medical School, Thessaloniki, Greece, MD, 1990

Position Title

Professor of Neurology, Director of the Multiple Sclerosis Center Program Director, MS Fellowship Training Program

Internships

Mercy Health Partners, Toledo, OH, 2004-2005

Residency

Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH, 2005-2008

Fellowships

• Walter Reed Army Medical Center, NIH/USUHS, Bethesda, MD, 1991-1993 • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2000-2004 • Maxine Mesinger Comprehensive MS Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2008-2009

Prior Appointments

University of Michigan, Assistant Professor, 2009-2011

Interests

MS fatigue, MS and epilepsy, Neuroimaging and OCT

Publications

Publications www.pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/

Primary Specialty
Neurology

Insurances accepted

Aetna Better Health of MI - Childrens Health Insurance Prog

Aetna Better Health of MI - Dual Eligible

Aetna Better Health of MI - Medicaid

Aetna Choice POS II f/k/a DMC CARE

Aetna/Cofinity

AmeriHealth Caritas VIP Care Plus -MMP Primary MI

BCBSM Medicare Advantage PPO

BCBSM Medicare Advantage Private Fee for Service

BCBSM Metro Detroit EPO

BCBSM Traditional

BCBSM Trust

BCN Local Network Southeast

BCN- Advantage

BCN- Commercial

Blue Cross Complete

Blue Preferred Plus

Cofinity Aetna Signature

Cofinity f/k/a PPOM

Commonwealth Care Alliance of MI

Community Care Associates - Healthchoice Plan of MI

DMC Renal Transplant

HAP ASO HMO

HAP ASO POS

HAP Empowered- f/k/a HAP Midwest Medicaid HMO

HAP Empowered- f/k/a Midwest Health Plan MIChild

HAP Empowered- f/k/a Midwest Health Plan Medicare Advantage

HAP Empowered- f/k/a Midwest MI Health Link Dual Demo Prog.

HAP HMO

HAP Midwest Medicaid HMO

HAP POS

HAP Sr. Plus - Medicare (HMO)

HAP/AHL - EPA

HAP/AHL - POS

HAP/AHL - PPO

HAP/PHP - EPA

HAP/PHP - Medicare PPO

HAP/PHP - POS

HAP/PHP - PPO

Harbor Healthy MI Plan

HealthSmart f/k/a IHG

Humana ChoiceCare- Network Medicare Advantage PFFS

Humana ChoiceCare- Network Medicare Advantage PPO

Humana HMOx-Commercial Plan/No Membership Required

KCC Bone Marrow Transplant

KCC Breast Cervical Cancer Care Program

KCC Colon Rectal

Komen Fund-Breast Cervical Cancer Care Program

McLaren Health Plan- Commercial HMO

McLaren Health Plan- Medicaid/Healthy Michigan

McLaren Health Plan- Medicare Advantage

McLaren Health Plan-Advantage PPO and GHA-McLaren PPO

McLaren Health Plan-Commercial HMO/POS

McLaren Health Plan-Medicaid/Healthy Michigan MIChild

Medicaid

Medicaid-Ohio

Medicare

Meridian Choice- f/k/a Meridian Health Plan of MI-Gold

Meridian Complete

Meridian Complete Dual-My Health Link D-SNP

Meridian Health Plan of Michigan- MIChild

Meridian Health Plan of Michigan- Medicaid

Meridian Healthy MI Plan- Medicaid/ACA Expansion

Molina Healthy MI Plan

Molina MI Child-Medicaid

Molina Medicaid

Molina Medicare Complete Care- f/k/a Molina Dual

Molina Medicare Options Plus

MultiPlan / Private Health Care Systems

Multiplan

Priority Health HMO

Priority Health MI Child

Priority Health Medicaid

Priority Health Medicare Advantage

Priority Health PPO

Railroad Medicare

Total Health Care Healthy MI Plan

Total Health Care Inc.-Medicaid

Total Health Care USA- Commercial

Total HealthCare Healthy MI Plan-Medicaid and Healthy MI Pro

Trusted HP- f/k/a Harbor Health Plan-Advantage HMO

Trusted Health Plan- f/k/a Harbor Health Plan MI Child

Trusted Health Plan- f/k/a Harbor Health Plan Medicaid HMO

UHC AARP Medicare Complete

UHC Choice EPO

UHC Choice HMO/ +HMO

UHC Choice Plus POS

UHC Community Healthy MI Plan

UHC Community MI Child

UHC Community Plan

UHC Core Choice Plus POS

UHC Erickson Advantage

UHC Evercare Plan

UHC Medicare Advantage

UHC Medicare Complete Plus

UHC Navigate

UHC Navigate Balanced

UHC Navigate Plus

UHC Options PPO

UHC Select EPO

UHC Select HMO/Select Plus

UHC Select Plus POS

UHC Veterans Community Care Network

Zelis HealthCare f/k/a Stratose

Practice focus areas

Epilespy

Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis Fatigue

Neuroimaging

Neuroimmunology

Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)

Education

Medical School

Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki-Greece Faculty of Me

Residency

AHEPA/Theagenion Hospital

Residency

Mercy Health Partners/Hackley Hospital

Residency

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Fellowship

Baylor College of Medicine

Languages

English

Greek

French

Board Certifications

ABMS Psych & Neuro - Neurology

Hospital affiliations

Children's Hospital of Michigan

Detroit Receiving Hospital

Harper Hospital

Karmanos Cancer Center

Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan