Ben Barnes

Assistant Professor

Ben Barnes

Assistant Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

Medical College of Georgia
Department of Neurology

  • (706) 721-2681
  • BP 4390

Education

  • MD, Medicine University of Kentucky, 2015

  • BA, Gerontology University of Kentucky, 2011

Certifications

  • South Carolina 2019

  • PHY GA Professional Licensing BRD, 2019

Awards & Honors

  • A.B. Baker Teacher Recognition Award 2024

  • MCG Exemplary Teaching award 2022

  • Fenwick T. Nichols Resident Teaching Award 2022

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • NEUR 5000

    Basic Clkshp in Neurology
  • NEUR 5003

    Neurology Consult & Clinics Ex
  • RNEU 5000

    Neurology

Teaching Interests

Neuromuscular disease

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • 3. Timothy Fullam, Carmel Armon, Paul Barkhaus, Benjamin Barnes, Morgan Beauchamp, Michael Benatar, Tulio Bertorini, Robert Bowser, Mark Bromberg, Javier Mascias Cadavid, Gregory T. Carter, Mazen Dimachkie, Dave Ennist, Eva L. Feldman, Terry Heiman-patterson, Sartaj Jhooty, Isaac Lund, Christopher Mcdermott, Gary Pattee, Dylan Ratner, Paul Wicks & Richard Bedlack (2023) ALSUntangled # 69: astaxanthin, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, DOI: 10.1080/21678421.2023.2171302., 2023
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Jessica Hatch, Paul Barkhaus, Benjamin Barnes, Morgan Beauchamp, Michael Benatar, Tulio Bertorini, Robert Bowser, Mark Bromberg, Andrew Brown, Javier Mascias Cadavid, Gregory T. Carter, Nicholas Cole, Jesse Crayle, Mazen Dimachkie, David Ennist, Eva Feldman, Timothy Fullam, Terry Heiman-Patterson, Sartaj Jhooty, Todd Levine, Xiaoyan Li, Isaac Lund, Elise Mallon, Nicholas Maragakis, Christopher McDermott, Gary Pattee, Kaitlyn Pierce, Dylan Ratner, Kim Staats, Paul Wicks, Martina Wiedau & Richard Bedlack (2023) ALSUntangled #70: caffeine, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, DOI: 10.1080/21678421.2023.2220742, 2023
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Maya Muhanna, Issac Lund, Mark Bromberg, Paul Wicks, Michael Benatar, Benjamin Barnes, Kaitlyn Pierce, Dylan Ratner, Andrew Brown, Tulio Bertorini, Paul Barkhaus, Greg Carter, Javier Mascias Cadavid, Christopher McDermott, Jonathan D Glass, Gary Pattee, Carmel Armon, Richard Bedlack & Xiaoyan Li (2023) ALSUntangled #73: Lion’s Mane, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, DOI: 10.1080/21678421.2023.2296557, 2023
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • ALSUntangled #65: glucocorticoid corticosteroids, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, DOI: 10.1080/21678421.2022.2099746 Richard Bedlack, Paul E. Barkhaus, Benjamin Barnes, Morgan Beauchamp, Tulio Bertorini, Mark B. Bromberg, Gregory T. Carter, Vinay Chaudry, Merit Cudkowicz, Ce Jackson, Gleb Levitsky, Isaac Lund, Christopher McDermott, Steven Novella, Natasha Olby, Lyle Ostrow, Gary L. Pattee, Terry Heiman-Patterson, Dylan Ratner, Kristiana Salmon, Susan Steves, Mark Terrelonge, Paul Wicks & Anne-Marie Wills (2021) ALSUntangled #63: ketogenic diets, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, DOI: 10.1080/21678421.2021.1990346, 2022
    Journal Article, Professional Journal
  • Jill Ann Goslinga, Mark Terrelonge Jr., Richard Bedlack, Paul Barkhaus, Benjamin Barnes, Tulio Bertorini, Mark Bromberg, Gregory Carter, Amy Chen, Jesse Crayle, Mazen Dimachkie, Leanne Jiang, Gleb Levitsky, Isaac Lund, Sarah Martin, Christopher Mcdermott, Gary Pattee, Kaitlyn Pierce, Dylan Ratner, Lenka Slachtova, Yuyao Sun & Paul Wicks (2022) ALSUntangled #65: glucocorticoid corticosteroids, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, DOI: 10.1080/21678421.2022.2099746, 2022
    Journal Article, Professional Journal

Research Interests

ALS, Neuromuscular disease

Department Service

  • 2021 - 2099

  • Residency candidate interviewer 2020 - 2021

    Role: Committee Member

Professional Service

  • AANEM Neuromuscular Self Assess Exam committee member October 2019-Present (3-year term) 2019 - 2022

    Role: Committee Member