Faculty Detail   
Name JOHN R RINKER, II
  
Campus Address SC 4TH Zip 0011
Phone  (205) 934-2402
E-mail  rinkerj@uab.edu
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 Education

Undergraduate  Wake Forest University    1996  BA - German 
Medical School  Medical College of Georgia    2001  MD 
Residency  Washington University School of Medicine    2005  Neurology 
Fellowship  Washington University School of Medicine    2007  Neuro-immunology 

Faculty Appointment(s)
Appointment Type Department Division Rank
Primary  Neurology Chair Office  Neurology Chair Office Professor
Center  Comprehensive Neuroscience Center  Comprehensive Neuroscience Center Professor
Center  Ctr for Clinical & Translational Sci  Ctr for Clinical & Translational Sci Professor
Center  Multiple Sclerosis Center  Multiple Sclerosis Center Professor

Research/Clinical Interest
Title
A pilot trial of lithium in progressive multiple sclerosis
Description
Clinical trials in multiple sclerosis Symptomatic treatment of MS symptoms Mental health concerns in MS

Selected Publications 
Higher IgG index found in African Americans versus Caucasians with multiple sclerosis.
Rinker JR 2nd, Trinkaus K, Naismith RT, Cross AH.
Neurology. 2007 Jul 3;69(1):68-72. 		 17606883 
Elevated CSF free kappa light chains correlate with disability prognosis in multiple sclerosis.
Rinker JR 2nd, Trinkaus K, Cross AH.
Neurology. 2006 Oct 10;67(7):1288-90. 		 17030770 
Improvement of multiple sclerosis-associated tremor as a treatment effect of natalizumab.
Rinker JR 2nd, Salter AR, Cutter GR.
Mult Scler Relat Disord 2014;3(4):505–512. 		  
A retrospective review of lithium usage in veterans with multiple sclerosis.
Rinker JR 2nd, Cossey TC, Cutter GR, Culpepper WJ.
Mult Scler Relat Disord 2013;2:327-333. 		  
 

Keywords
Multiple sclerosis, clinical trials