Tiffany J Braley, MD, MS
Holtom-Garrett Family Professor of Neurology
Associate Professor of Neurology and Section Head
Multiple Sclerosis
[email protected]

Available to mentor
Tiffany J Braley, MD, MS
Associate Professor
  • Center Memberships
  • Recent Publications
    • Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
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    • Additional Scholarship
      NIH HEAL Workshop - Interface between sleep and pain: symptomatology, pathobiology and treatment response
      Braley T. 2024 Dec 17;
    • Additional Scholarship
      NIH HEAL Workshop - Interface between sleep and pain: symptomatology, pathobiology and treatment response
      Braley T. 2024 Dec 17;
    • Journal Article
      Resilience, Mental Health, Sleep, and Smoking Mediate Pathways Between Lifetime Stressors and Multiple Sclerosis Severity.
      Polick CS, Darwish H, de Oliveira LP, Watson A, Vissoci JRN, Calhoun PS, Ploutz-Snyder RJ, Connell CM, Braley TJ, Stoddard SA. Sclerosis, 2024 Dec; 2 (4): 341 - 354. DOI:10.3390/sclerosis2040022
      PMID: 39619286
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Sleep disturbances and progression of mobility disability: Longitudinal findings from the Nurses’ Health Study
      Whibley D, Shieu MM, Dunietz GL, Braley TJ. Sleep Epidemiology, 2024 Dec 1; 4: DOI:10.1016/j.sleepe.2023.100071
    • Journal Article
      Comparative effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy, modafinil, and their combination for treating fatigue in multiple sclerosis (COMBO-MS): a randomised, statistician-blinded, parallel-arm trial.
      Braley TJ, Ehde DM, Alschuler KN, Little R, Ng YT, Zhai Y, von Geldern G, Chervin RD, Conroy D, Valentine TR, Romeo AR, LaRocca N, Hamade M, Jordan A, Singh M, Segal BM, Kratz AL. Lancet Neurol, 2024 Nov; 23 (11): 1108 - 1118. DOI:10.1016/S1474-4422(24)00354-5
      PMID: 39424559
    • Presentation
      Invited Special Interest Group Lecture for the annual 2024 ANA meeting: Sleep disorders and multiple sclerosis: The impact of sleep on MS outcomes
      2024 Sep 17;
    • Journal Article
      Investigating disparities in smoking cessation treatment for veterans with multiple sclerosis: A national analysis.
      Polick CS, Dennis P, Calhoun PS, Braley TJ, Lee E, Wilson S. Brain Behav, 2024 May; 14 (5): e3513 DOI:10.1002/brb3.3513
      PMID: 38698620
    • Journal Article
      Characterizing Temporomandibular Disorders in Multiple Sclerosis
      Sharma S, Clauw DJ, Braley TJ, Arewasikporn A, Kratz AL. Journal of Pain, 2024 Apr; 25 (4): 43 - 44. DOI:10.1016/j.jpain.2024.01.203
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