- Fellowship - New York University Medical Center (2013-2014), Neuro-ophthalmology
- Fellowship - Johns Hopkins Medicine (2013-2013), Neuroimmunology and Neuro-otology
- Fellowship - UT Southwestern Medical Center (2012-2013), Multiple Sclerosis
- Residency - UT Southwestern Medical Center (2009-2012), Neurology
- Medical School - Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (2001-2007)
- Internship - UT Southwestern Medical Center (2008-2009), Internal Medicine

Shin Beh, M.D.
- Neurology
- Vestibular & Ocular Motor Disorders (Neuro-Otology)
Biography
Shin C. Beh, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
A neurologist, Dr. Beh is the founding Director of UT Southwestern’s Vestibular Neurology and Neuro-Visual Disorders Clinic and serves on the faculty of the Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology Clinic.
Dr. Beh's research interests include vestibular migraine, and various other neuro-otologic disorders.
He has published a number of scholarly articles and book chapters and presented nearly 40 abstracts and invited lectures related to his specialty.
Dr. Beh serves as a reviewer for journals that include JAMA Neurology; Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry; Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders; The Neurologist; and Neurodegenerative Disease Management.
Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2014.
Dr. Beh earned his medical degree at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak. He completed his training in internal medicine, residency in neurology, and fellowship in multiple sclerosis at UT Southwestern.
He also performed fellowships in neuro-immunology and neuro-otology at Johns Hopkins Medicine and in neuro-ophthalmology at New York University Medical Center.
He is a member of professional organizations that include the American Academy of Neurology, and North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society.
Meet Dr. Beh
Vestibular Neurologist and Multiple Sclerosis Specialist in Dallas
Shin Beh, M.D., is one of few U.S. neurologists who specializes in evaluating and nonsurgically treating vestibular disorders – including vertigo, dizziness, and problems with balance – and visual disorders arising from brain abnormalities.
Vestibular Disorders Expertise
The founding Director of UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Vestibular Neurology and Neuro-Visual Disorders Clinic, Dr. Beh sees many people who have nearly lost hope of having their problems correctly diagnosed and treated.
“By the time they come here, a lot of my patients have already seen a neurologist; an otolaryngologist; and a cardiologist, but they have not been able to find out why they are dizzy. Many feel that they’ve run out of options,” he says. “I approach dizziness from the neurological standpoint when trying to elucidate its cause.”
Dr. Beh often is able to get to the root of patients’ problems by performing a thorough physical exam, taking a detailed medical history, and conducting specialized neurologic testing.
In some cases, brain imaging and additional blood tests are needed.
Treatment for these conditions depends on their underlying causes, which can range from relatively harmless conditions to more serious diseases like strokes or brain tumors. When appropriate, Dr. Beh refers patients to other UT Southwestern specialists for further evaluation.
In patients whose vestibular disorders turn out to be related to the inner ear, not the brain, Dr. Beh partners with neuro-otologists Brandon Isaacson, M.D., and Joe Kutz, M.D. – and vestibular therapist Patricia Blau, Ph.D., who specializes in vestibular rehabilitation therapy – to deliver comprehensive care for their dizziness.
He works closely with neuro-ophthalmologists Deborah Friedman, M.D., and Nick Hogan, M.D., Ph.D., as well, to treat migraine-related dizziness and neuro-ophthalmic disorders.
Finding the Right Answer
Dr. Beh attributes his philosophy of care to the example of his mentor, Elliot Frohman, M.D., Ph.D.
“Dr. Frohman always reminded me that, ‘It’s not about being right, it’s about getting it right’,” Dr. Beh says. “I find it very rewarding to work with patients to find the right diagnosis and the best treatment for them – particularly those frustrated for so long because of a lack of diagnosis and appropriate therapy for their dizziness.”
Education & Training
Professional Associations & Affiliations
- American Academy of Neurology (2008)
- North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (2014)
Books & Publications
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Books
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Chapter 6: OCT and Low-Contrast Acuity in Optical Coherence Tomography in Neurological Disease
Beh SC, Balcer LJ (2015), Cambridge University Press -
Chapter 8: Electrophysiology of the Optic Nerve Head in Optical Coherence Tomography in Neurological Disease
Beh SC, Frohman TC, Conger A, Conger D, Sutter EE, Frohman EM (2015), Cambridge University Press -
Monitoring Treatment in Multiple Sclerosis in Optical Coherence Tomography in Multiple Sclerosis
Beh SC, Frohman TC, Frohman EM (2015), Oxford, Oxford University Press
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Chapter 6: OCT and Low-Contrast Acuity in Optical Coherence Tomography in Neurological Disease
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Publications
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Multifocal visual evoked potentials are influenced by variable contrast stimulation in MS.
Frohman AR, Schnurman Z, Conger A, Conger D, Beh S, Greenberg B, Sutter E, Calabresi PA, Balcer LJ, Frohman TC, Frohman EM Neurology 2012 Aug 79 8 797-801 -
Retinal architecture and mfERG: Optic nerve head component response characteristics in MS.
Schnurman ZS, Frohman TC, Beh SC, Conger D, Conger A, Saidha S, Galetta S, Calabresi PA, Green AJ, Balcer LJ, Frohman EM Neurology 2014 May 82 21 1888-96 -
Ocular motor measures of cognitive dysfunction in multiple sclerosis II: working memory.
Clough M, Mitchell L, Millist L, Lizak N, Beh S, Frohman TC, Frohman EM, White OB, Fielding J Journal of neurology 2015 Apr -
Hiding in plain sight: a closer look at posterior cortical atrophy.
Beh SC, Muthusamy B, Calabresi P, Hart J, Zee D, Patel V, Frohman E Practical neurology 2014 Sep -
Uhthoff's phenomena in MS-clinical features and pathophysiology.
Frohman TC, Davis SL, Beh S, Greenberg BM, Remington G, Frohman EM Nature reviews. Neurology 2013 Jun -
Optic nerve head component responses of the multifocal electroretinogram in MS.
Frohman TC, Beh SC, Saidha S, Schnurman Z, Conger D, Conger A, Ratchford JN, Lopez C, Galetta SL, Calabresi PA, Balcer LJ, Green AJ, Frohman EM Neurology 2013 Aug 81 6 545-51 -
WEBINO and the return of the King's Speech.
Beh SC, Frohman EM Journal of the neurological sciences 2012 Apr 315 1-2 153-5 -
Ataxia and weakness in a young woman.
Beh SC, Nations S, Pascual JM, Vernino S Archives of neurology 2012 Jul 69 7 924-7 -
Ocular motor signatures of cognitive dysfunction in multiple sclerosis.
Fielding J, Clough M, Beh S, Millist L, Sears D, Frohman AN, Lizak N, Lim J, Kolbe S, Rennaker RL, Frohman TC, White OB, Frohman EM Nature reviews. Neurology 2015 Sep -
Review of Eye Movement Disorders in Clinical Practice.
Beh SC JAMA neurology 2015 Nov 72 11 1380 -
Aquatic training in MS: neurotherapeutic impact upon quality of life.
Frohman AN, Okuda DT, Beh S, Treadaway K, Mooi C, Davis SL, Shah A, Frohman TC, Frohman EM Annals of clinical and translational neurology 2015 Aug 2 8 864-72 -
Ocular motor measures of cognitive dysfunction in multiple sclerosis I: inhibitory control.
Clough M, Millist L, Lizak N, Beh S, Frohman TC, Frohman EM, White OB, Fielding J Journal of neurology 2015 Apr -
Damping of monocular pendular nystagmus with vibration in a patient with multiple sclerosis.
Ehling R, Lutterotti A, Brenneis C, Zee DS, Beh SC, Kheradmand A Neurology 2014 Nov 83 20 1879 -
Neuro-ophthalmic manifestations of cerebellar disease.
Beh SC, Frohman TC, Frohman EM Neurologic clinics 2014 Nov 32 4 1009-80 -
An update on neuro-ophthalmology of multiple sclerosis: the visual system as a model to study multiple sclerosis.
Qureshi SS, Beh SC, Frohman TC, Frohman EM Current opinion in neurology 2014 Jun 27 3 300-8 -
Damping of monocular pendular nystagmus with vibration in a patient with multiple sclerosis.
Beh SC, Tehrani AS, Kheradmand A, Zee DS Neurology 2014 Apr 82 15 1380-1 -
Isolated mammillary body involvement on MRI in Wernicke's encephalopathy.
Beh SC, Frohman TC, Frohman EM Journal of the neurological sciences 2013 Nov 334 1-2 172-5 -
Transverse myelitis.
Beh SC, Greenberg BM, Frohman T, Frohman EM Neurologic clinics 2013 Feb 31 1 79-138 -
Objective characterization of the relative afferent pupillary defect in MS.
Blazek P, Davis SL, Greenberg BM, Conger A, Conger D, Vernino S, Beh S, Stuve O, Saidha S, Ratchford JN, Green A, Calabresi PA, Balcer LJ, Frohman TC, Frohman EM Journal of the neurological sciences 2012 Dec 323 1-2 193-200 -
Clinical reasoning: A 41-year-old comatose man with absent brainstem reflexes.
Beh SC, Vernino S, Warnack WR Neurology 2012 Feb 78 7 e42-5 -
Cerebellar Control of Eye Movements.
Beh SC, Frohman TC, Frohman EM Journal of neuro-ophthalmology : the official journal of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society 2016 Sep -
Neurotherapeutic Strategies for Multiple Sclerosis.
Frohman TC, Beh SC, Kildebeck EJ, Narayan R, Treadaway K, Greenberg B, Frohman EM Neurologic clinics 2016 Aug 34 3 483-523 -
Retinal Architecture and Melanopsin-Mediated Pupillary Response Characteristics: A Putative Pathophysiologic Signature for the Retino-Hypothalamic Tract in Multiple Sclerosis.
Meltzer E, Sguigna PV, Subei A, Beh S, Kildebeck E, Conger D, Conger A, Lucero M, Frohman BS, Frohman AN, Saidha S, Galetta S, Calabresi PA, Rennaker R, Frohman TC, Kardon RH, Balcer LJ, Frohman EM JAMA neurology 2017 Jan -
The "eye of the tiger" in a patient with multiple sclerosis.
Beh SC Journal of the neurological sciences 2019 Feb 399 1-2 -
Author response.
Zee DS, Beh SC, Kheradmand A Neurology 2014 Nov 83 20 1879 -
Review of practical neurology visual.
Beh SC JAMA neurology 2014 Jul 71 7 928 -
High-dose methotrexate with leucovorin rescue: For monumentally severe CNS inflammatory syndromes.
Beh SC, Kildebeck E, Narayan R, Desena A, Schell D, Rowe ES, Rowe V, Burns D, Whitworth L, Frohman TC, Greenberg B, Frohman EM Journal of the neurological sciences 2017 Jan 372 187-195 -
The menagerie of neurology: Animal signs and the refinement of clinical acumen.
Beh SC, Frohman T, Frohman EM Neurology. Clinical practice 2014 Jun 4 3 e1-e9 -
Extended interval dosing of natalizumab in multiple sclerosis.
Zhovtis Ryerson L, Frohman TC, Foley J, Kister I, Weinstock-Guttman B, Tornatore C, Pandey K, Donnelly S, Pawate S, Bomprezzi R, Smith D, Kolb C, Qureshi S, Okuda D, Kalina J, Rimler Z, Green R, Monson N, Hoyt T, Bradshaw M, Fallon J, Chamot E, Bucello M, Beh S, Cutter G, Major E, Herbert J, Frohman EM Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry 2016 Feb -
Utility of optical coherence tomography in the evaluation of monocular visual loss related to retinal ischemia.
Nolan R, Narayana K, Beh SC, Rucker JC, Balcer LJ, Galetta SL Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia 2016 Jan -
Temporal evolution of the trident and piglet signs of osmotic demyelination syndrome.
Beh SC Journal of the neurological sciences 2017 Feb 373 268-273 -
Characteristics of morphologic macular abnormalities in neuroimmunology practice.
Al-Louzi O, Sotirchos ES, Vidal-Jordana A, Beh SC, Button J, Ying HS, Balcer LJ, Frohman EM, Saidha S, Calabresi PA, Newsome SD Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) 2017 Nov 1352458517741206 -
A Case of Vestibular Migraine Resolving on Warfarin and Topiramate.
Beh SC Headache 2018 Apr 58 4 599-600 -
Horizontal Direction-Changing Positional Nystagmus and Vertigo: A Case of Vestibular Migraine Masquerading as Horizontal Canal BPPV.
Beh SC Headache 2018 Jul 58 7 1113-1117 -
Clinical characteristics of Alice in Wonderland syndrome in a cohort with vestibular migraine.
Beh SC, Masrour S, Smith SV, Friedman DI Neurology. Clinical practice 2018 Oct 8 5 389-396 -
The Spectrum of Vestibular Migraine: Clinical Features, Triggers, and Examination Findings.
Beh SC, Masrour S, Smith SV, Friedman DI Headache 2019 Feb
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Multifocal visual evoked potentials are influenced by variable contrast stimulation in MS.
Research
- Heat Intolerance in Multiple Sclerosis
- Optical Coherence Tomography in Multiple Sclerosis
- Vision in Multiple Sclerosis
Clinical Focus
- Vestibular & Ocular Motor Disorders (Neuro-Otology)
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