Curriculum Vitae
James Anthony Armstrong, M.D.
Armstrong Neurology
1622 Tate Boulevard SE
Hickory, NC 28602
Office: 828-855-2406
Fax: 828-855-2409
www.HickoryNeurology.net
Private Practice:
Armstrong Neurology
President and Owner
1622 Tate Boulevard SE
Hickory, NC 28602
March 2009 - present
Clinical neurology practice:
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Daily clinics, advanced neurological care, comprehensive
neurological consultations
- Neurological consultative services for Frye Regional Hospital
Armstrong Neurology services:
- Epilepsy monitoring and EEG
- Intraoperative monitoring
- EMG and Nerve conduction studies
- Sleep studies
- Botox therapy
- Vagal nerve stimulator programming
- Evoked potentials
Medical-Legal Services:
- Expert opinion
- Comprehensive case analysis
- Experienced in depositions and court appearance
Sentient Medical Systems
Intraoperative Monitoring Services
11011 McCormick Road
Suite 200
Hunt Valley, MD 21031
Toll Free: 888-481-9185
Local: 410-666-2588
10/2013 - present
The Head and Spine Institute of Texas
Intraoperative Monitoring Services
4100 West 15th Street, Ste 206
Plano, Texas 75093
Office: 972-468-9460
Fax: 972-596-7570
April 2011 - September 2012
Carolina Neurological Services
Partner: Private practice clinical neurology
The Medical Specialties Building
415 North Center Street, Suite 202
Hickory, NC 28601
[Partners retired in 2009]
September 2005 – March 2009
Volunteer clinics:
Cooperative Christian Ministries
Volunteer clinic providing charity neurological care
31 1st Ave SE
Hickory, NC 28602
September 2005 – July 2014
Professional
Positions:
Chief of Neurology - Frye hospital 2009 - 2011
Conceptualized and organized first Epilepsy Monitoring
Unit at Frye Hospital
Established Intraoperative monitoring and Long-term monitoring
programs at Grace and Valdese hospitals.
Fellowships: Neurophysiology
1. Neuromuscular disorders
2. Neurophysiology: epilepsy and sleep medicine
The University of Texas at Dallas: Southwestern Medical School
Dallas, Texas
November 2003 – June 2005
- Recipient of the GSK Fellowship Award
Residency:
Neurology Residency
The University of Texas at Dallas: Southwestern Medical School
Dallas, Texas
September 2000 – March 2003
- Recipient of the Victor Rivera Award for Excellence in Research
Internship:
Internal Medicine
The University of Texas at Dallas: Southwestern Medical School
Dallas, Texas
March 2003 – November 2003
Additional training:
Neurosurgery
The University of California at San Francisco
San Francisco, California
April 1998 – November 1998
The University of Connecticut
Hartford, Connecticut
July 1996 - April 1998
The University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida
July 1994 - June 1996
General Surgery
The University of Texas Medical School
Houston, Texas
June 1990 - June 1994
Education:
M.D., Yale Medical School
New Haven, Connecticut
September, 1986 - June, 1990
- Completed three research projects
- Member of graduate advisor committee
B.A., Brandeis University
Waltham, Massachusetts
Major: Biochemistry
September 1982 - June 1986
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Magna Cum Laude
- Named one of the top ten pre-med students
Awards:
Phi Beta Kappa
Magna Cum Laude
Brandeis University highest award for pre-medical education
performance: Top-ten pre-medical student
Final nominee for the Louis D. Brandeis Award for excellence in
academic performance
The Victor Rivera Award for Excellence in Research in Neurology
GSK Fellowship in Electrophysiology
Research &
Publications:
Armstrong, J, Decreased intestinal transit in a model of
necrotizing pancreatitis, Gastroenterology 106:284,1994.
Research in Multiple Organ Failure
The University of Texas Medical School
Houston, Texas
July 1992 - June 1994
Research with chairman of the department
involving a variety of projects on the causes,
effects and therapeutic interventions in multiple
organ failure in conjunction with Ph.D. program at
the University of Texas at Houston.
Medical School:
Armstrong, J.; Stahl, R.; Andriole, V. "The Effect of
Blood Loss During Surgery on the Pharmacokinetics
of Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis."
Armstrong, J.; Silverman, D.; Podraski, D.; Stahl, R.
"Fluorescence Assessment of Skin Perfusion After
Intraperitoneal Fluorescein Injection."
Armstrong, J.; Barese, S; Stahl, R. "The Effect of
Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor on the
Neovascularization of a Dorsal Pedicle Flap.”
Book Chapters:
Von Hippel-Lindau Disease. In: Neurocutaneous Disorders. Editor: Dr. Steve Roach and
Van S. Miller: Cambridge University Press, 2004
Board Certifications [The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology]:
Neurology: Certificate: 54013 on 5/6/2007
Sleep Medicine: Certificate: 823 on 11/10/2011
Neuromuscular Medicine: Certificate: 508 on 8/13/2012
Clinical Neurophysiology: Certificate 2330 on 10/28/2013
Epilepsy: Certificate 498 on 8/14/2014
State Medical Licenses:
Connecticut 52758
Florida: ME118546
Georgia: 067386
Maryland: D77129
Michigan: 430110436
Missouri: 2014006584
New Jersey: 25MA09422700
North Carolina: 2005-01520
Pennsylvania: MD451650
South Carolina: TL35220
Tennessee: 50738
Texas: J5533
Virginia: 0101251069
West Virginia: 25109
Languages:
French
Spanish
Professional Organizations:
- American Academy of Neurology
- American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine
- North Carolina Medical Society
- Catawba Medical Society
References:
Dr. Steven Cannon - Chairman of Neurology residency program during
residency training.
Dr. Roger Rosenberg - World famous neurologist, mentor, and prior
chairman of the Southwestern neurology program
Dr. Gil Wolfe - Fellowship director and Vice-Chairman in Neurology
during residency and fellowship training.
Dr. Christopher Hobbie – Colleague, Radiologist, and fellow graduate
from Yale Medical School.
Dr. Noel Baker - Residency and Fellowship attending and mentor,
fellowship director in Pediatric Epilepsy during residency and fellowship
training.
Dr. Patricia Cook - Associate professor of Internal Medicine and
Internship mentor during Internal Medicine training.
Additional excellent references available upon request