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Jennifer L Armstrong-Wells, M.D.

Photo of Jennifer L                                                  Armstrong-Wells, M.D.

Primary Specialty:
Neurology

Related Conditions:
Brain, Spinal Cord & Nervous System

Job Titles:

    Academic - Assistant Professor

    Clinical - Director, Perinatal & Hemorrhagic Stroke Programs

Contact Information

Primary Office Location

UCDHSC - Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center - F416
13199 E. Montview Blvd.
Suite 100
Aurora, CO 80045-7202
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Ph: 303-724-0365
Fax: 303-724-0947

Locations

Medical Education and Training

Education:
University of California San Francisco, Medicine, 2002

Internship:
University of California San Francisco, Pediatrics, 2003

Residency:
University of California San Francisco, Child Neurology, 2008
University of California San Francisco, Pediatrics, 2004

Areas of Interest

Areas of Interest

Clinical Interest for Patients
  While in medical school, I discovered that working with brain-injured children was a rewarding privilege. Children’s disabilities not only affected themselves but the entire family unit. The more I worked with these children, the more I felt that if we were able to prevent brain injury before birth, the personal, familial, and societal benefits would be substantial. I have been able to combine my research interests in pregnancy with my passion for caring for disabled children and their families.

Professional Memberships and Societies
American Academy of Neurology
American Academy of Neurology - Stroke Section
American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
Child Neurology Society
International Pediatric Stroke Study (IPSS)

Recognition/Awards

Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH) Scholar
  Awarding Body: NIH
  Date: 1/1/2010

Clinical Faculty Scholar
  Awarding Body: Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute
  Date: 1/1/2009

Kaiser Award for Excellence in Research in Neuroscience
  Awarding Body: San Francisco Neurological Society
  Date: 1/1/2008

Alpha Omega Alpha
  Awarding Body: University of California San Franciso
  Date: 1/1/2002


Teaching

Research & Grants

Research Interest for Patients
  My research focuses on child neurology, perinatal/neonatal hemorrhagic stroke and stroke in all ages.

Research

Biomarkers of Inflammation and Hypercoagulability in Symptomatic Perinatal Stroke
  Sponsor: CCTSI - Child Maternal Health
  Amount: 20,000
  Begins: 1/1/2010

Biomarkers of Inflammation and Hypercoagulability in Pregancy and Perinatal Brain Injury
  Sponsor: UC Denver Center for Women's Health Research
  Amount: 25,000
  Begins: 1/1/2010

In-Utero Inflammation and Hypercoagulability in PPROM as Risk Factors for Perinatal Brain Injury
  Sponsor: NIH BIRCWH K12
  Amount: 111,000
  Begins: 1/1/2010

In-Utero Inflammation in Perinatal Brain Injury
  Sponsor: American Heart Association
  Amount: 55,000
  Begins: 1/1/2010


Website
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term="Armstrong-Wells J"

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