User:Joelc1978/David B Wheeler, MD, PhD

Introduction
Dr. David B. Wheeler is a Board Certified Neurologist. He has a special interest in the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy. He earned a Master of Science from University of Oxford in Oxford, England and went on to obtain an M.D. as well as a Ph.D. in Neurosciences from Stanford University School of Medicine.

Current Positions

 * Owner, Wyoming Neurologic Associates, LLC
 * Chief of Staff, Wyoming Medical Center
 * Vice President of the Medical Staff, Elkhorn Valley Rehabilitation Hospital
 * Chairman, Wyoming Neuroscience and Spine Institute
 * Medical Director, Wyoming Medical Center Stroke Program
 * Medical Director, Wyoming Epilepsy Center
 * Adjunct Faculty, University of Wyoming Residency Program in Family Practice/Neurology

Special Interests

 * Seizures and Epilepsy
 * Stroke, TeleStroke
 * Movement disorders
 * Dementia and memory disorders

Training

 * Fellow, Clinical Neurophysiology (EEG, Epilepsy and Evoked Potentials), Division of EEG and Epilepsy, Department of Neurology, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 7/04-6/05


 * Resident, Neurology, Departments of Neurology, Massachusetts General and Brigham & Women's Hospitals, Harvard Medical School, 7/01-6/04


 * Intern, Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham & Women's and Faulkner Hospitals, Harvard Medical School, 7/00-6/01

Education

 * M.D., Stanford University School of Medicine, 9/91-6/00.


 * Ph.D., Neurosciences Program, Stanford University School of Medicine. Thesis title: Identification of Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels Involved in Regulation of Excitatory Synaptic Transmission in Rat Hippocampus; Research Advisor: Richard W. Tsien, 1/93-1/98.


 * M.Sc., Faculty of Physiological Sciences, University of Oxford. Thesis title: In Vivo Monitoring of Striatal Neurochemistry: Neurotransmitter Interactions During Behaviour; Research Supervisor: Dr. Marianne Fillenz, St. Anne's College, 10/89-9/91.


 * B.A. with High Honors, Zoological Sciences (Chemistry Minor), University of Montana, 9/84-6/89.

Awards

 * Howard Hughes Medical Institute Predoctoral Fellowship, Stanford University, 1993-1998.
 * Rhodes Scholarship, Montana and Magdalen College, University of Oxford, 1989-1991.
 * Watkins Scholarship for Senior Project, University of Montana, 1988-1989.
 * University of Montana Presidential Award of Merit, University of Montana, 1988.
 * Silent Sentinel Award for Academic Excellence, University of Montana, 1988.

Licensure and Certification

 * Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2005.
 * Added Qualification in Clinical Neurophysiology, 2007
 * Registered Physician, State of Wyoming, 2004.

Membership

 * American Medical Association
 * American Academy of Neurology
 * American Stroke Association Pacific/Mountain Affiliate Board Member
 * American Epilepsy Society
 * Wyoming Medical Society
 * Wyoming Neurological Society President elect
 * Natrona County Medical Society