Nigel S. Bamford, FANA
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Biography
Dr. Bamford is an Associate Professor in Pediatrics and Neurology. He attended medical school at the University of Utah and completed his residency at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical; Center, receiving specific training in general pediatrics and pediatric neurology at the Neurological Institute of New York and Columbia University. He received a professorship at Columbia University and later worked as a physician-scientist at Seattle Children’s Hospital and the University of Washington. After spending 13 years in Seattle, he moved to Connecticut in 2015, where he cares for children with neurological disease at Yale University School of Medicine. As Section Chief of Pediatric Neurology, Dr. Bamford oversees a growing and expanding division that is dedicated to serving the children of New England.
Dr. Bamford is an NIH-funded physician-scientist who spends time investigating the cause and treatment of neurological diseases in children. Dr. Bamford specializes in the treatment of children with movement disorders and uses novel optical techniques, electrophysiology, and behavioral experiments in the laboratory to determine how part of the brain called the basal ganglia, encodes normal learning and disturbances in movement. The basal ganglia represent a part of the brain that is involved in a number of debilitating neuropsychological diseases, including Tourette syndrome, tic disorder, Parkinsonism, Huntington disease, and substance dependence. He is examining the synaptic mechanisms that underlie these diseases and is evaluating pharmacological alternatives that will help improve treatment for those in need.
Education & Training
- Postdoctoral Research FellowMovement Disorders Section, Neurological Institute (2002)
- Resident, Pediatric NeurologyNeurological Institute (1997)
- Resident, PediatricsColumbia-Presbyterian Medical Center (1994)
- Intern, PediatricsColumbia-Presbyterian Medical Center (1993)
- Medical StudentUniversity of Utah School of Medicine (1992)
- BSUniversity of Utah, Electrical Engineering (1988)
- ASSalt Lake Community College, Electronic Technology (1984)
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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Yale Pediatric Residency Program Faculty Honor Roll | Department of Pediatrics | 2017 |
Yale Pediatric Residency Program Faculty Honor Roll | Department of Pediatrics | 2016 |
Nominated, Family Choice Award | Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA | 2011 |
Nominated, Family Choice Award | Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA | 2006 |
Nominated, Family Choice Award | Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA | 2004 |
Young Investigator Award | Child Neurology Society | 2002 |
Teacher of the Year Award | Department of Pediatrics, Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Bronx, NY | 2002 |
Nominated, Teacher of the Year | Department of Pediatrics, Babies and Children’s Hospital, NY, NY | 2001 |
Neurological Sciences Academic Development Award | NIH | 1997 |
Professional Service
Organization | Role | Date |
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Editorial Board, Journal of Child Neurology | Reviewer | 2021 - Present |
NIH Morris K. Udall Centers of Excellence for Parkinson’s Disease Research (P20). Special Emphasis Panel Review Group | Expert Panel Member | 2021 |
NIH Morris K. Udall Centers of Excellence for Parkinson’s Disease Research (P50). Special Emphasis Panel Review Group | Expert Panel Member | 2021 |
Non-Motor Symptoms (NMS) panel of the FY20 Neurotoxin Exposure Treatment Parkinson’s (NETP) peer review for the Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) | Ad-hoc reviewer | 2020 |
American Neurological Association | Fellow | 2020 - Present |
Annals of Neurology and Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology Oversight Committee, American Neurological Association | Board Member | 2020 - Present |
Child Neurology Society | Board of Directors | 2019 - 2021 |
Board of Directors, Child Neurology Society | Board of Directors | 2019 - Present |
NIH Morris K. Udall Centers of Excellence for Parkinson’s Disease Research (P50). Special Emphasis Panel/Scientific Review Group | Ad-hoc Member | 2018 |
NIH Sensorimotor Integration (SMI) Study Section at CSR Special Emphasis Panel/Scientific Review Group | Ad-hoc Member | 2017 |
NIH NIGMS Postdoctoral Research Associate (PRAT) Program. Special Emphasis Panel/Scientific Review Group | Ad-hoc Member | 2017 |
RLS Foundation: SMAB Research Grant Committee | Ad-hoc Member | 2016 |
NIH Clinical Neuroplasticity and Neurotransmitters (CNNT) Study Section. Special Emphasis Panel/Scientific Review Group | Ad-hoc Member | 2016 |
Wilson’s Disease Association | Member | 2015 - Present |
NIH Clinical Neuroplasticity and Neurotransmitters (CNNT) Study Section. Special Emphasis Panel/Scientific Review Group | 2015 | |
NIH Neurotransporters, Receptors, and Calcium Signaling (NTRC) Study Section | 2014 | |
Study Section. Medical Research Foundation, Medical Research Council (MRC), London, UK | 2014 | |
Medical Research Council, UK | Ad-hoc reviewer | 2014 |
Editorial Board, Nature Parkinson’s Disease | Reviewer | 2014 - Present |
International Child Neurology Association | Member | 2012 - Present |
Editorial Board, Pediatric Neurology | Reviewer | 2012 - Present |
Chair, Awards Committee, Child Neurology Society | Chair | 2010 - 2019 |
American Academy of Neurology, Movement Disorders Section | 2010 - Present | |
Catecholamine Club | 2008 - Present | |
Planning Committee Member, Child Neurology Society | Member | 2007 - 2019 |
Philip R. Dodge Young Investigator Endowment Committee, Child Neurology Society | Member | 2007 - 2014 |
Reviewer, American Medical Association Seed Grant Advisory Panel | Member | 2006 - 2007 |
US Civilian Research and Development Foundation Cooperative Grants Program | Ad-hoc reviewer | 2005 - 2006 |
Awards Committee Member, Child Neurology Society | Member | 2003 - 2010 |
Washington State Medical Society | Member | 2002 - 2015 |
Child Neurology Society | 2002 - Present | |
American Academy of Neurology | 2002 - Present | |
Examiner, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Child Neurology) | 2001 - 2008 | |
Society for Neuroscience | 2001 - Present | |
Medical Society of the State of New York – YPS Diplomat | 2000 - 2002 |