NigelSBamfordMD

Child Neurology

Section Chief of Pediatric Neurology, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Neurology, and Cellular & Molecular Physiology, Yale University School of Medicine

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Office
1 Park St
New Haven, CT 06504
Phone+1 877-925-3637

Fax+1 203-737-2236
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Education & Training

New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Fellowship, Child Neurology, 1994 - 1996
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Pediatrics, 1992 - 1994
University of Utah School of MedicineClass of 1992

Certifications & Licensure

CT State Medical License 2015 - 2024
WA State Medical License 2002 - 2016
NY State Medical License 1995 - 2005
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Levodopa for Dystonia in Children: A Case Series and Review of the Literature.
DeArias, A., Bamford, N.> ;Pediatric Neurology. 2024 Mar 1
1 citations
A 1-Tesla MRI system for dedicated brain imaging in the neonatal intensive care unit.
Ali Mozayan, Steven Peterec, Sarah N Taylor, Nigel S Bamford, Laura R Ment, Erin Rowe, Sean Lisse, Lauren Ehrlich, Cicero T Silva, T Rob Goodman, Seyedmehdi Payabvash,...> ;Frontiers in Neuroscience. 2023 Jan 1
Neonatal Human Parechovirus Encephalitis: A Case of Rapid and Fatal Gliosis.
Alexandra Lesenskyj DeArias, Lauren McAllister, Nigel S Bamford> ;Pediatric Neurology. 2023 Mar 1
3 citations
Age-dependent white matter microstructural disintegrity in autism spectrum disorder.
Clara F Weber, Evelyn M R Lake, Stefan P Haider, Ali Mozayan, Pratik Mukherjee, Dustin Scheinost, Nigel S Bamford, Laura Ment, Todd Constable, Seyedmehdi Payabvash> ;Frontiers in Neuroscience. 2022 Jan 1
4 citations
Control of exploration, motor coordination and amphetamine sensitization by cannabinoid CB1 receptors expressed in medium spiny neurons.
Alipi Bonm, Izaskun Elezgarai, Christina M. Gremel, Katie Viray, Nigel S. Bamford, Richard D. Palmiter, Pedro Grandes, David M. Lovinger, Nephi Stella> ;The European Journal of Neuroscience. 2021 Jul 3
3 citations
Propranolol Relieves L-Dopa-Induced Dyskinesia in Parkinsonian Mice.
Ziqing Shi, Ian J. Bamford, Jonathan W. McKinley, Suma Priya Sudarsana Devi, Annie Vahedipour, Nigel S. Bamford> ;Brain Sciences. 2020 Nov 24
3 citations
The President, Past President, Executive Director, and the Board of the Child Neurology Society Denounce Racism and Inequality.
Phillip L. Pearl, Jonathan W. Mink, Bruce H. Cohen, Nigel S. Bamford, Nancy Bass, Lori C. Jordan, Mark S. Wainwright, Roger Larson> ;Annals of Neurology. 2020 Aug 1
2 citations
Localising movement disorders in childhood
Nigel S. Bamford, Kathryn McVicar> ;The Lancet. Child & Adolescent Health. 2019 Dec 1
16 citations
Role of KCNQ Potassium Channels in Stress-induced Deficit of Working Memory
Lu E. Jin, Nao J. Gamo, Brian P. Ramos, Constantinos D. Paspalas, Yury M. Morozov, Anna Kata, Nigel S. Bamford, Mark F. Yeckel, Leonard K. Kaczmarek, Lynda El-Hassar> ;Neurobiology of Stress. 2019 Jul 26
78 citations
Dopamine Deficiency Reduces Striatal Cholinergic Interneuron Function in Models of Parkinson's Disease.
Jonathan W. McKinley, Ziqing Shi, Ivana Kawikova, Matthew Hur, Ian J. Bamford, Suma Priya Sudarsana Devi, Annie Vahedipour, Martin Darvas, Nigel S. Bamford> ;Neuron. 2019 Sep 25
4 citations
Corticostriatal plasticity in the nucleus accumbens core.
Nigel S. Bamford, Wengang Wang> ;Journal of Neuroscience Research. 2019 Jul 12
Correspondence Reply to Kitaoka et al.
Nigel S. Bamford> ;Pediatric Neurology. 2019 Apr 24
3 citations
Chondrodysplasia Punctata: A Clue to the Zellweger Spectrum Disorders
Nigel S. Bamford> ;Pediatric Neurology. 2019 Feb 2
10 citations
The Striatum's Role in Executing Rational and Irrational Economic Behaviors.
Ian J. Bamford, Nigel S. Bamford> ;The Neuroscientist. 2019 Jan 24
In Memoriam: Arnold P. Gold (1926-2018).
Bamford, N. S.,De Vivo, D. C.> ;J. Child Neurol.. 2018 Sep 11
18 citations
Loss of glutamate signaling from the thalamus to dorsal striatum impairs motor function and slows the execution of learned behaviors.
Erica J. Melief, Jonathan W. McKinley, Jonathan Y Lam, Nicole M Whiteley, Alec W Gibson, John F. Neumaier, Charles W. Henschen, Richard D. Palmiter, Nigel S. Bamford, ...> ;NPJ Parkinson's Disease. 2018 Aug 2
Pearls & Oy-sters: Alternating hemiplegia of childhood mimics focal epilepsy and paroxysmal dyskinesia in infancy.
Monica B. Dhakar, Nigel S. Bamford> ;Neurology. 2018 Jul 3
83 citations
Dopamine's Effects on Corticostriatal Synapses during Reward-Based Behaviors.
Nigel S. Bamford, R. Mark Wightman, David Sulzer> ;Neuron. 2018 Feb 7
18 citations
Nicotine modifies corticostriatal plasticity and amphetamine rewarding behaviors in mice
Granville P. Storey, Gabriel Gonzalez-Fernandez, Ian J. Bamford, Matthew Hur, Jonathan W. McKinley, Lauren Heimbigner, Ani Minasyan, Wendy Walwyn, Nigel S. Bamford> ;Eneuro. 2016 Jan 1
10 citations
Dopamine-dependent corticostriatal synaptic filtering regulates sensorimotor behavior.
Minerva Y. Wong, Anders Borgkvist, Se Joon Choi, Eugene V. Mosharov, Nigel S. Bamford, David Sulzer> ;Neuroscience. 2015 Apr 2
23 citations
Acetylcholine Encodes Long-Lasting Presynaptic Plasticity at Glutamatergic Synapses in the Dorsal Striatum after Repeated Amphetamine Exposure
Wengang Wang, Martin Darvas, Granville P. Storey, Ian J. Bamford, Jeffrey T. Gibbs, Richard D. Palmiter, Nigel S. Bamford> ;The Journal of Neuroscience. 2013 Jun 19
85 citations
Lack of GPR88 enhances medium spiny neuron activity and alters motor- and cue-dependent behaviors.
Albert Quintana, Elisenda Sanz, Wengang Wang, Granville P. Storey, Ali D. Güler, Matthew J. Wanat, Bryan A Roller, Anna La Torre, Paul S. Amieux, G. Stanley McKnight, ...> ;Nature Neuroscience. 2012 Nov 1
16 citations
Overinhibition of corticostriatal activity following prenatal cocaine exposure
Wengang Wang, Ioana Nitulescu, Justin S. Lewis, Julia C. Lemos, Ian J. Bamford, Natasza M. Posielski, Granville P. Storey, Paul E. M. Phillips, Nigel S. Bamford> ;Annals of Neurology. 2013 Mar 1
55 citations
Regulation of prefrontal excitatory neurotransmission by dopamine in the nucleus accumbens core
Wengang Wang, Dennis Dever, Janet Lowe, Granville P. Storey, Anita Bhansali, Emily K. Eck, Ioana Nitulescu, Jessica Weimer, Nigel S. Bamford> ;The Journal of Physiology. 2012 Aug 15
42 citations
Attenuating GABA(A) receptor signaling in dopamine neurons selectively enhances reward learning and alters risk preference in mice.
Jones Griffith Parker, Matthew J. Wanat, Marta E. Soden, Kinza Ahmad, Larry S. Zweifel, Nigel S. Bamford, Richard D. Palmiter> ;The Journal of Neuroscience. 2011 Nov 23
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Press Mentions

Could Deep Brain Stimulation Alleviate Symptoms for This Rare Neurological Disorder?November 22nd, 2022
Methamphetamine Addiction Mechanism Discovered, Explains Why Cravings Last so LongApril 10th, 2008

Grant Support

Dopamine-Induced Striatal Synaptic PlasticityNINDS2015–2020
Dopamine-Induced Striatal Synaptic PlasticityNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2007–2011
Presynaptic Regulation Of Striatal ExcitationNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2006–2010