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Jennifer A. Vickers, MD

Jennifer A. Vickers, MD

Assistant Professor of Neurology
Continuum of Care
jvickers@salud.unm.edu

Personal Profile

I began working with people with developmental disabilities in high school through a therapeutic riding program and the Special Olympics. I enjoyed talking with them and helping them. Through medical school, I became interested in neurology, and specifically the treatment of epilepsy. As I began to work with people with developmental disabilities, I became concerned about the attitudes of some physicians in the community, and the lack of quality care for them. When offered the opportunity to join the Continuum of Care, I was more than willing to do so. The Continuum of Care shares my concerns, and is supportive of trying to help people with developmental disabilities become as independent as possible. We are concerned about the quality of care people receive. I believe we have been able to make a difference in the lives of people in New Mexico, and in the attitudes of some physicians caring for people with disabilities.

I have had the pleasure of working with individuals with developmental disabilities for the past eleven years. I have been mostly involved in the treatment of epilepsy, and headaches. I am the Director of the Ketogenic Diet Program. I received my MD degree from the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center in 1989, and completed residency training in neurology at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center. I am a board certified General Neurologist.

Education and Training

Professional Experience

Membership in Professional Organizations

Publications/Monographs/Presentations

1. New Representative Orientation:  Epilepsy Basics; Albuquerque, NM – Aug. 26, 2005.  Audience: Pfizer Drug Representatives.
2. Taos ARC of New Mexico: Epilepsy Basics; Taos, NM – May 11, 2005.  Audience: Direct Care Staff and case managers.
3. Developmental Disabilities Nurses Association: Angelman Syndrome, Rett Syndrome, and Tuberous Sclerosis; Albuquerque, NM – Nov,12, 2004 Audience: Nurses who care for persons with developmental disabilities throughout the state.
4. Dept. of Health – Long Term Services Division – NE Regional Office: Epilepsy Basics; Santa Fe, NM – Apr. 20, 2004. Officials with the Dept. of Health, Nurses, Case Managers, Direct Care Staff Members, and Family members
5. TEASC 10th Anniversary Celebration; Seizure Basics; Albuquerque, NM - June 11, 2004.  Audience: Direct Care Providers, Nurses, Case Managers, and Guardians of People with Developmental Disabilities.
6. When Seizures and Disability Mix:  Las Cruces, NM – May 3, 2000.  Audience:  Care Providers, Case Managers, Nurses, and Individuals with Developmental Disabilities.
7. The CMS Annual Statewide Meeting; Seizure Disorders; Albuquerque, NM – Apr. 7, 1999.  Audience:  Social Workers.
8. The CMS Annual Statewide Meeting; Brain Development; Albuquerque, NM - Apr. 22, 1998.  Audience: Social Workers.
9. State School Nurses Conference; Epilepsy and Seizures; Albuquerque, NM – Mar. 18, 1998. Audience:  Public School Nurses.
10. State School Nurses Conference; Neurologic Emergencies; Albuquerque, NM – Nov. 3, 1995. Audience:  Public School Nurses.
11. Principles of Antiepileptic Medications;  Albuquerque, NM – Jun. 28, 1995.  Audience:  Certified Nurse Practitioners graduate course.
12. Movement Disorders; Los Lunas, NM – Mar. 8, 1995.  Audience:  Nurses caring for people with developmentally disabilities.
13. Common Side Effects of Anticonvulsant Medications; Los Lunas, NM - Feb. 22, 1995.  Audience:  Nurses caring for people with developmentally disabilities.
14. State School Nurses Conference; Basic Neuroanatomy and the Neurologic Exam; Albuquerque, NM – Jan. 18, 1995.  Audience:  Public School Nurses.

Reeve, A., Aceves, J., Moralez, A., Thorne-Lehman, J., Vickers, J., De-institutionalization; Social Policy and Social Reality. The NADD Bulletin, Vol. 1. No. 5 pps. 83-88, Sept. /Oct. 1998.
Vickers, JA, Bruno A, Wayne S, et al; Brain MRI in the Elderly with and without Falls.  Facts and Research in Gerontology (supplement: Stroke); 165-170, 1996.

Poster Presentation:  Ictal Characteristics in Neonates, B.S. Wical, MD, and J. Vickers, MD, American epilepsy Society Meeting; New Orleans, LA; Dec. 1994

Platform Presentation: Status epilepticus in Neonates, B.S. Wical, MD, and J. Vickers, MD, Child Neurology Society Meeting; Baltimore, MD, Oct. 1995.