Joshua J. Alexander, MD

Titles

Associate Professor, Director of Spina Bifida Clinic, Director of UNC Cerebral Palsy Clinic, Director of Pediatric Rehabilitation Program, Director of UNC Pediatric/Adolescent Brain Injury Clinic, Director of TelAbility

Education

Medical School: Temple University, 1990
Residency: Combined Pediatrics/Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas 1990-1995

Sub-Specialties

• rehabilitation and care of children with disabilities
• cerebral palsy
• spina bifida
• brain injury
• spasticity management
• feeding difficulties
• telerehabilitation
• youth basketball medicine

Recent Honors

2011 Regional Top Doctor, Castle Connolly
2007-2011  America’s Top Pediatricians, Consumers’ Research Council of America
2007-2011  Best Doctors in America
2010 Certificate of Appreciation, American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, for contributions to Pediatric Rehabilitation/Developmental Disabilities Council
2010 Associate Fellow, Academy of Educators, UNC School of Medicine

Recently Funded Projects

Title: Establishing a Telehealth Network for Developmental Day Care Centers in Wake and Johnston Counties
Role in Project: Principal Investigator
Funding Agent: The John Rex Endowment
Period of Support: 2004-2007

Title: WATCH Telehealth Network – Phase 2
Role in Project: Principal Investigator
Funding Agent: The John Rex Endowment
Period of Support: 2007-2010

Recent Lectures

"Pediatric Physical Medicine and Rehab," Here's to Your Health radio program on 1360 WCHL, November 30, 2008.

"Fueling the Fast Break: Nutrition and Hydration for Young Basketball Players," HoopsCityU Basketball Training Academy, Durham, NC, October 1, 2008. The presentation emphasized the importance of eating and drinking the right things, in the right amounts, at the right times in order to optimize health and performance.

Current National Committees

Membership Chairman, Council on Children with Disabilities, American Academy of Pediatrics
Member, Governor’s Commission on Children with Special Health Care Needs