James R. Couch, Jr., MD, PhD, FAAN, FANA, FACP

920 Stanton L. Young Boulevard, Suite 2040
Oklahoma City, OK 73104-5036
Fax 405-271-5723

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Academic Section(s):

General Neurology

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Education:

• Texas A&M University, College Station, TX (bachelor’s degree)
• Baylor University College of Medicine, Houston, TX (MD & PhD)
• National Heart Institute, Bethesda, MD (postdoctoral fellowship)
• Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, MO (internal medicine internship)
• National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD (neuropharmacology fellowship)
• Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (neurology residency)
• National Institute of Neurological Diseases & Stroke, Bethesda, MD (special traineeship)

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Board Certification(s):

• American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Adult Neurology)
• United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties (Headache Medicine)

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Clinical/Research Interests:

• Epidemiology, etiology, and therapy of migraine and cluster headaches
• Traumatic brain injury and postconcussion syndrome

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Select Honors and Accomplishments:

• Best Doctors in America®
• Castle Connolly America’s Top Doctors®
• FAAN (Fellow of American Academy of Neurology)
• FANA (Fellow of American Neurological Association)
• FACP (Fellow of American College of Physicians)
• OU Department of Neurology, Chair 1992-2006
• Louis Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award
• Louis Marquis Humanitarian Award
• Marquis Who's Who in the World
• Lifetime Achievement Award from Headache Cooperative of New England