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Dallas Armstrong, M.D.

Dallas Armstrong, M.D.

Titles and Appointments

Associate Professor

Schools
Medical School
Departments
Pediatrics | Neurology

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  • Biography

    Dallas Armstrong, M.D., is an Associate Professor in both the Department of Pediatrics and the Department of Neurology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Armstrong is the medical director of the Rett Syndrome and Related Disorders clinic, which received the International Rett Syndrome Foundation Center of Excellence designation in 2021. She is also the representative from UT Southwestern to the pediatric epilepsy surgery work group of the Pediatric Epilepsy Research Consortium (PERC). Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in epilepsy, she joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2019. 

    Dr. Armstrong earned her medical degree at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. She first completed a residency in pediatrics at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, and then completed a residency in child neurology at UT Southwestern and Children’s Health. She then received advanced training in epilepsy through a fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania Health System and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, followed by an additional advanced surgical epilepsy fellowship. She spent an additional year as a Rett syndrome fellow at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia under the mentorship of Dr. Eric Marsh. 

    A member of the American Epilepsy Society, Dr. Armstrong has published broadly on her specialty.

  • Education
    Medical School
    UT Health Science Center at Houston (2011)
    Residency
    St. Christopher's Hospital for Children (2013), Pediatrics
    Residency
    UT Southwestern Medical Center (2016), Child Neurology
    Fellowship
    University of Pennsylvania Health System/Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (2018), Epilepsy
  • Research Interest
    • Epileptic Encephalopathy
    • Genetic Epilepsy
    • Jeavon's Syndrome
    • Medically Refractory Epilepsy
    • Pre-surgical Epilepsy
    • Rett Syndrome
    • Stereo-EEG
    • Sunflower Syndrome
  • Publications
    Amygdala enlargement in pediatric epilepsy: A clinically meaningful finding?
    Hakim M, Joshi C, Veltkamp D, Sirsi D, Nguyen L, Bhatia S, Armstrong D, Prabhu N, Talai A Epilepsy Research 2026 Jun 224
    Neuropsychological assessments in a large cohort of pediatric palliative epilepsy surgery patients
    Jeno M, Koop J, Gabriel M, Caraway A, Novotny E, Patrick K, Gonzalez-Giraldo E, Auguste K, Ostendorf A, McNally K, Alexander A, Berrios-Servios G, Eschbach K, Bolton J, Ailion A, Singh R, Wong-Kisiel L, Zaccariello M, Tatachar P, Duong P, Depositario-Cabacar D, Berl M, Sepeta L, Karakas C, Karia S, Mohapatra L, Rowmanowski E, McNamara N, Hodges E, Shrey D, Hennrick H, Olaya J, Arredondo K, DeLeon R, Reddy S, Molnar A, Javarayee P, Park SE, Coryell J, Olsen E, Bearden DJ, Winston M, Samanta D, Armstrong D, Wolf S, McGoldrick P, Marashly A, Grinspan Z, Nangia S, Perry M, Ciliberto M Epilepsy and Behavior 2026 May 178
    Disparities across the pediatric epilepsy surgery journey: Referral, recommendation, and completion from a national consortium
    Author Collaboration tP, Berl MM, Wagner J, Caraway A, Loblein H, Novotny EJ, Patrick K, Ostendorf AP, Alexander AL, Eschbach KL, Depositario-Cabacar DF, Vu TA, Oluigbo C, Karia SR, Karakas C, Wong-Kisiel LC, Romanowski EF, McNamara NA, Bolton J, Ailion A, Tatachar P, Pichon PD, Shrey DW, Singh RK, Coryell J, Lin JJ, Koop J, Gonzalez-Giraldo E, Auguste K, Bernardo D, Ciliberto MA, Reddy SB, Ganesh A, Arredondo K, Grinspan Z, Nangia S, Samanta D, Marashly A, Armstrong D, Perry MS, Gabriel M, Cooper C, Bowen K, Leonard S, Shields A, Gray J, McNally K, Mitchell GB, Berrios-Servios G, Nguyen-Martinez A, Bhatia S Epilepsia 2026 Apr 67 1601-1613
    Delta Power in SLC6A1-Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder: Operationalizing Quantitative EEG Metrics for Biomarker Development
    Dahshi H, Varnet M, Goodspeed K, Tiller J, Armstrong D, Sirsi D Neurology International 2026 Mar 18
    Clinical trajectories and medication response in TBC1D24-related epilepsies
    Mondragon E, Magielski JH, Bane B, Nolan JL, Ruggiero SM, Armstrong D, Arnold S, Sirsi D, Helbig I, McKee JL Epilepsia 2026 Mar 67 1386-1397
    SLC13A5 citrate transporter disorder epilepsy phenotype
    Ozlu C, Spelbrink EM, Brown TL, Nye KL, Solidum RM, Cooper S, Best CR, Armstrong D, Liu J, Goodspeed K, Porter BE Epilepsy Research 2026 Feb 220
    Beyond the Diagnosis: Evaluation of Quality-of-Life Measures in Representing the Clinical Characteristics of SLC6A1-Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder
    Kalvakuntla S, Dahshi H, Lee M, Armstrong D, Goodspeed K Pediatric Neurology 2025 Dec 173 98-106
    Beamforming of ictal MEG aiding subtle focal cortical dysplasia localization
    Fonseca NC, Talai A, Veltkamp D, Feltrin FS, Armstrong D, Price A, A. Maldjian J, Davenport EM Epilepsy and Behavior Reports 2025 Jun 30
    Outcomes of Early-Life Focal Cortical Dysplasia–Related Epilepsy
    Cohen NT, Depositario-Cabacar DF, Oluigbo CO, Ostendorf AP, Wong-Kisiel L, Fedak Romanowski E, McNamara NA, Tatachar P, Eschbach K, Alexander AL, Pichon PD, Ciliberto MA, Gonzalez-Giraldo E, Bernardo D, Auguste KI, Coryell J, Arredondo KH, Novotny EJ, Reddy SB, Ganesh A, Marashly A, Javarayee PK, Singh RK, Bolton JB, Grinspan ZM, Karia S, Karakas C, Lin J, Knox AT, Wolf SM, Abel TJ, Samanta D, Armstrong DM, Pavuluri S, Hyslop A, Galan FN, Miller DJ, Hauptman JS, Caraway AR, Perry MS, Gaillard WD Neurology: Clinical Practice 2025 15
    Pediatric Palliative Epilepsy Surgery: A Report From the Pediatric Epilepsy Research Consortium (PERC) Surgery Database
    Jeno M, Zimmerman MB, Shandley S, Wong-Kisiel L, Singh RK, McNamara N, Fedak Romanowski E, Grinspan ZM, Eschbach K, Alexander A, McGoldrick P, Wolf S, Nangia S, Bolton J, Olaya J, Shrey DW, Karia S, Karakas C, Tatachar P, Ostendorf AP, Gedela S, Javarayee P, Reddy S, Manuel CM, Gonzalez-Giraldo E, Sullivan J, Coryell J, Depositario-Cabacar DF, Hauptman JS, Samanta D, Armstrong D, Perry MS, Marashly A, Ciliberto M Pediatric Neurology 2024 Aug 157 70-78
  • Honors & Awards
    • "Red Boots" Faculty Teaching Award
      UT Southwestern Neurology Program (2019)
    • Resident Excellence Award, Inpatient Unit, Children's Health
      UT Southwestern Neurology Program (2016)
    • Resident Excellence Award, Outpatient Clinic, Children's Health
      UT Southwestern Neurology Program (2016)
    • Resident Teaching Award
      UT Southwestern Neurology Program (2016)
    • Resident Teaching Award
      UT Southwestern Neurology Program (2014)
    • SEEDS Award (Spotting Employees Exceeding Departmental Standards)
      St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children (2013)
    • Tuman G Blocker Golden - Headed Cane Award
      University of Texas at Houston Health Science Center (2011)
    • Betty Murphy Award
      University of Texas at Houston Health Science Center (2007)
  • Professional Associations/Affiliations
    • American Epilepsy Society (2014)