VIP Biography for
W. James Downs Jr., P.T., ECS

	W. James Downs Jr., P.T., ECS
Industry	Healthcare
Title	President/Physical Therapist/Electromyographer
Expertise	Clinical electrophysiology
Current Organization	Tidewater Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Assoc., P.A.
Type of Organization	Clinic
Major Product	Physical therapy, rehabilitation and evaluation of peripheral nervous system function
Area of Distribution	Maryland and Delaware
University/Degree	B.S., Physical Therapy, Medical College of Virginia, 1970
Born	April 9, 1947, Milford, Delaware
Affiliations	American Physical Therapy Association since 1968; Section on Clinical Electrophysiology since 1977; EMG Practice Committee since 1989, Chairman 1995-2000
Hobbies & Sports	Running, skiing, bicycling
Career Accomplishments	Board Certified in Clinical Electrophysiology 1987 and Recertified 1996 by American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties; Doctoral Candidate in Clinical Electrophysiology from Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions in Provo, UT; Dissertation topic: Evaluation of the effect of distal median neuropathy on the median H-(Hoffman) reflex to the Flexor Carpi Radialis muscle; Served 2 terms on Maryland State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners (1994-2002); Lectured nationally on Clinical Electrophysiology; Published several articles relating to the neuromuscular system
Work History	U.S. Public Health Service Therapist, 1970-73 stationed in New Orleans, LA and Washington, DC; Home Health Therapist, 1974 in Atlanta, GA; Research Therapist in Kinesiology Lab, 1975-77 at the Wood Veterans Administration Hospital in Milwaukee, WI; Director of P.T. at Memorial Hospital in Easton, MD, 1977-80; Private Practice in Physical Therapy and Electromyography, 1980 to present with 18 locations on Eastern Shore of Maryland and Southern Delaware; Teaching appointment, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, 1987-present in Clinical Electrophysiology
Children	Kathryn W., 27
Spouse	Mary Lynn Walls
Married	February 22, 1969
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