Phoenix Neurology & Sleep Medicine

Founder

Phoenix Neurology and Sleep Medicine

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Dr. Troy Anderson, founder of Phoenix Neurology and Sleep Medicine, was born in Lancaster, California, June 19, 1967. He had a humble upraising on a chicken and turkey ranch prior to moving to Torrance, California, at age 11 where he graduated from Narbonne high school.

Hospital Positions

  • Neurology Director, Banner Estrella Medical Center 2006-2007
  • Stroke Director, Banner Estrella Medical Center 2009 to present
  • Member, Professional Wellness Committee, Banner Estrella Medical Center
  • Executive Committee of the Medical Staff Board Member Pensacola Naval Hospital 2003-2005
  • Chairman, Domestic Violence and Spousal Abuse Committee Pensacola Area
  • BEMC Professional Health Committee 2008

Community Positions

  • IMS Health Foundation Founder and President
    • A non-profit organization founded to encourage our local youth to pursue a career in Medicine, to offer affordable services to those in the community in need, and to provide Medical disaster relief locally and abroad
  • Board of Directors, West Valley Arts Council 2007 to Present
  • Perdido Key Association Board of Directors 2003- 2005
    • Treasurer
    • Chairman of the Finance Committee

Licenses

  • Alabama Medical License #23748
  • California Medical License #G081354
  • Arizona Licence #33349
  • DEA License
  • Current ACLS, PALS, BLS, ATLS
  • ACLS instructor

Board Certification

  • NEUROLOGY AND SLEEP MEDICINE BOARD CERTIFIED (American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology)
  • BARIATRIC MEDICINE SPECIALIST

Honors and Awards

  • 2009

    Top Doc Award

    Chosen as "Top Doctor" for Phoenix Magazine (2009)

  • May 2006

    Founder/Owner

    Phoenix Neurology and Sleep Medicine (Established in May 2006; Practice has grown to over 5000 patients and 3 providers)

  • 2003

    UAB 2003 Argus Award

    University of Alabama-Birmingham School of Medicine, Outstanding Resident Teacher of the Year Award

  • 2002

    Chief Resident, UAB

    University of Alabama, Neurology Residency, Academic Year 2002

  • 1999

    Navy and Marine Corps Medal

    Awarded March 1999, for the heroic rescue of the victims of the Korean Airlines Flight 801 Mishap on Guam, 07AUG97, 33 survivors rescued from 278 casualties

  • 1997

    1997 Flight Surgeon of the Year

    Leuhrs Memorial Award for the Navy’s Most Outstanding Operational Flight Surgeon

    Humanitarian Service Medal

    Awarded May 1997, for the accomplishments in the evacuations of over 6000 Kurdish evacuees in Operation 'Pacific Haven' on Andersen AFB, Guam

    Navy Achievement Medal-2nd

    Awarded April 1997, for the life-threatening rescue of 20 survivors of the abandoned Motor Vessel Guernsey Express during Typhoon 'Dale'

  • 1996

    Navy Achievement Medal

    Awarded June 1996, for efforts in the closure of the Naval Hospital Oakland and merging the Primary Care Clinic with the Emergency Room to form an Urgent Care Treatment Facility

  • Mover and Shaker Award

    Voted by constituents and published in the West Valley Phoenix Magazine

  • NASA Astronaut Candidate

    1 of 120 interviewed from a pool of over 3000 eligible scientists to become a Mission Specialists Astronaut

  • Certificate of Excellence

    UAB Department of Neurology award given for scoring in the 95th percentile on the national in-service neurology examination

  • Navy Commendation Medal

    Awarded for superb performance as squadron flight surgeon and the Marianas Pacific Region Search and Medical Director (1.2 Million Square Miles)

  • Navy Commendation Medal-2nd

    Awarded for superb clinic performance and the development of the military computer-automated physical examination process

  • Navy Commendation Medal-3rd

    Awarded for superb clinic performance and increased revenue and production performance in the Neurology Clinic of Pensacola Naval Hospital

  • Humanitarian Service Medal-2nd

    Unit Award for the above

  • Navy Unit Commendation Medal

    Unit Award for the above actions

  • Coast Guard Commendation Medal

    Unit Award for the above actions

Inducted into the Honorable Charcot Society for significant philanthropy contributions to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Expert Rifle Medal

Expert Pistol Medal

National Defense Medal

Overseas Tour Ribbons-Shore Based (2)

Overseas Tour Ribbon-Deployed (1)

National Institute of Health Scholarship Recipient

Education

  • Botox Injection Training

    Jan 04 – Jan ’04

    Medical College of Georgia

  • Neurology Residency

    Jun 00 – Jun ‘03

    University of Alabama-Birmingham

  • Internal Med rotations

    Feb 00 – Jun ‘00

    University of Alabama-Birmingham

  • MPH Courses

    May 99 – Aug ‘99

    Tulane University, New Orleans, LA Incomplete secondary to Naval orders

  • Flight Surgeon

    Jan 96 - Jun ‘96

    Naval Operational Medicine Institute, Pensacola, FL

  • Transitional Internship

    1994 - 1995

    Naval Hospital Oakland, Oakland, CA

  • Doctor of Medicine

    1989 - 1994

    Loma Linda University, School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA

  • Bachelor of Arts

    1984 – 1989

    Chemistry Major, Mathematics Minor California State University of Dominguez Hills, Carson, CA

Research Experience

  • 2000-2002

    Urgent Stenting of the Extracranial Carotid Artery for the Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2000-2002 presented at the AAN 2003

    Impairment of Graphesthesia as the first clinical physical examination finding documented in patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2000-2002, not published

  • 1991-1992

    The Effects of Atosiban on Pre-term labor. A pilot study, Loma Linda University, 1991-1992

  • 1988

    Role of B-Lactamase in In Vivo Development of Ceftazidime Resistance in Experimental Pseudomona aeruginosa Endocarditism Harbor UCLA Research and Education Institute, 1988

  • 1987

    Protective Efficacy of Protein A-specific Antibody against Bacteremic Infection Due to Staphylococcus aureus in an In Vitro Phagocytic Study. Presented at the Annual National Institute of Health Symposium, 1987, Harbor UCLA Research and Education Institute

Employment Experience

  • April “07 – Present

    Chairman of Neurology; Integrated Medical Services (IMS)

  • May’06 – Present

    Founder of Neurological Group Practice: Phoenix Neurology and Sleep Medicine

  • Jun ’05 – Present

    Directory of Neurology and Staff Neurologist Banner Estrella Hospital; Staff Sleep Specialist Sunhealth Sleep Center

  • Jun ’05 - May “06

    Staff Neurologist, BEMC, ANI

  • Jun ’03 – Jun ‘05

    Director of the Pensacola Naval Hospital Sleep Center

  • Jun ’03 – Jun ’05

    Neurology Department Head and Staff Neurologist, Pensacola Naval Hospital

  • July ’01 – Apr ‘03

    General Primary Care Physician, Moon Light Position, Medhelp Clinic, Birmingham, Alabama

  • Sept ‘98 – Feb ‘00

    Division Officer & Flight Surgeon, Physical Examinations Department, Naval Operational Medical Institute, Pensacola, Florida

  • Jun ‘96 – Sept ‘98

    Command Medical Department Head & Flight Surgeon, Helicopter Support Squadron Five, Guam, USA

  • Feb ‘95 – Dec ‘95

    General Medical Officer, Department Head, Primary Care Clinic, Naval HospitalOakland, Oakland, California

  • Feb ’95 – Dec ’95

    General Primary Care Physician, Moon Light Position, ReadiCare Clinic, Union City, California

  • May ‘87 – May ‘89

    Laboratory Technician, Harbor-UCLA Medical Institute, Adult Infectious Disease, Harbor City, California

  • Jul ’84 – May ’87

    Laboratory Technician, Harbor-UCLA Medical Institute, Pediatric Infectious Disease, Harbor City, California

Academic Positions

  • Nov. 1996 - Sept. 1998

    Guam Memorial Hospital Visiting Nurse and allied Health Instructor

  • June 1998 - Sept. 1998

    Staff Faculty Assistant Professor Guam Police Academy

  • Academic Year 2001

    UAB House Staff Council Member, UAB GME

  • Academic Year 2002

    UAB House Staff Council Secretary and Treasurer, UAB Graduate Medical Education

  • Academic Year 2002

    UAB Deans Council Member

  • April 1997 - Sept. 1998

    Staff Faculty Assistant Professor Guam Community College

  • Oct 98 – Feb 2000

    Flight Surgeon Physical Examination Instructor and Operational Medicine Instructor

  • Academic Year 2002

    Chief Resident, UAB Neurology Residency

  • AcademicYear 2003

    Assistant Professor, Uniformed Services of Health Sciences University; Pensacola Naval Hospital Family Practice Residency Teaching Staff

Biography

Dr. Anderson, started Phoenix Neurology and Sleep Medicine in 2006. He had a poor childhood growing up as a chicken and turkey farmer in Lancaster, California. He received his medical doctorate from Loma Linda University in 1994 and completed his neurology residency and sleep training at University of Alabama, Birmingham in 2003, serving as Chief Resident. He is board certified in Neurology, Sleep Medicine, and Bariatric Medicine.

He served the US Navy for 12 years as an Operational Flight Surgeon and later as a Neurologist and Sleep specialist. During his military service, he was awarded the highest peacetime medal, The Navy and Marine Corps Medal, for directing the rescue of survivors of the Korea Airlines 747 crash in Guam on August 6, 1997. He was also awarded the Navy Flight Surgeon of the Year award for his service above self-effort for rescuing the crew of capsized ship, The Gurnsey Express. This heroic rescue took place at midnight in the wake of 35 foot seas and 85 knot winds during Typhoon Dale.

Dr. Anderson started Phoenix Neurology and Sleep Medicine with the goal of delivering high quality patient care in a friendly and caring atmosphere. The practice has grown to 10 providers: 6 neurologists, 1 pediatric neurologist and 2 NPs. The practice has 4 clinics throughout the valley and several satellite offices in the rural areas of Arizona.

In 2007, he founded the non-profit Phoenix Health Foundation that provides scholarships/mentorship to pre-medical students, medical relief services, free community health events, and physician advocacy and integrity promotion.

He has been honored by his peers as Phoenix Magazine’s Top Doctor in 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2017. He was also awarded The Phoenix Business Journal’s Health Care Hero for Philanthropy in 2016, as well as the West Valley Top 24 Mover and Shaker in 2010. He was also awarded the Tin Man award by Arizona Rotarians for having a heart. He has directed and overseen over a dozen medical mission trips foreign and domestic.

Dr. Anderson is married to Heather Anderson, and has 3 children, Keoni, Brooklyn, and Blakely. He enjoys his time with God, tennis, skiing, and family time.

Hobbies

  • Family
  • Mission Work
  • Multiple Sclerosis Society – Alabama Chapter
  • Philanthropy and community involvement
  • Marathons, Triathlons, and Road bike races
  • Water-sports and Snow Skiing
  • Golf

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