DavidBWheelerMDPhD(He/Him)

Neurology • Casper, WY

Epilepsy, Neurophysiology, Vascular Neurology

Wyoming Neurologic Associates

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Office
2546 E 2nd St
#600
Casper, WY 82609
Phone+1 307-265-4343

Fax+1 307-234-6339

Summary

Dr. David Wheeler is a neurologist in Casper, WY where he is the owner of Wyoming Neurologic Associates and is affiliated with Elkhorn Valley Rehabilitation Hospital. He received his medical degree from Stanford University School of Medicine and has been in practice 19 years. He specializes in epilepsy, neurophysiology, and general neurology.

Education & Training

Brigham and Women's Hospital/Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 2004 - 2005
Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Neurology, 2004
Brigham and Women's HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 2000 - 2001
Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 2000
Stanford University School of MedicinePh.D., Neurosciences Program, 1993 - 1998
University of OxfordM.S., Physiological Sciences, 1989 - 1991
University of MontanaB.A., Zoological Sciences, Chemistry Minor, with High Honors, 1984 - 1989

Certifications & Licensure

MT State Medical License 2011 - 2026
WY State Medical License 2004 - 2025
MA State Medical License 2002 - 2006
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Clinical Neurophysiology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Epilepsy
National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Clinical Neurophysiology
National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Epilepsy
National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Physician of the Year American Heart Association, 2019
Elected Fellow Member American Epilepsy Society, 2016
Elected Fellow Member American Academy of Neurology, 2015
Physician of the Year Wyoming Medical Center, 2010
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Stanford University, 1993
Rhodes Scholarship Montana and Magdalen College, University of Oxford, 1989
Presidential Award of Merit University of Montana, 1988
Silent Sentinel Award for Academic Excellence University of Montana, 1988
Watkins Scholarship for Senior Project University of Montana, 1988
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Publications & Presentations

Journal Articles

Reasons for outpatient referrals from generalists to specialists
Donohoe, M.T., Kravitz, R.L., Wheeler, D.B., Chandra, R., Chen, A. and Humphries, N., J Gen Intern Med, 1/1/1999
Ablation of P/Q-type calcium channels currents and progressive, fatal ataxia in mice lacking the a1A subunit
Jun, K., Smith, S.M., Piedras-Renteria, E., Wheeler, D.B., Lee, S.B., Lee, T.G., Scheller, R.H., Tsien, R.W. and Shin, H.-S., Proc Natl Acad Sci U.S.A., 1/1/1999
Changes in action potential duration alter reliance of excitatory synaptic transmission on multiple types of Ca2+ channels in rat hippocampus
Wheeler, D.B., Randall, A. and Tsien, R.W., J Neurosci, 1/1/1996
The role of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors in the regulation of physiologically released dopamine
Wheeler, D., Boutelle, M.G. and Fillenz, M., Neuroscience, 1/1/1995
The basis of concerted actions of multiple Ca2+ channel types in excitatory synaptic transmission in area CA1 of rat hippocampal slice in vitro
Wheeler, D.B., Randall, A.D. and Tsien, R.W., J Physiol, 1/1/1994
Roles of N-type and Q-type Ca2+ channels in supporting hippocampal synaptic transmission
Wheeler, D.B., Randall, A. and Tsien, R.W., Science, 1/1/1994
Identification of calcium channels that control neurosecretion
Wheeler, D.B., Tsien, R.W. and Randall, A., Science, 1/1/1994
Modulation of Q-type Ca2+ channels and Qtype Ca2+ channel-mediated synaptic transmission by metabotropic and other G-protein linked receptors
Randall, A.D., Wheeler, D.B. and Tsien, R.W., Funct Neurol, 1/1/1993
Local N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors modulate basal and tail pinch-stimulated release of dopamine in rat striatum
Wheeler, D.B. and Fillenz, M., Eur J Neurosci, 1/1/1991
Striatal ascorbate and its relationship to dopamine receptor stimulation and motor activity
Zetterstrom, T., Wheeler, D.B., Boutelle, M.G. and Fillenz, M., Eur J Neurosci, 1/1/1991
Effects of ketamine on basal and tail pinchstimulated levels of extracellular brain ascorbic acid
Boutelle, M.G., Wheeler, D.B. and Fillenz, M., Eur J Pharmacol, 1/1/1990
Effects of apomorphine on extracellular brain ascorbic acid
Wheeler, D.B., Boutelle, M.G., Zetterstrom, T. and Fillenz, M., Eur J Pharmacol, 1/1/1990
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Books/Book Chapters

Pharmacology of Ionic Channel Function: Activators and Inhibitors (Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, Volume 147).
Chapter: Classification and function of voltagegated calcium channels.
Page 55 - 83Bergsman, J.B., Wheeler, D.B. and Tsien, R.W.Editors: M. Endo, Y. Kurachi and M. Mishina.Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, Germany2000
Calcium as a Cellular Regulator.
Chapter: Voltage-gated calcium channels.
Page 171 - 199Tsien, R.W. and Wheeler, D.B.Editors: E. Carafoli and C.B. Klee.Oxford University Press, New York, NY1999
Prog. Brain Res. 105, Gene Expression in the Central Nervous System.
Chapter: Neuronal calcium channels encoded by the a1A subunit and their contribution to excitatory synaptic transmission in the CNS.
Page 65 - 78Wheeler, D.B., Randall, A., Sather, W.A. and Tsien, R.W.Editors: A.C.H. Yu, L.F. Eng, K.J. McMahan, H. Schulman and A. Stadlin.Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands1995
Adv. Second Messenger Phosphoprotein Res. 29, Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Neurotransmitter Release.
Chapter: Distinctive properties of a neuronal calcium channel and its contribution to excitatory transmission in the CNS.
Page 155 - 172Wheeler, D.B., Sather, W.A., Randall, A. and Tsien, R.W.Editors: Stjarne, P. Greengard, S. Grillner, T. Hokfelt and D. Ottoson.Raven Press, New York, NY1994
Proceedings of the Fifth International Congress on In Vivo Methods.
Chapter: Regulation of the physiological release of dopamine. In: Monitoring Molecules in Neuroscience.
Page 315 - 316Fillenz, M., Wheeler, D.B. and Boutelle, M.G.Editors: H. Rollema, B. Westerink and W. J. Drifthout.University Centre for Pharmacy, Groningen, Noordwikjkerhaut1991
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Abstracts/Posters

Jun, K., Smith, S.M., Piedras-Renteria, E., Wheeler, D.B., Lee, S.B., Scheller, R.H., Tsien, R.W. and Shin, H.-S., Soc Neurosci Abstr, 1/1/1999
Calcineurin and GSK-3b regulate NF-Atc4-dependent gene transcription in hippocampal neurons.
Mermelstein, P.G., Graef, I.A., Pitt, G.S., Wheeler, D.B., Dasgupta, N., Mukai, T., Crabtree, G.R. and Tsien, R.W., Soc Neurosci Abstr, 1/1/1999
Mechanisms of long-term potentiation induced by elevated extracellular calcium.
Wheeler, D.B. and Tsien, R.W., Soc Neurosci Abstr, 1/1/1996
Concerted actions of multiple Ca2+ channel types in excitatory synaptic transmission.
Wheeler, D.B., Randall, A. and Tsien, R.W., Soc Neurosci Abstr, 1/1/1995
A presynaptic alteration supporting LTP in hippocampal neurons: contrast with effect of alphalatrotoxin.
Malgaroli, A., Wheeler, D.B., Naldi, E., Ciardo, A., Bergamaschi, A. and Tsien, R.W., Soc Neurosci Abstr, 1/1/1993
A calcium channel with novel pharmacology supports synaptic transmission and plasticity in the hippocampus.
Wheeler, D.B. Tsien, R.W. and Randall, A.D., Soc Neurosci Abstr, 1/1/1993
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Other

Identification of Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels Involved in Regulation of Excitatory Synaptic Transmission in Rat Hippocampus
Wheeler DB
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA - 1/1/1998
In Vivo Monitoring of Striatal Neurochemistry: Neurotransmitter Interactions During Behaviour
Wheeler DB
University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom - 1/1/1991