Carolyn Aldendail, MD

Board certified neurologist with a desire to take on a healthcare technology position in either a non-clinical or a clinically adjacent role. History of addressing complex acute and chronic conditions including neuropathies, headache disorders, strokes, autoimmune diseases of the nervous system, dementia and unexplained pain. Highly innovative, adaptable, and adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.

• Internship, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, 06/2019, 06/2020
• Residency, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, 07/2020, 06/2023
• Partial Fellowship in Neuromuscular Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, 09/2023, 11/2023

Board Certified in Neurology

Board Eligible in Electrodiagnostic Medicine

Active Medical Licenses in North Carolina and Colorado

• US Resident Perspectives on Herbal Medicine & Lessons from Cuban Medical Education, Conference on Meditation, 04/2017, Havana, Cuba
• Developing Curricula in Integrative Medicine, Herbals and Dietary Supplements, Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Conference on Medical Education, 02/2017, Anaheim, CA
• Ultrasound of the Radial Nerve and Posterior Interosseous Nerve, Francis O. Walker Neuromuscular Ultrasound Course, 05/05/2022, Wake Forest University School of Medicine

• Bilateral Hypertrophic Olivary Degeneration in a syndrome of Sensory Ataxic Neuropathy with Dysarthria and Ophthalmoplegia, Muscle Nerve, 07/29/2022, 10.1002/mus.27689, 35906095
• Family Medicine Resident Perspectives on Curricula in Herbal Medicine, Fam. Med., 2018, 50, 8, 589-96, 10.22454/FamMed.2018.217704

• Regional Body Composition in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2: Associations of Lower Extremity Lean Mass Index and Clinical Endpoints, AAN Annual Meeting, 04/05/2022, Seattle, WA, P12: Neuromuscular Disease: Inherited Muscle Disorders 1
• Polyradiculoneuropathy as Initial Manifestation of CNS Lymphoma, American Academy of Neurology 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting, 04/17/2021 - 04/22/2021, Virtual
• Polyradiculoneuropathy as Initial Manifestation of CNS Lymphoma, North Carolina Neurological Society 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting, 02/26/2021 - 02/28/2021, Virtual
• Resident Perspectives on Curricula in Integrative Medicine, International Congress on Integrative Medicine & Health, 05/2016, Las Vegas, NV

• Young Ambassador, American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine, 2023-24
• Group Facilitator, Neurology Learning Lab for First Year Medical Students, Winston-Salem, NC, 02/18/2022
• Journal reviewer, Neurology, 2021
• Integrative Medicine Student Interest Group, Co-President & Founder, 2017–19, Organized guest lecturers, hands-on workshops and journal club on topics related to integrative medicine: acupuncture, herbal and dietary supplements, dietary medicine etc…
• National Leadership and Education Program in Integrative Medicine, Member, 2017–19, Participated in a professional development program run by the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine and Health called “LEAPS into Integrative Medicine” – involved completion of a hands-on summer training program with faculty in integrative medicine, followed by completion of a sustainable, independent project in integrative medicine.

• Regional Body Composition in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2: Associations of Lower Extremity Lean Mass Index and Clinical Endpoints, 10/2021, 04/2022, Evaluated lower extremity lean mass index (LMI) and fat mass index (FMI) and their relationships with clinical endpoints and MRI muscle volume. Poster presented at AAN Annual Meeting in April 2022.
• Multi-arm Optimization of Stroke Thrombolysis (MOST) Trial, 02/2022, 06/2023, Co-investigator, NIH StrokeNet, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist site
• Independent Research, Dept. of Family Medicine, CU School of Medicine, 2015, 2019, Advancing Education on Herbal & Dietary Supplements in Medical School and Residency. Developed and taught a curriculum on herbal and dietary supplements to family medicine resident physicians. Collected pre/post-curricular surveys on residents' knowledge, opinions and interactions with patients related to supplements. Used outcomes data to implement curriculum at CU SOM.
• Independent Research, Depts. of Internal Medicine & Family Medicine, CU School of Medicine, 2017, Cuban Medical Resident Perspectives on Integrative Medicine. Collaborated with Cuban medical resident and attending physician to survey Cuban family medicine resident views on curricula received in integrative medicine, herbals and supplements. Subsequently compared Cuban resident perspectives with those of US residents sampled previously to suggest areas of improvement for US medical education.
• Honors Thesis, advised by Dr. S.R. Sterling, University of Colorado Boulder, 2011, 2012, Assessment of Behavioral Risk for Women's Health Conditions in Rural Nicaragua. Evaluated risk-increasing behaviors associated with high incidence of yeast infection and bacterial vaginosis in a rural Nicaraguan community in conjunction with a quality improvement project for the public health department of a local non-profit: the Health Outreach for Latin America Foundation.

• American Academy of Neurology, Junior Member
• American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine, Training Program Partnership