About

James Hamlin received his PhD from Washington University in St. Louis in 2007. His laboratory's efforts are directed towards utilizing a combination of materials synthesis/characterization and high pressure measurements to advance understanding of novel and potentially useful electronic and magnetic materials. Pressures employed in his research span from kilobars to megabars, covering conditions from the bottom of the ocean to near the Earth's core. He is particularly interested in understanding the conditions under which unconventional and high temperature superconducting states form.

Research topics

• Medicine
• Family medicine
• Pediatrics
• Medical emergency
• Nursing
• Medical education
• Geography
• Physical therapy
• Environmental health

Selected publications

• Letter to the Editor. Ventriculogallbladder shunts as treatment alternative for infants with necrotizing enterocolitis

  Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics · 2024-06-08

  letter1st authorCorresponding
  PublisherDOI

• Creating and developing a comprehensive pediatric physical medicine program: A 10-year experience

  Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine · 2022

  1st authorCorresponding
  • Medicine
  • Medical education
  • Nursing

  PURPOSE: A multi-institutional and multidisciplinary pediatric physical medicine rehabilitation healthcare system was developed to meet regional patient needs. METHODS: A ten-year experience meeting regional patient care needs in northeast Florida and southern Georgia is described. RESULTS: A collaborative effort of multiple institutions resulted in the recruitment of a pediatric physical medicine and rehabilitation physician in June 2009, followed by planning stages that included initiation, development, and structuring of the program. PHASE I: selection of clinic spaces, training of existing staff, creating specialized programs. PHASE II: recruitment of an additional physician and dedicated advanced practice registered nurse, hospital nursing and radiology personnel training, development of protocols for specific disease entities, formulating a team approach for patient care, development of dedicated clinics for disease processes. Phase III: incorporating care into existing multidisciplinary clinics, education of existing physical, occupational, and speech therapists in dedicated remote clinics on early detection and management of specialty issues. Phase IV: ongoing education provided by rehabilitation faculty. Quality improvement aspects included outcome studies, coordinating with the Cerebral Palsy Research Network databank, and others. All phases overlapped in time and are ongoing, adapting to new needs. CONCLUSION: A collaborative program can be created to provide comprehensive pediatric physical medicine and rehabilitation in regions lacking such a system.

  PublisherDOI

• Socioeconomic patient benefits of a pediatric neurosurgery telemedicine clinic

  Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics · 2020 · 44 citations

  • Medicine
  • Medical emergency
  • Family medicine

  OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to examine the socioeconomic benefits to the patients and families attending a regional pediatric neurosurgery telemedicine clinic (PNTMC). METHODS: A PNTMC was organized by the Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery of the University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville based at Wolfson Children's Hospital and by the Children's Medical Services (CMS) to service the Southeast Georgia Health District. Monthly clinics are held with the CMS nursing personnel at the remote location. A retrospective review of the clinic population was performed, socioeconomic data were extracted, and cost savings were calculated. RESULTS: Clinic visits from August 2011 through January 2017 were reviewed. Fifty-five patients were seen in a total of 268 initial and follow-up PNTMC appointments. The average round-trip distance for a family from home to the University of Florida Pediatric Neurosurgery (Jacksonville) clinic location versus the PNTMC remote location was 190 versus 56 miles, respectively. The families saved an average of 2.5 hours of travel time and 134 miles of travel distance per visit. The average transportation cost savings for all visits per family and for all families was $180 and $9711, respectively. The average lost work cost savings for all visits per family and for all families was $43 and $2337, respectively. The combined transportation and work cost savings for all visits totaled $223 per family and $12,048 for all families. Average savings of $0.68/mile and $48.50/visit in utilizing the PNTMC were calculated. CONCLUSIONS: Managing pediatric neurosurgery patients and their families via telemedicine is feasible and saves families substantial travel time, travel cost, and time away from work.

  PublisherDOI

• The Burden of Pediatric Neurosurgery Contact/ Interventions in Preterm Newborns with Grade III-IV Intraventricular Hemorrhage during NICU Stay

  2020-04-30

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  Publisher

• Letter to the Editor. Abdominal pseudocysts and ventriculoperitoneal shunts

  Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics · 2020-04-24

  letterOpen access1st authorCorresponding
  PublisherOA PDFDOI

• Pediatric neurosurgery telemedicine clinics: a model to provide care to geographically underserved areas of the United States and its territories

  Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics · 2016-09-02 · 41 citations

  articleOpen access1st authorCorresponding

  OBJECTIVE The author describes the creation, structuring, and development of a pediatric neurosurgery telemedicine clinic (TMC) to provide telehealth across geographical, time, social, and cultural barriers. METHODS In July 2009 the University of Florida (UF) Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery received a request from the Southeast Georgia Health District (Area 9-2) to provide a TMC to meet regional needs. The Children's Medical Services (CMS) of the State of Georgia installed telemedicine equipment and site-to-site connectivity. Audiovisual connectivity was performed in the UF Pediatric Neurosurgery office, maintaining privacy and HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) requirements. Administrative steps were taken with documentation of onsite training of the secretarial and nursing personnel of the CMS clinic. Patient preregistration and documentation were performed as required by the UF College of Medicine-Jacksonville. Monthly clinics are held with the CMS nursing personnel presenting the pertinent clinical history and findings to the pediatric neurosurgeon in the presence of the patient/parents. Physical findings and diagnostic studies are discussed, and management decisions are made. RESULTS The first TMC was held in August 2011. A total of 40 TMC sessions have been held through January 2016, with a total of 43 patients seen: 13 patients once; 13 patients twice; 8 patients for 3 visits; 2 for 4 visits; 2 for 6 visits; 2 for 5 visits; 2 for 7 visits; and 1 patient has been seen 8 times. CONCLUSIONS Pediatric patients in areas of the continental US and its territories with limited access to pediatric neurosurgery services could benefit from this model, if other pediatric neurosurgery centers provide telehealth services.

  PublisherOA PDFDOI

• Pediatric Neurosurgery Patients Need More than a Pediatric Neurosurgeon. Part II. A Clinical Report: In the USA Lack of Parent/Caregiver Compliance Interferes with the Patient Care Sequence

  Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2016-01-01 · 1 citations

  article

  We have previously reported on the initiation, development, and preliminary results of a comprehensive multidisciplinary team for the long-term management of children with neurosurgical conditions other than spina bifida. This report addresses the follow-up of the care of these patients and identifies limitations in the care sequence including, but not limited to, lack of parental/caregiver compliance, unmet educational needs, and medical insurance issues.

  PublisherDOI

• Letter to the Editor: Suboccipital decompression without dural opening

  Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics · 2016-01-15

  letterOpen access1st authorCorresponding
  PublisherOA PDFDOI

• Young adults with spina bifida transitioned to a medical home: a survey of medical care in Jacksonville, Florida

  Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics · 2015-10-24 · 15 citations

  articleOpen access

  OBJECT The transition of the young adult with spina bifida (YASB) from pediatric to adult health care is considered a priority by organized pediatrics. There is a paucity of transition programs and related studies. Jacksonville Health and Transition Services (JaxHATS) is one such transition program in Jacksonville, Florida. This study's purpose was to evaluate the health care access, utilization, and quality of life (QOL) of a group of YASBs who have transitioned from pediatric care. METHODS A survey tool addressing access to health care and quality of health and life was developed based on an established survey. Records of the Spinal Defects Clinic held at Wolfson Children's Hospital and JaxHATS Clinic were reviewed and YASBs (> 18 and < 30 years old) were identified. RESULTS Ten of the 12 invited YASBs in the Jacksonville area completed the surveys. The mean age of respondents was 25.1 years. All reported regular medical home visits, 8 with JaxHATS and 2 with other family care groups. All reported easy access to medical care and routine visits to spina bifida (SB) specialists; none reported difficulty or delays in obtaining health care. Only 2 patients required emergent care in the last year for an SB-related medical problem. Seven respondents reported very good to excellent QOL. Family, lifestyle, and environmental factors were also examined. CONCLUSIONS In this small group of YASBs with a medical home, easy access to care for medical conditions was the norm, with few individuals having recent emergency visits and almost all reporting at least a good overall QOL. Larger studies of YASBs are needed to evaluate the positive effects of medical homes on health and QOL in this population.

  PublisherOA PDFDOI

• Letter to the Editor: Carbon dioxide laser and corpus callosotomy

  Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics · 2015-08-28 · 1 citations

  letterOpen access1st authorCorresponding
  PublisherOA PDFDOI

Frequent coauthors

• York Broadway

  247 shared

• H Ryan

  University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

  198 shared

• Chris Sharp

  173 shared

• Paul Lincoln

  148 shared

• H Torchio

  Columbia University

  148 shared

• H. A. Hornor

  124 shared

• C Fortescue

  University of Pennsylvania

  124 shared

• Hannah Stott

  University of the West of England

  100 shared