Specialties
Board Certification
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American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Neurology)
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Sub: Clinical Neurophysiology)
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Patient Rating
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The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
Patient Comments
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Really helpful
I had an undiagnosed neuropathy for 23 years. I had even been to the Mayo Clinic without finding out the cause of my illness. After 2 visits with Dr. Robinson and some DNA testing we finally had the name and diagnosis for my illness. I am forever grateful for his knowledge and dedication in finding the answers.
Very thorough, knowledgeable, and methodical in conducting examinations and tests. Worked well with the Fellows that teamed with him in the exams and tests. The field and different medical conditions are very complex making it a challenge to put things in layman's terms. Good to know the purpose of a test and translate results in a way that is understandable to the patient.
Dr. Singleton was very friendly and professional and I felt very comfortable in his care.
Very thankful I was referred to him. Dr Singleton was caring and I didn't feel like a stranger to him. He help me understand the results of all tests. Will return in 3 months.
I have found Dr. Singleton to be very professional and knowledgeable. He listens to the symptoms, does a complete examination, and makes recommendations based on his knowledge and experience in the field. He explains the condition in terms that are understandable.
Dr Singleton was very good about explaining my situation to me with care and compassion.
Dr Singleton was most impressive, thorough and professional. He was very efficient but took the time required to fully explain and inform. I
Thorough, knowledgeable, experienced, accessible approaching me from a well-rounded perspective. Recommended additional bloodwork that uncovered unexpected and concerning findings.
Provided a positive experience for a very difficult and stressful diagnosis
Again, Dr. Singleton is super kind and personable!!
Just a long wait to begin call and in between the resident dr and Dr Singleton. I did enjoy not having to travel or to have to clean up (I know I am lazy)!!
It is very clear that he cares about me and my situation. He never seems rushed and is willing to spend the time needed. He is always willing to answer my questions.
He always makes it easy to understand. Lots of sympathy for condition.
Dr. Singleton is an excellent doctor.
I always feel Dr. Singleton is on the leading edge of what's going on with my neuropathy, and I can trust him to give me the very best care.
Dr Singleton is highly skilled and professional.
J. Robinson Singleton, MD was very personable, professional and attentive. He made a point of making sure I understood the tests and what the next atep will be. It was a grreat experience.
Down to earth but highly competent
A Quality Physician and Person. An expert in diagnosing and treating my rare condition and who displayed genuine concerns about my progress.
he seems to be the go to guy, I felt like I was being cared for by an expert in his field
He had two students watching and learning and I was the Guinea pig
Very caring and helpful.
He was very thorough and kind.
Dr Singleton is one of the best Doctors I have ever seen. His knowledge and expertise is second to none. He found a diagnosis for my Neurological illness that had eluded all of the other doctors for over 20 years. He is the best in his field and one of the best Doctors I have seen.
I was given very thorough answers to any questions, and also very thorough explanations of what my symptoms might represent as well as the proper course of detecting and treating any possible diagnosis I may receive. I was also treated with respect and felt like I was listened to and taken seriously.
Very knowledgeable. Answered all questions
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments |
Neurology
-Professor |
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| Board Certification |
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Neurology)
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Sub: Clinical Neurophysiology)
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Education history
| Undergraduate | History - Davidson College | B.A. |
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| Professional Medical | University of Colorado | M.D. |
| Internship | Boston City Hospital | Intern |
| Residency | Neurology - University of Michigan Hospitals | Resident |
| Fellowship | University of Michigan | Fellow |
| Research Fellow | Neurology - University of Michigan | Research Fellow |
Selected Publications
Journal Article
- Singleton JR, Marcus RL, Lessard MK, Jackson JE, Smith A (2015). Supervised exercise improves cutaneous reinnervation capacity in metabolic syndrome patients. Annals of neurology, 77(1), 146-53.
- Smith AG, Lessard M, Reyna S, Doudova M, Singleton J (2014). The diagnostic utility of Sudoscan for distal symmetric peripheral neuropathy. Journal of diabetes and its complications, 28(4), 511-6.
- Singleton JR, Smith AG, Russell JW, Feldman E (2003). Microvascular complications of impaired glucose tolerance. Diabetes, 52(12), 2867-73.
- Tavakoli M, Ferdousi M, Petropoulos IN, Morris J, Pritchard N, Zhivov A, Ziegler D, Pacaud D, Romanchuk K, Perkins BA, Lovblom LE, Bril V, Singleton JR, Smith G, Boulton AJ, Efron N, Malik R (2015). Normative values for corneal nerve morphology assessed using corneal confocal microscopy: a multinational normative data set. Diabetes care, 38(5), 838-43.
- Bailey RR, Singleton JR, Majersik J (2021). Association of obesity and diabetes with physical activity and fruit and vegetable consumption in stroke survivors. Family practice, 38(1), 56-61.
- Kinard KI, Smith AG, Singleton JR, Lessard MK, Katz BJ, Warner JE, Crum AV, Mifflin MD, Brennan KC, Digre K (2015). Chronic migraine is associated with reduced corneal nerve fiber density and symptoms of dry eye. Headache, 55(4), 543-9.
- Ahnen DJ, Singleton JR, Hoops TC, Kloppel T (1986). Posttranslational processing of secretory component in the rat jejunum by a brush border metalloprotease. The Journal of clinical investigation, 77(6), 1841-8.
- Freeman R, Gewandter JS, Faber CG, Gibbons C, Haroutounian S, Lauria G, Levine T, Malik RA, Singleton JR, Smith AG, Bell J, Dworkin RH, Feldman E, Herrmann DN, Hoke A, Kolb N, Mansikka H, Oaklander AL, Peltier A, Polydefkis M, Ritt E, Russell JW, Sainati S, Steiner D, Treister R, Üçeyler (2020). Idiopathic distal sensory polyneuropathy: ACTTION diagnostic criteria. Neurology, 95(22), 1005-1014.
- Kluding PM, Singleton JR, Pasnoor M, Dimachkie MM, Barohn RJ, Smith AG, Marcus R (2017). Activity for Diabetic Polyneuropathy (ADAPT): Study Design and Protocol for a 2-Site Randomized Controlled Trial. Physical therapy, 97(1), 20-31.
- Singleton J (2005). Evaluation and treatment of painful peripheral polyneuropathy. Seminars in neurology, 25(2), 185-95.
- Kolb NA, Smith AG, Singleton JR, Beck SL, Howard D, Dittus K, Karafiath S, Mooney (2018). Chemotherapy-related neuropathic symptom management: a randomized trial of an automated symptom-monitoring system paired with nurse practitioner follow-up. Supportive care in cancer, 26(5), 1607-1615.
- Singleton JR, Feldman E (2001). Insulin-like growth factor-I in muscle metabolism and myotherapies. Neurobiology of disease, 8(4), 541-54.
- Thomas S, Ajroud-Driss S, Dimachkie MM, Gibbons C, Freeman R, Simpson DM, Singleton JR, Smith AG, PNRR Study Group., Höke (2019). Peripheral Neuropathy Research Registry: A prospective cohort. Journal of the peripheral nervous system, 24(1), 39-47.
- Smith AG, Kim G, Porzio M, Allen B, Koach M, Mifflin M, Digre K, Keung BM, Singleton J (2013). Corneal confocal microscopy is efficient, well-tolerated, and reproducible. Journal of the peripheral nervous system, 18(1), 54-8.
- Vinik AI, Smith AG, Singleton JR, Callaghan B, Freedman BI, Tuomilehto J, Bordier L, Bauduceau B, Roche (2016). Normative Values for Electrochemical Skin Conductances and Impact of Ethnicity on Quantitative Assessment of Sudomotor Function. Diabetes technology & therapeutics, 18(6), 391-8.
- Singleton JR, Smith AG, Marcus R (2015). Exercise as Therapy for Diabetic and Prediabetic Neuropathy. Current diabetes reports, 15(12), 120.
- Smith AG, Singleton J (2008). Impaired glucose tolerance and neuropathy. The neurologist, 14(1), 23-9.
- Cortez M, Singleton JR, Smith A (2014). Glucose intolerance, metabolic syndrome, and neuropathy. Handbook of clinical neurology, 126, 109-22.
- Kolb NA, Smith AG, Singleton JR, Beck SL, Stoddard GJ, Brown S, Mooney (2016). The Association of Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Symptoms and the Risk of Falling. JAMA neurology, 73(7), 860-6.
- Cudkowicz M, Chase MK, Coffey CS, Ecklund DJ, Thornell BJ, Lungu C, Mahoney K, Gutmann L, Shefner JM, Staley KJ, Bosch M, Foster E, Long JD, Bayman EO, Torner J, Yankey J, Peters R, Huff T, Conwit RA, NeuroNEXT Clinical Study Sites., Shinnar S, Patch D, Darras BT, Ellis A, Packer RJ, Marder KS, Chiriboga CA, Henchcliffe C, Moran JA, Nikolov B, Factor SA, Seeley C, Greenberg SM, Amato AA, DeGregorio S, Simuni T, Ward T, Kissel JT, Kolb SJ, Bartlett A, Quinn JF, Keith K, Levine SR, Gilles N, Coyle PK, Lamb J, Wolfe GI, Crumlish A, Mejico L, Iqbal MM, Bowen JD, Tongco C, Nabors LB, Bashir K, Benge M, McDonald CM, Henricson EK, Oskarsson B, Dobkin BH, Canamar C, Glauser TA, Woo D, Molloy A, Clark P, Vollmer TL, Stein AJ, Barohn RJ, Dimachkie MM, Le Pichon JB, Benatar MG, Steele J, Wechsler L, Clemens PR, Amity C, Holloway RG, Annis C, Goldberg MP, Andersen M, Iannaccone ST, Smith AG, Singleton JR, Doudova M, Haley EC, Quigg MS, Lowenhaupt S, Malow BA, Adkins K, Clifford DB, Teshome MA, Connolly (2020). Seven-Year Experience From the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke-Supported Network for Excellence in Neuroscience Clinical Trials. JAMA neurology, 77(6), 755-763.
- Brownstein MJ, Simon NG, Long JD, Yankey J, Maibach HT, Cudkowicz M, Coffey C, Conwit RA, Lungu C, Anderson KE, Hersch SM, Ecklund DJ, Damiano EM, Itzkowitz DE, Lu S, Chase MK, Shefner JM, McGarry A, Thornell B, Gladden C, Costigan M, O'Suilleabhain P, Marshall FJ, Chesire AM, Deritis P, Adams JL, Hedera P, Lowen K, Rosas HD, Hiller AL, Quinn J, Keith K, Duker AP, Gruenwald C, Molloy A, Jacob C, Factor S, Sperin E, Bega D, Brown ZR, Seeberger LC, Sung VW, Benge M, Kostyk SK, Daley AM, Perlman S, Suski V, Conlon P, Barrett MJ, Lowenhaupt S, Quigg M, Perlmutter JS, Wright BA, Most E, Schwartz GJ, Lamb J, Chuang RS, Singer C, Marder K, Moran JA, Singleton JR, Zorn M, Wall PV, Dubinsky RM, Gray C, Drazinic (2020). Safety and Tolerability of SRX246, a Vasopressin 1a Antagonist, in Irritable Huntington's Disease Patients-A Randomized Phase 2 Clinical Trial. Journal of clinical medicine, 9(11),
- Singleton JR, Marcus RL, Jackson JE, K Lessard M, Graham TE, Smith A (2014). Exercise increases cutaneous nerve density in diabetic patients without neuropathy. Annals of clinical and translational neurology, 1(10), 844-9.
- Hamid HS, Mervak CM, Münch AE, Robell NJ, Hayes JM, Porzio MT, Singleton JR, Smith AG, Feldman EL, Lentz S (2014). Hyperglycemia- and neuropathy-induced changes in mitochondria within sensory nerves. Annals of clinical and translational neurology, 1(10), 799-812.
- Stewart SL, Thomas S, Höke E, Simpson D, Singleton JR, Höke (2021). Vitamin B6 levels do not correlate with severity of neuropathy in chronic idiopathic axonal polyneuropathy. Journal of the peripheral nervous system,
- Smith AG, Singleton J (2021). Dietary management of obesity-associated neuropathy: Implications for clinical practice and trial design. Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 29(12), 1990-1991.
- Singleton JR, Foster-Palmer S, Marcus R (2021). Exercise as Treatment for Neuropathy in the Setting of Diabetes and Pre-diabetic Metabolic Syndrome: a Review of Animal Models and Human Trials. Current diabetes reviews,
Editorial
- Burns TM, Smith GA, Allen JA, Amato AA, Arnold WD, Barohn R, Benatar M, Bird SJ, Bromberg M, Chahin N, Ciafaloni E, Cohen JA, Corse A, Crum BA, David WS, Dimberg E, Sousa EA, Donofrio PD, Dyck PJ, Engel AG, Ensrud ER, Ferrante M, Freimer M, Gable KL, Gibson S, Gilchrist JM, Goldstein JM, Gooch CL, Goodman BP, Gorelov D, Gospe SM Jr, Goyal NA, Guidon AC, Guptill JT, Gutmann L, Gutmann L, Gwathmey K, Harati Y, Harper CM Jr, Hehir MK, Hobson-Webb LD, Howard JF Jr, Jackson CE, Johnson N, Jones SM, Juel VC, Kaminski HJ, Karam C, Kennelly KD, Khella S, Khoury J, Kincaid JC, Kissel JT, Kolb N, Lacomis D, Ladha S, Larriviere D, Lewis RA, Li Y, Litchy WJ, Logigian E, Lou JS, MacGowen DJ, Maselli R, Massey JM, Mauermann ML, Mathews KD, Meriggioli MN, Miller RG, Moon JS, Mozaffar T, Nations SP, Nowak RJ, Ostrow LW, Pascuzzi RM, Peltier A, Ruzhansky K, Richman DP, Ross MA, Rubin DI, Russell JA, Sachs GM, Salajegheh MK, Saperstein DS, Scelsa S, Selcen D, Shaibani A, Shieh PB, Silvestri NJ, Singleton JR, Smith BE, So YT, Solorzano G, Sorenson EJ, Srinivasen J, Tavee J, Tawil R, Thaisetthawatkul P, Thornton C, Trivedi J, Vernino S, Wang AK, Webb TA, Weiss MD, Windebank AJ, Wolfe G (2016). Editorial by concerned physicians: Unintended effect of the orphan drug act on the potential cost of 3,4-diaminopyridine. Muscle & nerve, 53(2), 165-8.
- Callaghan BC, Singleton J (2021). Causes and Implications of Isolated Small Fiber Neuropathy. Neurology, 97(22), 1015-1016.
Other
- Shoham S, Bloch EM, Casadevall A, Hanley D, Lau B, Gebo K, Cachay E, Kassaye SG, Paxton JH, Gerber J, Levine AC, Currier J, Patel B, Allen ES, Anjan S, Appel L, Baksh S, Blair PW, Bowen A, Broderick P, Caputo CA, Cluzet V, Cordisco ME, Cruser D, Ehrhardt S, Forthal D, Fukuta Y, Gawad AL, Gniadek T, Hammel J, Huaman MA, Jabs DA, Jedlicka A, Karlen N, Klein S, Laeyendecker O, Lane K, McBee N, Meisenberg B, Merlo C, Mosnaim G, Park HS, Pekosz A, Petrini J, Rausch W, Shade DM, Shapiro JR, Singleton JR, Sutcliffe C, Thomas DL, Yarava A, Zand M, Zenilman JM, Tobian AAR, Sullivan (2021). Randomized controlled trial transfusing convalescent plasma as post-exposure prophylaxis against SARS-CoV-2 infection.