James L. Frey, MD

Director, Stroke Center
Director, Stroke Outpatient Clinic
Director, Cerebrovascular Ultrasound Laboratory

James L. Frey, MD, is the founder of the Barrow Neurological Institute Stroke Program at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center. Dr. Frey is certified by the American Board of Medical Specialties (Vascular Neurology) and the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Heart and Stroke Association.

Dr. Frey specializes in stroke and cerebrovascular disease. He has authored over 50 scientific publications, given over 50 scientific presentations, and has been principal investigator in more than 40 research trials in stroke and Alzheimer’s disease.

Dr. Frey graduated from Amherst College and received his medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine, where he was a Mary Biddle Duke Tuition scholar and a member of AOA. He obtained his neurology training at the University of Chicago and Washington University in St. Louis.

Dr. Frey is a member of the executive committee of the American Academy of Neurology’s Interventional Neurology Section; past member of the National Stroke Advisory committee of the American Heart and Stroke Association; Chairman of the Stroke Committee of the Pacific Mountain Affiliate of the American Heart and Stroke Association; member of the Arizona Department of Health Services Stroke Steering Committee; and an examiner for the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

Dr. Frey serves as a reviewer for the journals Stroke, Neurology, Cerebrovascular Disease, Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease, and the Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences.

To learn more about Dr. Frey and the current clinical research trials in stroke at the Barrow Neurological Institute, please contact the St. Joseph’s Resource Link at 1-800-227-7691. 

Cerebrovascular Disorders Team | Stroke Team