Armando Armas-Salazar, MD, MSc.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Armando Armas-Salazar, MD, MSc – Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Armando is a physician-scientist focused on translational research in peripheral nerve injury and reconstructive neurosurgery.

He earned his medical degree from La Salle University and later completed a Research Fellowship in the Department of Neurosurgery at the General Hospital of Mexico, where he focused on clinical research in brachial plexus injury and functional neurosurgery. He subsequently obtained a Master of Science in Health Sciences from the National Polytechnic Institute, graduating Summa Cum Laude and ranking first in his graduating class. During his training in Mexico, he received the Junior Research Award in recognition of his research productivity.

He has conducted research at the Department of Neurosurgery at Massachusetts General Hospital-Harvard Medical School, with an emphasis on translational strategies for paralysis and peripheral nerve reconstruction. His work has particularly centered on long-pulse muscle activation (LPMA) in both non-human primate models and patients with chronic denervation, with the goal of developing approaches to preserve denervated muscle tissue and establish muscle excitability as a biomarker of muscle viability and surgical candidacy.

Dr. Armas-Salazar has authored peer-reviewed publications in peripheral nerve surgery and has presented his work at national and international scientific meetings. His long-term research interests focus on the development and clinical translation of emerging therapies aimed at improving functional recovery and surgical outcomes in patients with paralysis.