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Get to know Matthew J. Armstrong, APNP from Urology
Name: Matthew J. Armstrong, APNP
Position: Nurse practitioner
Department: Urology
Experience: 18 years in specialized pediatric care, with a focus on patients with bladder and bowel dysfunction
Expert care: Armstrong provides pediatric care for children who suffer from neurogenic bladders. He also sees youth who require an ultrasound due to kidney issues.
Matthew J. Armstrong, APNP, is a nurse practitioner (NP) who works alongside a team of six pediatric urologists and three other NPs who treat patients experiencing bladder and bowel dysfunction, bedwetting and recurrent urinary tract infections. He sees patients at Children’s Wisconsin in Milwaukee, as well as at satellite clinics in northeast Wisconsin.
Many of the patients Armstrong sees have a neurogenic, or nerve injured, bladder. These patients require long-term care, and he continues to see some of them into adulthood. This kind of care is indicative of the strong relationships he builds with his patients and their families, which allows the whole urology team to provide the best possible care and support.
Background
Armstrong joined Children’s in 2004 as an NP in the Child Advocacy Center in northeast Wisconsin. There, he completed medical evaluations of children who were alleged victims of abuse. In 2007, Armstrong began assisting pediatric urologist Charles Durkee, MD.
“My training involved working side-by-side with Dr. Durkee and learning how to provide specialized pediatric urology care,” Armstrong explained. Now, he collaborates closely with all the urologists in the department and is skilled at working with patients with complex cases.
His nearly 20 years of experience in specialized pediatric care also makes him a valuable member of Children’s Human Research Review Board, northeastern Wisconsin’s Ethics Committee and the American Urological Association.
Constant improvement
To continue providing top-notch care and stay up to date on innovations in the field, Armstrong attends a weekly Urology department conference, which varies between team discussions of surgical cases and presentations from other specialties.
Every four months, Armstrong participates in a journal club with other NPs. “We rotate leading a journal article presentation," he said. “So, we each present and review a journal article three times a year.”
Armstrong is proud to be an integral part of the renowned Urology program at Children's, which provides state-of-the-art treatments to achieve the best possible outcomes and values the contributions of advanced practice providers.