Emeritus Professor, University of British Columbia (2011)

Investigator Emeritus, BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (2020)

Emeritus Professor, Aga Khan University (2020)

1975 BSc (Hon) Biology Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada

1977 MSc (Growth & Development) McMaster University, Ontario Canada

1882 MD McMaster University, Ontario, Canada

1986 PhD (Growth & Development) McMaster University, Ontario, Canada

1992 – 1997 Head, Division of Developmental Pediatrics, Medical Director, Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children

1997 – 2000 Vice-President Medicine, BC Children’s and Women’s Hospital

2000 – 2010 Head UBC Department of Pediatrics, Chief of Pediatrics, BC Children’s Hospital.

2006 – 2008 Interim Director, Centre for International Child Health

2010 – 2020 Foundation Dean, Medical College, Aga Khan University, East Africa

1982 - 1983 Research Fellow Department Pediatrics, McMaster University

1983 - 1984 Straight Intern Department Pediatrics, McMaster University

1984 – 1995 Resident II Department Pediatrics, McMaster University

1985 – 1986 Clinical Fellow Division Neurology, Department Pediatrics, UBC

1986 – 1987 Resident IV Dept. Pediatrics, UBC 

1987 Fellow, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCPC)

2006 Outstanding Alumni Award, Simon Fraser University

2011 Fellow, Canadian Academy of Health Sciences

2022 RCPSC M. Andrew Padmos International Collaboration Award

2024 President’s Award for Distinguished Service by UBC Emeriti

1. Samia P, Wamithi S, Kassam A, Tirkha M, Kija E, Moges A, Seal A, Rosenbaum P, Armstrong R.  Child disability and family-centered care in East Africa: perspectives from a workshop with stakeholders and health practitioners. African Journal of Disability 2022. 11(0), a931.  https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v11i0.931

2. Robert Armstrong, Michaela Mantel, Lukoye Atwoli, Gijs Walraven, Anthony K Ngugi.  Medical Education and Population Health – A Framework in the Design of a New Undergraduate Program. Frontiers Public Health. 10:1068092. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1068092

3. Forssberg H, Damiano DL, Armstrong R. 'Better Together': achieving a global professional network for childhood disability. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2022 Mar;64(3):277-278. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.15145. PubMed PMID: 35120265. 

4. Informal Settlements and the Care of Children 0-3 Years of Age: A Qualitative Study. Thivia Jegathesan, Aisha Yousafzai, Michaela Mantel, Vittorio Sereni, Robert Armstrong, Ripudam Minhas. Frontiers in Public Health, accepted for publication.​