Houston pain specialist: providing treatments for headaches, migraines, lower back, upper back, carpal tunnel
 
 


 Phone: 832-448-0706

  

Houston Pain Doctor We believe each patient's pain is unique. Therefore, treatments are specially designed for the specific pain cause or causes for each patient in particular after a thorough Neurological examination.

 

 

 
 Miguel Pappolla, MD, Ph.D
  • Board Certified and Diplomate in Pain Medicine (Interventional)
  • Board Certified and Diplomate in Neurology
  • Board Certified and Diplomate in Clinical Pathology, Anatomic Pathology and Neuropathology.
  • Fellowship trained in (Anesthesia Based) Interventional Pain Management.
  • PhD Doctorate in Human Aging
  • Professor of Neurology
What is a PAIN SPECIALIST?
 

All doctors and some health professionals are involved in treating pain but some have no formal training in pain management. A pain specialist often has several specialties, such as Anesthesiology, Neurology, or Physical Medecine and additional formal training specifically in pain management.

A comprehensive treatment plan for treating pain may include: minimally invasive outpatient procedures (aimed at the primary source of the pain and promote healing), medications, counseling, exercise programs, physical therapy, massage and other modalities.

   

 

  
 
Dr. Pappolla your Houston Area Pain Management Specialist
 

Few things are more important to you, the patient, than the qualifications, skills and track record of your treating back and spine doctor.

As the pain specialist I'd like to welcome you to our web site and thank you for visiting us.


 As a matter of an introduction, my training includes medical residencies and fellowships training in Neurology and Pain Medicine (Anesthesia based) and also in Clinical Pathology, Anatomic Pathology, and Neuropathology. This training required 10 additional years of formal medical education (following graduation from Medical School) all pursued in programs accredited by the American Board of Medical Specialties, considered the "gold-standard" in physician education in the United States.

 
I hold active board-certifications in 5 disciplines of Medicine: Pain Management, Neurology, Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology and Neuropathology. I have also been serving the public at large for over 20 years as a consultant for the NIH (National Institutes of Health) and a full Professor or Faculty at several of the most prestigious medical schools in the USA: LSU New Orleans, Mount Sinai Medical School in New York City, University of Texas at Houston, where I have taught Neurosciences to medical students and medical residents for over 20 years. I have also served as Chairman of Neurology and Director of Neurosciences in one of the largest tertiary care centers in Mississippi, until my practice was disrupted by hurricane Katrina.

I have authored more than 100 scientific publications and book chapters in neuroscience. My research is cited in more than 500 textbooks worldwide. Doctor Miguel Pappolla, MD, Ph. D. Also, please click here "Pappolla CV" for more detailed information on my credentials and skills.


Houston Pain Management
 

Pain management is a sub-specialty of medicine dealing with the evaluation and treatment of people with acute or chronic pain. Acute pain usually follows injury or surgery and resolves as the body heals itself. Chronic pain persists after healing has taken place. Cancer and certain degenerative diseases such as arthritis can also cause chronic pain.