Dr Miguel Pappolla | Neurologist Houston, TX

Miguel A. Pappolla, M.D, Ph.D Board Certified in Neurology and Pain Medicine (Interventional)

Dr.Miguel Pappolla is a neurologist in Houston specializing in traumatic brain injury (concussion) and pain management. He holds a hybrid private practice in Houston and he is a full professor of Neurology at UTMB. Dr. Pappolla's training included 3 complete medical residencies and 2 fellowships, a PhD doctorate degree in Neuroscience. He holds active board certifications in 5 areas of medicine (Neurology, Pain Medicine, Clinical Pathology, Anatomic Pathology, Neuropathology). Dr. Pappolla published over 100 peer reviewed papers in neuroscience and some of his scientific research is cited thousands of textbooks worldwide, with many papers reaching from 300 to over 1000 citations in peer-reviewed journals (search for Pappolla M in Books.Google.com to see how many books name Dr. Pappolla's research). He served as a consultant for the National Institutes of Health in the United States for over 25 years and as a faculty at several highly prestigious medical schools in the United States where he taught Neurosciences to medical students and medical residents for over 30 years. He has served in the Editorial Board of prestigious peer reviewed journals, and keeps an active research program in neuroscience.

Board Certifications

American Board of Pathology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Anatomic Pathology (American Board of Pathology)
Clinical Pathology (American Board of Pathology)
Neuropathology (American Board of Pathology)
Neurology (American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology)
Pain Medicine (American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology)

Education & Training

Medical School - Universidad de Buenos Aires Facultad de Medicina
Northeast Ohio Medical University, Residency in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
University of South Alabama, Residency in Neurology
Case Western Reserve University, Fellowship in Neuropathology
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Fellowship in Neuropathology
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Fellowship in Interventional Pain Management
Open University of Catalonia (PhD)

Honors & Awards

Most Compassionate Doctor Award, 2012

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Honorary Member Emeritus.

Argentine Society of Pathologists
James A. Shannon Director’s Award, ($100,000).

National Institutes of Health, 1998
Commendation Award, for Academic and Clinical Excellence.

Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC, 1990.
Cum Lauded Doctorate Graduate, University of Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain, 2000.

Field of Study: Human Aging
Zenith Fellowship Award ($250,000).

Alzheimer’s Association, 2000
Weil Award (awarded to the best study in Neuropathology leading to advancements on mechanisms of disease).

American Association of Neuropathologists, 2000
Teaching Award, Department of Neurology.

The University of South Alabama, Given by graduating Neurology residents, 2001.
Commendation Award for Academic Excellence and Leadership.

LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, 2006.
Josephine T. Morse Endowed Professorship in Neuropathology.

Medical University of South Carolina, 2006.