Dr. Miguel Pappolla

Dr. Pappolla is Board Certified in Neurology, Pain Medicine (Anesthesia Fellowship). He served as a consultant for the National Institutes of Health in the United States including being a chartered member of numerous study sections for over 25 years. He served as a full professor or faculty at several top medical schools (LSU New Orleans, Mount Sinai Medical School in New York City, University of Texas) where he taught Neurosciences to medical students and medical residents for over 20 years. Currently, he holds a hybrid academic-private practice position in the Houston area. Dr. Pappolla's training included 3 complete medical residencies and 2 fellowships (Neurology, Clinical Pathology, Anatomic Pathology, Neuropathology, Pain Medicine), a PhD in human aging with a postdoc/sabbatical in molecular biology followed by over almost 30 years of academic and private practice experience. He holds active board certifications in these 5 areas (Neurology, Clinical Pathology, Anatomic Pathology, Neurology, Pain Medicine). Some of his research work is cited in several thousand textbooks worldwide, with many papers reaching from 300 to over 1000 citations in peer-reviewed journals.

His clinical expertise encompasses Fibromyalgia, Chronic Pain, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Neuralgia.

Dr. Pappolla is board certified in Neurology, Neuropathology, Clinical Pathology, Anatomic Pathology, and Pain Medicine. He is actively involved in clinical research, co-authoring 37 peer reviewed articles. Dr. Pappolla is currently accepting new patients.