Primary Specialty: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Office Contact Information:
Texas Back Institute
2817 South Mayhill Road, #100
(972) 508-5062
Fax: (972) 994-0886
www.texasback.com

Areas of Interests:

• Volunteer doctor at Collin County Adult Clinic (February 2004 - present)
• Alumni Volunteer with Kappa Sigma Fraternity (August 1997 - 2009)
• Principles of Manual Medicine, Muscle Energy Level 1 and Manual Manipulation of the Extremities through Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Office of CME (October 2004 - March 2005)

Education:

• B.S. in Biology-  (cum laude) University of Texas at Dallas (September 1992 - December 1996)
• M.D.-  University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX (August 1997 - June 2001)
• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, TX (July 2002 - June 2005)
• Internship in Internal Medicine - Parkland Health and Hospital System in Dallas, TX (July 2001 - June 2002)

Certifications:

• Board Certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation through the ABPM&R
• Texas Board of Medical Examiners
• Drug Enforcement Agency and Texas Department of Public Safety

Professional Affiliations and Memberships:

• Medical Advisory Board Member for the Texas Neurofibromatosis Foundation (May 2008-present)
• Medical Director of the Collin County Adult Clinic (july 2005 - December 2005)
• Physician Advisory Committee of the Collin County Adult Clinic (October 2004 - December 2006)
• Chief Resident of PM&R at Baylor University Medical Center (February 2004 - January 2005)

Professional History:

• Texas Back Institute- July 1, 2005 to present; outpatient physiatrist/non-surgical specialist at Denton, Texas location.
• Continuum Hospital - November 15, 2010 to present; Medical Director of Inpatient Rehabilitation, Flower Mound, Texas
• Mayhill Hospital - January 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007 and January 1, 2008 to September 30, 2008; Medical Director of Inpatient Rehabilitation, Denton, Texas.
• Integrity Transitional Hosptial- December 1, 2006 to present; Medical Director of Professional Practice/Quality Improvement, Denton, Texas.

Publications and Lectures

• Introduction and Medical Management of Stroke for Texas Women’s University School of Occupational Therapy, January 2003 - January 2005
• Introduction to Traumatic Brain Injury for Texas Women’s University School of Occupational Therapy, November 2003- November 2004
• Low Dose Coumadin for VTE Prophylaxis in Total Knee Replacement:  Principal Resident Investigator at Baylor University Medical Center.  Presented at PM&R Grand Rounds in April 2005.