Dr. 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. 

Chronic Pain Management without Opioids

At our pain clinics, our goal of acute and chronic pain management is to control pain rapidly as much as feasible without the use of opioids (narcotics) or surgery, whenever possible. Our aim is to minimize the pain promptly, with an emphasis on eliminating the discomfort in patients. Chronic pain develops over many years and is difficult to manage. Our pain specialists in Houston, however, will focus initially on a detailed neurological assessment; this is a key step toward identifying the cause of your pain (pain generators). In that manner, the pain specialist will device a treatment plan that is specific for the cause of your acute or chronic pain instead of using "pain pills" and cover the symptoms of an underlying and potentially treatable condition. With this approach, we have a very high rate of success in the management of chronic pain even in the most complex and challenging cases. This may initially may appear to be a goal that is far from reach to many patients, who have faced the burden of their condition for many years and are often frustrated by prior multiple treatment failures.

Excellence in Neurology and Pain Medicine in Houston

At St Michael's Neurology and Pain Medicine, Dr. Pappolla and the team provide care for concussions, traumatic brain injury, migraines, back pain, neck pain, spine disorders, headaches, and other chronic pain disorders in Houston, Pasadena, NASA, Clear Lake, and the surrounding communities. To arrange an appointment, call us today!