
James Thomas McDeavitt MD
Neurorehabilitation
Executive Vice President & Dean of Clinical Affairs, Baylor College of Medicine Professor, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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7200 Cambridge StFl 10Houston, TX 77030
Phone+1 713-798-1000
Fax+1 704-355-5073
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Education & Training
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUHResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1988 - 1991
Wake Forest Baptist Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, 1986 - 1987
Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical CenterClass of 1986
Duke UniversityB.S, 1980 - 1982
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 2013 - 2027
NC State Medical License 1991 - 2014
PA State Medical License 1987 - 1992
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Brain Injury Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Taking Leave During Residency: Types of Absences and Subsequent Delays and Variations in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Medical Board Pass Rates.James T McDeavitt, Nital P Appelbaum, Mikaela M Raddatz, Sherilyn W Driscoll, Carolyn L Kinney
American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 2022-07-01 - The 75th Anniversary of the Specialty of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: You're Not Getting Older, You're Getting Better.James T McDeavitt
American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 2022-07-01 - 13 citationsLetter: Telemedicine in Neurosurgery-A Timely Review.Melissa A. LoPresti, James T McDeavitt, Kristin Wade, Laura K Jahn, Ashwin Viswanathan
Neurosurgery. 2020-08-01
Journal Articles
- Carolinas Medical Center Academic Infrastructure: Implications for Physician Workforce Expansion.McDeavitt JT, King KC., NC Med J
- TBI: A Pediatric Perspective.Sumich A, Nelson M, McDeavitt JT., ”. In Zasler N, Katz D, Zafonte R (eds) Brain Injury Medicine: Principles and Practice, New York
- Clinical Use of Cholinomimetic Agents: A Review.Blount BJ, Nguyen CD, McDeavitt JT., J Head Trauma Rehabil
Abstracts/Posters
- Evaluation of Paraparesis in the Severely Brain Injured Patient.Giedraitis RB, McDeavitt JT., American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- A Traumatic Brain Injury Program Model -- Rehabilitation: Road to Recovery.McDeavitt J, Glenn M & Mruk J., National Head Injury Foundation 12th Annual National Symposium
- Evaluation of Paraparesis in the Severely Brain-Injured Patient.Giedraitis RB & McDeavitt JT, 56th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Press Mentions
Baylor Teen Health Clinic Opens New Location in Southwest HoustonOctober 16th, 2024
COVID Hospitalizations Drop in Houston, but XBB.1.5 Still Warrants Caution, Experts SayJanuary 19th, 2023
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