Luz Viviana Tastard MD Inpatient Rehab Med Director
Neurorehabilitation, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine, Brain Injury Medicine
Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine
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6560 Fannin StreetSuite 1878Houston, TX 77030
Phone+1 713-441-5189
Fax+1 713-790-6604
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Summary
- Luz Tastard, MD, is a Houston-based specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with subspecialties in Neurorehabilitation, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine, and Brain Injury Medicine. She completed her medical education at the National University of Colombia and further specialized through a residency and fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Tastard holds the position of Medical Director at TMH Physician Associates and attends to patients at TIRR Memorial Hermann. Her experience includes administering botulinum toxin and phenol injections for spasticity, managing intrathecal baclofen pumps, and rehabilitating spinal cord injuries. She has published research on neuropathic pain in spinal cord injury patients, highlighted by a paper cited 139 times.
Education & Training
Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine, 2003 - 2004- Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2000 - 2003
UPMC Medical Education (Presbyterian Shadyside Hospital)Internship, Transitional Year, 1999 - 2000
National University of ColombiaClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 2004 - 2026
PA State Medical License 1999 - 2000
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 138 citationsComparison of the Effectiveness of Amitriptyline and Gabapentin on Chronic Neuropathic Pain in Persons With Spinal Cord InjuryDiana H. Rintala, Sally Ann Holmes, Daisy Courtade, Richard Neil Fiess, Luz Viviana Tastard
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2007-12-01
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Other Languages
- Spanish
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