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
- Dr. Luz Tastard is a physiatrist in Houston, TX and is affiliated with Houston Methodist Hospital. She received her medical degree from National University of Colombia and has been in practice 28 years. She also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish. She specializes in neurorehabilitation, spinal cord injury medicine, and brain injury medicine and is experienced in botulinum toxin injections for spasticity, traumatic brain injury, phenol injections for spasticity, intrathecal baclofen pump management, and spinal cord injury rehabilitation. She has 1 publication and over 100 citings.
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
- 137 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
Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- Spanish
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