Miguel Pappolla, M.D., Ph.D. is a Houston neurologist, and is considered a leader in the Neurosciences, with clinical interests focusing in painful disorders such as back pains, neck pain, upper back pain, lower back pain, herniated disc, neuropathy, carpal tunnel syndrome, spine disease, and brain aging. Dr. Pappolla completed several fellowships and medical residencies including Pain Management, Neurology, Clinical Pathology, Anatomic Pathology, and Neuropathology and is board-certified by the corresponding American Boards of Medical Specialties in all five disciplines. Dr. Pappolla has been involved for more than 20 years in research in the Neurosciences, and Miguel Pappolla's work is cited in more than 600 textbooks worldwide. Dr. Pappolla has trained medical students and medical residents for over twenty years at prestigious medical schools in the USA including the New York Medical College, the Mount Sinai Medical School in New York, and the Texas Medical Center at Houston. He has authored more than 100 scientific publications and book chapters in neuroscience and has received several prestigious awards including the year 2000 Weil Award for the best work in Experimental Neuropathology, given by the American Association of Neuropathologists, the year 2000 Zenith Fellowship Award given by the National Alzheimer's Association, the Shannon's Director award by the National Institutes of Health.

Most Texas neurologists listed here are board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and have received their medical license from the Texas Medical Board. They may also be approved members of the American Academy of Neurology and the Texas Neurological Society.